Title: Describe the scope of the food service industry within the hospitality industry.
Course: Culinary Arts I (16052-I) > Section: Investigating the Food Service Industry

Description should include the two-fold purpose of the hospitality industry:

- To satisfy the physical and psychological expectations of guests by providing a good product (e.g., meal, hotel room) and a good service (e.g., appropriate delivery of the meal or hotel room) at an appropriate price
- To make provision of good service both the mission and the product of the hospitality industry.

Process/Skill Questions:

Thinking

- How is the food service industry affected by geography, culture, economics, and logistics?
- Throughout the history of the United States, how has the food service and hospitality industry grown?

Communication

- What are the philosophies that guide the hospitality industry in general, and the food service industry in particular?
- What types of communication are needed in the food service and hospitality industry?

Leadership

- What training is needed to work in the food service industry?
- What are the career path options in the food service industry?

Management

- Where can hospitality services be accessed?
- How does the hospitality industry relate to the larger travel and tourism industry?