Restaurant Management examines in detail the role of the manager of each of the major areas of food service: purchasing, distribution, production, service, accounting, labor, product, and profit.

Explore a career in the hospitality of business travel

The meetings and conventions segment of the hospitality industry is often overlooked by newcomers to the field -- but it is an exciting, dynamic area that merits a second look. Meetings, Conventions, and Expositions: An Introduction to the Industry offers a detailed breakdown of all aspects of group business travel. From sponsors and venues to technology and management, anyone new to the industry will appreciate this in-depth exploration of a convention's many "moving parts."

For tourism professionals and urban and regional planners, this highly readable text introduces tourism development as a process with its own organizational structures and its own responses to the economic cycle of supply and demand. Here, the author keeps pace with the changing trends in tourism, its link with economic theory, and academic research as well as accessibility to travelers with across-the-board economic backgrounds.

With this new edition of Ice Carving Made Easy, Second Edition, Joe Amendola shares with all present and future ice carvers the resurgence of this historic art form. This book will guide and inspire thousands of chefs and artists to enjoy the artistic fulfillment, professionalism, and camaraderie of the exciting art of ice carving.

Now in its fourth edition, this popular guide to designing and pricing menus has even more information that will help turn your ordinary menu into a merchandising and cost control tool.

Critical math skills for a successful hospitality career

Math Workbook for Food Service/Lodging, 3rd Edition provides hospitality workers with a complete course to develop the math skills essential to a successful career in the industry. A diagnostic test assesses pre-existing skills, and helps focus study time by revealing areas in need of review. From there, clear instruction and relevant exercises solidify skills with basic operations, fractions, decimals, and percentages, and demonstrate how to apply these skills to calculate labor costs, analyze daily reports,...

Hospitality World Harold E. Lane and Denise Dupre Take a vacation from textbook doldrums. Travel around the globe for a page-turning perspective of hospitality management. Denise Dupree. CEO of Dupre LTD, and Harold E. Lane, Professor Emeritus of Boston University, give students a complete tour with their comprehensive new text, Hospitality World International in scope, this innovative book takes a hands-on approach to the industry. Case scenarios and skill-building exercises give future managers a framework to develop their personal visions. Highlights of the practical, up-to-date approach...