1. Career Opportunities in the Industry
Chapter 1 Sections 2 & 3
Career Opportunities in the Industry

2. Types of Establishments
Restaurants
Foodservice Rating
Corporate Restaurant Groups
Chains
Franchisee/franchisor
Independents/entrepreneurs
Selected organizations rate and describe restaurants and foodservice organizations.
Zagat Survey
Consumer-based guide
Food, décor, service, cost
30 point scale
Michelin Guide
Rating system
Known in Europe
Criteria Includes:
Quality of Product
Mastery of Flavors
Cooking Mastery
Personality of the cuisine
Value for the price
Consistency
Foodservice Rating:
1 star restaurants are considered “very good”
2 star restaurants are considered “excellent”
3 star are the exceptional cuisine
Highest rating is difficult only 5 out of thousands in New York received the 3-star rating
Consumer-based internet sites

3. Other Areas in the Foodservice Industry for Careers
Catering
Retail
Stadiums
Convention Centers
National and State Parks
Theme Parks
Shopping
Monuments, Museums, Zoos
Health Services
Schools and Universities
Military
Correction Facilities

4. Restaurant and Foodservice Managers
Career Pathways
FRONT OF THE HOUSE
Restaurant and Foodservice Managers
Host/Hostess
Servers
BACK OF THE HOUSE
Executive Chef
Sous Chef
Line Cooks

5. Kitchen Brigade
Definition:
A team of people in a foodservice operation where each member specializes in a particular type of preparation
What Disney movie featured a kitchen brigade??

6. Members of the Brigade Executive Chef Sous Chef Station Chefs
Responsible for all kitchen operations
Sous Chef
“Second Chef”, helps cover the executive chef, takes orders from dining room and relays information to station chefs
Station Chefs
Produce menu items under the supervision of the chef or sous chef.

7. Station Chefs Line/Station Chef Sauce station chef Fish station chef
Chefs de Partie
Sauce station chef
Saucier
Fish station chef
Poissonier
Grill station chef
Grillardin
Fry station chef
Friturier
Roast station chef
Rotisseur
Vegetable station chef
Entremetier
Soup station chef
Potager
Swing cook
Tournant
Pantry Chef
Garde Manger
Butcher

8. Management Opportunities in the Foodservice Industry
Executive Chef
Research Chef
Works with food scientists to produce new food products and recipes
Culinary Specialist
Sets new standards in the food technology industry
Foodservice Director
Oversees banquet operations at hotels, hospitals, universities
Catering Director
Coordinates menus for functions
Kitchen Manager
Performs roles of the Executive Chef in chain operations without an executive chef
Dining Room Supervisor
Coordinates hosts, servers, and bussers
Restaurant Manager
oversees dining room supervisor and kitchen manager
Purchaser, sales representative, food researcher/writer, processor, stylist, menu developer, foodservice trainer

9. Why do people travel? Environmental Tourism Recreational Tourism
Grand Canyon, Niagara Falls
Recreational Tourism
Vacationers look for places to swim, go to the beach, ski, play golf, etc.

10. Travel and Tourism Careers
Transportation focuses on how people get to and from while traveling:
Drivers
Ticket Agents
Mechanics
Engineers
Managers
Other Administrators
Tourism focuses on how people spend their time when traveling:
Tour guides
Convention planners
Travel writers
Amusement park employees
Park rangers

11. Lodging
Lodging properties are classified by the level of services, or amenities, provided/offered
AAA does ratings on hotels and resorts frequently
Types of Lodging:
Luxury Properties
Full-Service Properties
Mid-Priced Facilities
Economy Lodging
All-Suite Properties
Resorts
Bed and Breakfast
Luxury- Ritz-Carlton
provide spacious rooms/ luxurious extras like bathrobes; have gift shops, boutiques, restaurants and lounges
Full service- Hyatt or Westin; large rooms; full service staff, swimming pools
mid priced- between full service and economy
Economy-motel 6; provides the basics
All-suites- mini apartments for extended stays; business people traveling, waiting for a home to be built, searching for a new home

12. Careers in the Lodging Industry
Front Office Staff-
Check-in
Reservations
Information
Checkout
Behind the Scenes-
Housekeeping
Security
Accounting and Financing
Engineering
Facility Management (Maintenance)