Exploring Food Service Types and Standards

• Hospitality
• Further Education (Key Stage 5)
• Upper Secondary (Key Stage 4)
• GCSE

Exploring Types of Food Service and Standards 

Amy Brown

Week 1

Learning Objectives

At the end of the lesson you will be able to explain:

• Different types of food service and standards and
• Understand the scope and scale of the hospitality industry in the UK

From your current knowledge. what types of businesses make up the hospitality industry?

Additional reading: 

Hospitality Industry in the UK

The UK hospitality industry is diverse and includes restaurants, hotels, bars, cafes, catering services, and much much more.

Statistics: 

The UK hospitality sector is comprised of approximately 143,000 businesses, employs around 1.8 million people and, in 2019, generated £40.4 billion in Gross Value Added[footnote 6]. As well as providing jobs and contributing to the economy, hospitality plays a vital role at the heart of communities up and down the country, giving a welcoming space for people to come together (Gov.uk, 2021). 

Types of Food Service

1. Table Service: Wait staff serves food at the table. 

2. Assisted Service: Customers serve themselves but are assisted by staff. 

3. Self-Service: Customers serve themselves completely. 

4. Single-Point Service: Food is served from a central counter.

 5. Specialized or In Situ Service: Food is prepared and served at the customer's location.

Table Service

- Fine dining restaurants 

- Restaurants

- Upscale hotels 

- Formal events

- Linen Lounge restaurant 

Assisted Service

- Buffet-style restaurants 

- Cafeterias e.g. Cafe Met 

- Some fast-food chains

Self-Service

- Fast-food restaurants 

- Cafes 

- Food courts

- Hotel breakfast 

- Cruise ship restaurants 

Single-Point Service

- Street food vendors 

- Takeaway counters e.g. coffee shop, cafe 

- Ice cream parlours

Specialized or In Situ Service

- Mobile catering 

- Food trucks 

- Catering for events

- Aeroplane, train 

- Hospital 

Task 1. - A.C 1.1

- Complete worksheet on 'Microsoft Teams', Week 1. 

- Use the slides, Foskett book chapter and handout to complete A.C. 1.1 (printed handout to be used for notes - complete digital copy Teams classwork)

- Complete for homework by Tuesday 17th @ 12noon

Write down 3 things you learned in this lesson.

Have students enter three things they learned in this lesson. With this they can indicate their own learning efficiency of this lesson.

Write down 2 things you want to know more about.

Here, students enter two things they would like to know more about. This not only increases involvement, but also gives them more ownership.

Ask 1 question about something you haven't quite understood yet.

The students indicate here (in question form) with which part of the material they still have difficulty. For the teacher, this not only provides insight into the extent to which the students understand/master the material, but also a good starting point for the next lesson.