Glossary of catering industry food service terms meaning
Glossary of catering industry food service terms meaning
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Glossary of catering industry food service terms meaning
a la carte
account executive
accounts payable
accrued expenses
acid
act of god.771
administrative and general expenses
aerobic
agent
air balancing
air changes
air gap
air handling unit
air make-up
air return
alcoholic beverage menu
allowance (provision) for doubtful accounts
all-you-care-to-eat
alternating current
american plan
amortization of leasehold
amortization of leasehold improvements
anaerobic
as-built drawing
asisakiasis
audit privileges
automatic form number reader
b&i
bacillus cereus
backflow
bacteria
bacterial infection
bag in box
bain marie
bake oven
baker's table
balance sheet
banquet cart
banquet menu
bar cooler
bar corkboard
barbeque grill
barista
base
beef cart
beer cooler
beer dispenser or tapping cabinet
beer system
benchmark
beverage control unit
beverage cost percentage
bid form
bid opening
bin
biodegradable material
biological hazard
biological toxins
blast chiller
blast freezer
blender
blower-dryer
board
board plan
boil-in-bag
bond
booking
bottle breaker
bottle chute
bottle crusher
bottle dispenser
bottle rack
bottle trough
botulism
bracket
brand
branded concepts
branded product costs
branding
bread molder
bread slicer
breading machine
breakeven analysis
briquette
british thermal unit (btu)
broadline distributors
broiler, char, or open-hearth
broiler, charcoal
broiler, conveyor
broiler, pop-up
broiler, pork and spare rib, chinese
broiler, upright
broiler-griddle, combination
brush up or "bup"
buckets
budget
budgeted food cost percentage
buffalo chopper
buffet service
buffet unit
builders risk insurance
building code
building depreciation
building permit.
bundled tower dispensing unit
bussing
butcher block
butter chip dispenser
buying groups
by-the-ounce
c - stores
c/o
cabana
cadd
cafeteria counter, serving counter
cafeteria service
calibration
call brand
calorie
campylobacter jejuni
can crusher
can opener
can washer
can washer and sterilizer
cantilever
captain
carbohydrates
carbon footprint
carbon trading
carbonator
carrier
cart
case goods
cash bar
cash drawer
cash held by trustee - restricted
cashier counter
cashier stand
cash-in-banks
cash-on-hand
catering
central air conditioning
central kitchen
ceramic tile
cereal cooker
certificate of occupancy
cfesa (commercial food equipment service association)
chain of command
chain restaurant
change order
check average
check-in
checkout counter
chemical contaminants
chemical poisoning
chinese range
cholesterol
ciguatera poisoning
circuit breaker
clam grill
clam opener
cleaning cart
cleaning supplies
closed dates
clostridium botulinum
cocktail mix station
code consultant
coffee filter
coffee grinder
coffee urn
coffee urn, automatic
coffee urn, battery
coffee urn, combination
coffee urn, twin type
coffee warmer
cogeneration
cold beverage dispenser or urn
cold pan
combination steam cooker and kettle
combi-ovens
combi-steamer
commercial food service operation
commercial rate
commissary
commissioning
commissions
commodities
comp
company direct sales force
compostable
compressor
compressor, centrifugal
compressor, hermetic
compressor, reciprocating
concrete slabs
condenser
condiment cabinet
condiment shelf or rack
condiment stand
confirmed reservation
connecting rooms
console faucet dispensing unit
construction management
contamination
continental breakfast
continental plan
contract cleaning
contract documents
contracted vending
contribution margin
controllable expenses
controlling
convection oven
convenience food
conventional oven
conveyor oven
cook-chill
cooker and kettle, combination
cooker/mixer
cook-hold oven
cookie dropper
cook's table
cooling tower
cost consultant
cost of sales
cost-plus contract
clostridium perfringens
cotton candy machine
cover
cover charge
creamer
creamer rack
crinkle sheet
critical path method (cpm)
cross connections
cross contamination
current assets
current liabilities
current portion of long-term debt
current ratio
custom sandwich
cutlery box
cut-off date
cyclosporiasis
day rate
debit card
deck oven
decompose
deferred expenses
deferred income taxes
defrost system
delivery invoice
delivery system
demi-pension
demographics
deposit reservation
depreciation
descriptive copy
design build
desk
dessert cart
dessert menu
detergent dispenser
dicing machine
dietary budget
dietitian
direct operating expenses
direct operating subsidy
dish cart
dish dispenser
dish table
dispenser
display case
display refrigeration
dividends
dividends declared and payable
dnp
dolly
dome
door casing
door jamb
doorknob menu
double
double-double
dough divider
dough mixer
dough retarder
dough rounder
dough sheeter
dough trough
doughnut machine
dow jones sustainability index
drink mixer
dram shop act
drop-in unit
dry-bulb temperature
dry-heat cooking
dual temp refrigerator
dumbwaiter
dunnage rack
duplex
durable equipment
ecosystem
edp
egg boiler
eight percent tip regulation
elasticity of demand
electric current
electrical contractor
electronic cash register (ecr)
elevation
elevator, electric
elevator, hydraulic
employee feeding
employees' deposits
empty bottle sensor
emulsion
engineer (electrical)
engineer (general)
engineer (structural)
equipment and supplies dealers
escalator
escheria coli
espresso machine
ethnic foods
european plan
executive chef
exhibition cooking
exit
expendable equipment
extend the beds
external (or personal) selling
fabricator dealer
facing
fair labor standards act
fair market value
fair trade
fanlight
farm-out
fascia
fat filter, gravity type
fat filter, motor driven
fat filter, siphon type
fat free
fats
fat-tom
fcsi (foodservice consultants society international)
feasibility study
feda (foodservice equipment distributors association)
fee account
felts
ff & e
fiber
fire alarm system
fire- and smoke-detecting system
fire damper
fire doors
fire extinguisher
fire protection equipment
fire wall
fire, class a
fire, class b
fire, class c
fire, class d
first class
first-in, first-out (fifo)
fish box
fixed assets
fixed expenses
fixed menu
flat rate
flatware
floor drain
floor scale
floor sink
flue
fluorescent lamp
food borne infection
food borne intoxication
food borne toxin-mediated infection
food cost
food cutter
food freshener
food grading
food inspection
food merchandiser
food poisoning
food server station
food service proposal
food shaper
food slicer
food temperature danger zone
food transport cart
food warmer
foodservice design consultant
foodservice industry specific disciplines
franchisee
franchiser
free
freight
french fry bagger
french fry cutter
french press
french service
front desk
front of the house
fry pan, tilting
fryer
fryer, basket-conveyor type
fryer, pressure type
fudge warmer
full comp
fungi
furnishings
furniture, fixtures, and equipment depreciation
futures contracts
garnish
general and administrative expenses
general clean
general conditions
general contractor
general insurance
giardiasis
glass sensor
glass washer
gpm
grater
grease filter or extractor
griddle
grill
gross margin
gross sales
guarantee (hospitality)
guest charge
guest comment card
guest property
guest survey
habitable space
haccp (hazardous analysis critical control points)
hard water
heading
hearthstone oven
heat exchanger
heat exchanger, steam
heat pump
hedging
hepatitis a
hertz
holding equipment
homogenization
hors d'oeuvre cart
hospitality
hospitality room
host bar
hot chocolate dispenser or maker
hot dog and hamburger broiler
hot plate
hotel
hot-water booster
house
house brand
house count
housekeeping cart
humidifier
hygrometer
indemnification insurance
i-beam
ice cream cabinet
ice cream display cabinet
ice cream freezer
ice cream hardening cabinet
ice crusher
ice dispenser
ice maker
ice maker and dispenser
ice shaver
ice storage bin
ice vendor
iced coffee/tea urn
ifb (including fringe benefits)
incandescent lamps
incentive contract
income statement
income tax - state and federal
incumbent operator
independent
indirect subsidy
infrared heater or warmer
infrared oven
ingredient file
insert
inspected (hotel)
inspectors
institutional foodservice operation
instructions to bidders
interceptors
interest
interim financing
interior designer
internal merchandising
internal selling
intestinal cryptosporidiosis
intoxication
inventory
inventory turnover
invoice
irradiation
issuing
jamb
job description
joist
juice extractor
junior suite
kegs, cabinet
kettle, drainer
kettle, flat bottom
kettle, stationary
kettle, table top
kettle, tilting
kilowatt-hour
king
kitchen equipment contractor
kitchen equipment dealer
kitchen monitor
k-minus
kneading machine or mixer
knife rack
knife sharpener
labor cost percentage
lanai
lavatory
leavening
liaison
licenses & permits
life safety consultant
lighting consultant
limestone
linen cart
linen hamper
listeria monocytogenes
lobster tank
long-term debt
low-calorie
low-cholesterol
low-fat
low-sodium
machine stand
made to order (mto)
mafsi (manufacturers' agents for the foodservice industry
make up
malted mix dispenser
man hours
management fee
manager (general definition)
manual foodservice
manufacturer
manufacturer's representative
map (modified american plan)
marble
marinade
market basket
marketing
marketing plan
marketing segmentation
masonry
meat and bone saw
meat chopper
meat hook rack
meat tenderizer
mechanical contractor
mechanics lien
menu
menu board
menu cycle
menu explosion
menu item file
menu matrix
menu pattern or plan
merchandising
mexican food machine
microorganisms
microwave oven
milk cooler, chest
milk cooler, counter
minerals
minimum wage tip credit
mini-tower pedestal dispensing unit
mix cabinet
mixed occupancy
mixer stand
mixer, food
mixing, horizontal
model food code
modified atmosphere packaging (map) foods
modular equipment
modular stand
moist-heat cooking
mold
molder, food
month to date (mtd)
montreal protocol
motel
nafem (north american association of food equipment manufacturers)
napkin dispenser
national electrical code
net profit
neutral
night spread
noncombustible
non-load bearing wall
norwalk virus
norwalk virus gastroenteritis
no-show guests
notes payable
nutrition
occupancy
occupancy classification
occupancy rate
occupational safety and health administration (osha)
office coffee service (ocs)
open loop recycling
open-check file
operating expenses
operations budget
operator
order wheel
organic
other assets
other contractors
other income
other non-current liabilities
oven
over production
oversold
owner
pan and utensil rack, mobile
paper products
par stock
parasite
participation ratio
participation stimulators
party
pass thru refrigerator or freezer
pass-through window or opening
pasteurization
pathogens
patient days
payouts
payroll tax & benefits
peeler
peeler stand
pellet heater
per capita spending
perpetual inventory
ph
physical inventory
pipe
pizza oven
plate cost
platform scale
point of sale
portion cost
portion-pack
post costing
post-tensioned
pot and utensil washer or pot-washing machine
pot and utensil washer, conveyor type
pot and utensil washer, door type
pot and utensil washer, revolving type
pot filler
pot stove
potable
potentialized food cost
precast concrete
precosting
prefabricated cooler
prefabrication
prepaid expenses
preparation table or counter
pre-portioned
pre-registered
pre-rinse or prewash sink
prewash
prime cost
prime vendor program/contract
printing and supplies
pro forma
product cost
productivity
productivity rate
profit & loss contract
profit & loss statements
profit limitation contract
profit margin
profit pricing
projected profit and loss
promotion
proof box or cabinet
protector case
proteins
provision for doubtful accounts
public areas
public bar
public relations
publicity
pulper
punch list
purchase order
purchase record
purchase requisition
purchase specifications
quarry tile
quartz oven
quaternary ammonium compounds (quats)
queen
rack oven
rack washer
range
rates
ratio analysis
reach-in refrigerator or freezer
reach through
rebate
receivables
reception host
recycle
reduce
refrigerated table
refrigeration cycle
rendering
renewable
request for bids (rfb)
request for information (rfi)
request for proposal (rfp)
request for qualifications rfq
requisition
resident service
retained earnings
return on investment
reuse
revolving tray oven
rinse injector
roe return on equity
roll divider
roll in/roll out
roll warmer, electric
roll-in refrigerator/freezer
room service menu
rooming list
ror (rate of return)
revolving oven
rotary oven
rotavirus gastroenteritis
rotisserie, cabinet
rotisserie, spit
rough-in plumbing
running rate
run-of-the-house rate
r-value
salad case
salad engineer
salamander
salaries and wages
sales
sales mix
salmonella
sample room
sandwich unit
satellite operation
schematic drawing
scombroid poisoning
seat turnover
security
self-operated foodservice
senior citizen's menu (early bird menu)
server's bank
servery, cafeteria
servery, catering
service agencies
service bar
service stand
servsafe
settee bench
shake mixer
shear wall
shigellosis
shop drawings
short fall
shrimp peeler and deveiner
side work
silver burnisher, holloware and flatware
single service
sink, pot and pan
sink, prep/utility
skylight
sleep out
slicer
slush maker
small wares
smokehouse, chinese
sneeze guard
sneeze guard
social return on investment (sroi
soda dispenser
soda system
sodium
soft-ice cream maker
soiled dish pass window
solvency ratio
soup station
sous vide
sous-chef
specifications
spice bench
spore
sprinkler system
staffing
staffing chart
stanchion
standard food cost
standard recipe
staphylococcus aureus
steam cooker
steam jacket kettle
stock pot
storage rack
stove
straight line system
structural contractor
studio
subsidize
subsidy
sugar free
suggestive selling
suite
supplemental merchandising copy
supplier assumptions
table
table d'hôte menu
table service
take-out menu
task breakdown
taxes collected
tea maker or dispenser
telecommunications consultants
tempered
tenderizer
terrazzo
theme days
third sheet
tidy-up
time-temperature indicator (tti)
toaster
total current assets
total current liabilities
touch-bar faucet dispensing unit
toxoplasmosis
tracking
traffic pattern (or work flow)
trap
tray make-up or assembly conveyor
tray rack
tray slide or rail
tray stand
trichinosis
truth-in-menu laws
turn down
twin
twin double
uht foods
uniform building code
uniform plumbing code
uniform system of accounts
uniforms/laundry
unit cooler
unit cost
unit sale
urn stand
utility costs
vacant and ready
vacuum breaker
vacuum-packed foods
value engineering
variance
variance cost
vegan
vegetarian
vegetative microorganism
vended foodservice
vending commissions
vendor
ventilation
vertical cutter/mixer
vibrio parahaemoyticus
virus
vitamins
walk-in refrigerator
walk-ins
water extractor
water heater
water station
water-activity
wine rack
wood top
work station
work station printer
worker's compensation insurance
working capital
working drawings
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