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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