This revised and updated edition of our bestselling and internationally respected title is the essential reference source for trainers, practitioners and anyone working towards professional qualifications in food and beverage service. - Covers contemporary trends and issues in food and beverage service and offers broad and in-depth coverage of key concepts, skills and knowledge, with developed focus on the international nature of the hospitality industry. - Supports students in gaining a comprehensive overview of the industry, from personal skills, service areas and equipment, menus and menu knowledge, beverages and service techniques, to specialised forms of service, events and supervisory aspects. - Supports a range of professional qualifications as well as in-company training programmes. - Aids visual learners with over 250 photographs and illustrations demonstrating current service conventions and techniques.

This Student Textbook is: - Comprehensive - gain in-depth knowledge of each content area with clear explanations of every concept and topic and easy-to-follow chapters. - Accessible, reliable and trusted - structured to match the specification and provide you with the information you need to build knowledge, understanding and skills. - Designed to support you - boost your confidence when tackling the internal non-examined and external examined assessments with plenty of activities to test and consolidate knowledge. - Your go-to guide - expert authors have carefully designed tasks and activities to build your skillset in order to aid progression and questions to assess understanding.