Food and beverage are the basic components to any hospitality industry including the gaming and MICE sectors. This course covers the key principles and skills required in the effective management of food and beverage operations. It seeks to develop students’ understanding and application of the main strategic, managerial and operational factors which characterize successful food and beverage operations within modern casinos and resort. Topics covered include menu planning, food purchasing, receiving, preparation, serving and marketing as well as the management of the core activities of the Rooms Division, i.e. Front Office and Housekeeping room management. Students will also learn the legal requirements and ethical obligations in the industry.

1. Understand the reason of people travel; 2. Learn the history of F&B industry; 3. Familiar with the history of F&B divisions; 4. Understand the organizational structure of a F&B operations; 5. Learn the functions of the teams within the F&B sectors; 6. Understand how the F&B teams functions within the overall hospitality organization; 7. Understand others supporting departments functions within the overall hospitality organization briefly.