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• Types of Restaurants

  • Family or Commercial
  • Coffee Shops
  • Cafeterias
  • Gourmet Restaurant
  • Ethnic Restaurant
  • Fast-Food Restaurant
  • Deli Shops
  • Buffet Restaurants
  • Transportation Restaurants
• Family-style restaurants


  • Offer a wide menu of "meat and potato" selections
  • Price range appeals to an average family income
  • Serve beer and wine if they have a liquor license
  • Normally located near a residential area and a highway
  • Operating hours are usually from early evening to midnight
• Coffee Shops


  • Characterized by a fast-food service
  • Décor is simple and prices are relatively low
  • Located in an office building or shopping mall
  • Rent is high
  • Operating hours are from early morning to early evening
  • Staff are often minimally trained
• Cafeterias


  • Located in shopping centers and office buildings
  • Self service, limited menus of soups, entrees, desserts & beverages
  • Require large preparation area, staff minimally trained
  • Beer and wine may be offered
  • Fast service is necessary
  • Operating hours will depend on the location
• Gourmet Restaurants


  • Higher initial investment than other restaurants
  • Require an expensive ambiance and décor
  • Cater to those who want a higher standard and are willing to pay the price
  • Menu and wines are carefully planned and the staff are highly trained
  • Evening period is the main emphasis
• Ethnic Restaurants


  • Feature the food of a specific region or country
  • Décor usually has an ethnic motif
• Fast-Food Restaurants


  • Have increased in the past 20 years as people have become more mobile
  • Franchising is common
  • Limited menu with low prices
  • Operate for long hours and generally for seven days a week
• Deli Shops


  • Provide delicatessen food service, combining traditional delicatessen cold meats and cheese with takeout sandwiches, salads, and similar items
  • Capital investment is low
  • Have low labor costs because only one or two owners and employees are involved
• Buffet Restaurants


  • Established on a completely self-serve basis
  • An "all you can eat" hot and cold food for one price
• Transportation Restaurants


  • Natural link between transportation and food service
  • Generally found along auto and bus transportation routes
• Food Cost Percentage


  • Used to measure a restaurant's marketing success
  • Calculated by dividing the cost of food for a period by the sales for that same period and then multiplying it by 100
• Average Guest Check


  • Another profitability measure used in restaurants
  • The average spending per guest
• Break-Even Point


  • The point where the business will make neither a profit nor a loss
  • Calculated as: Fixed Costs / Contribution Margin
• Recreation


  The process of giving new life to something, of restoring something
• Leisure


  The productive, creative, or contemplative use of free time
• Types of Organized Recreation

  • Government Recreation Agency
  • Voluntary Non Profit Organization
  • Private Membership Organization
  • Commercial Recreation Enterprises
  • Employee Recreation Program
  • Armed Forces Recreation
  • Campus Recreation
  • Therapeutic Recreation Services
• Government Recreation Agency


  • National government, provincial agencies and local departments that provide recreation and leisure services as a primary function
• Voluntary Non Profit Organization


  • Nongovernmental, nonprofit agencies, both sectarian and nonsectarian, which serve the public at large with multiservice, programs that often include a substantial element of Recreational opportunity
• Private Membership Organization


  • Provide recreational and social activities for their own members and, in some cases, assist community recreation needs
• Commercial Recreation Enterprises


  • Privately owned businesses which operate to make a profit such as ski centers, bowling alleys, nightclubs, movie houses
• Employee Recreation Program


  • Programs designed to meet the needs of persons with physical or mental disabilities, individuals with poor health, dependent aging persons, social deviant persons in correctional facilities, and similar special groups
  • Serve those who work for companies or employers by providing recreation as a part of a total personnel benefits package, linked to other services concerned with employee health and fitness
• Armed Forces Recreation


  • Each of the major branches of the armed forces operates an extensive network of recreation facilities and programs
• Campus Recreation


  • Includes intramural athletics or sports clubs, social activities, travel programs, performing arts groups, entertainment, and other forms of recreation on college and university campuses
• Therapeutic Recreation Services


  • Programs designed to meet the needs of persons with physical or mental disabilities, individuals with poor health, dependent aging persons, social deviant persons in correctional facilities, and similar special groups