CHAPTER 1 History of Food Service
CHAPTER 1 History of Food Service
CHAPTER 1 History of Food Service
CHAPTER I:
History of Food
service
Presented by:
Arrianna Aliyah N. Rosales GRANDELYN VILLEGAS
Jean Berry Course Facilitator
OBJECTIVES:
• Discuss the Development of
Foodservice in the Philippines
• Differentiate the categories of
Foodservice Industry
• Identify the Factors Affecting the
growth of food service
INTRODUCTION
Food is a basic necessity. The industry which deals with
preparing food items/products refers to the food service
industry. The food service industry is and will always
remain in high demand because of its genre. These
industries include restaurants, fast foods, school and
hospital, cafeterias, catering operations, food carts and
food trucks etc. Restaurants and fast foods mainly
contribute to the food service industry
What is Food services?
Food service is a process or system
where food is served to a guest or
customer in an establishment.
History of food services in the
Philippines
The history of foodservice is closely
associated with travel. Throughout
history, merchants have travelled
extensively to trade with other nations or
tribes.
The Beginnings of Foodservice in the Philippines In the Philippines,
foodservice existed as early as the time of the barangay system. The datu had
to feed his people including the slaves or alipin. Hence, it required
the service of food in great quantities.
• In982 A.D
the earliest Chinese-Philippine trades was recorded and are the forerunners
of the developmental rudiments of the commercial type of foodservice.
During the Spanish period, Chinese food became popular that were served
under more permanent structures. A letter of a civil servant to King Philip
II of Spain reported that the Chinese Community had many eating houses
where the Chinese and natives eat their meals.
Categories of Foodservice
Industry
The full-service