|aFlight catering|h[electronic resource] /|cedited by Peter Jones.
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|a2nd ed.
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|aOxford [England] ;|aBurlington, MA :|bElsevier Butterworth-Heinemann,|c2004.
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|axvi, 319 p. :|bill. ;|c25 cm.
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|aElectronic reproduction.|bAmsterdam :|cElsevier Science & Technology,|d2009.|nMode of access: World Wide Web.|nSystem requirements: Web browser.|nTitle from title screen (viewed on Dec. 3, 2009).|nAccess may be restricted to users at subscribing institutions.
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|aThe airline industry is a vast international business that is central to world economies. In today's environment, it faces many challenges and a tight operational strategy is vital to survive. In-flight catering is a central part of these strategies at all levels: be they customer satisfaction, marketing, operations or logistics. Fully endorsed by the International Flight Catering Association, Flight Catering is an authoritative guide to this specialised and vital area on the catering industry. With an international team of contributions from both academia and industry it provides a user friendly guide, taking the reader through every aspect from marketing and on board service, to cost control and logistics. * Fully endorsed by the International Flight Catering Association. * Academic and practitioner contributor team provide a practical and user friendly guide to every aspect of this vital part of the airline industry. * Unique and authoritative guide to the principles and practice of in-flight catering.
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|aIntroduction to flight catering; The flight catering industry; The air travel market- place and customer; Passenger appetite and behaviour; Menu planning and food product strategies; Flight catering supply chain and inventory management; Flight production facilities and systems planning; Flight catering operations and organisation; Food hygiene and quality management; Transportation and loading; International logistics; Information technologies; On-board stowage and regeneration; On-board services; Off-loading and recycling; Innovation in flight catering; Index.
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|aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
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|aIntroduction to flight catering -- The flight catering industry -- The air travel market-place and customer -- Passenger appetite and behaviour -- Menu planning and food product strategies -- Flight catering supply chain and inventory management -- Flight production facilities and systems planning -- Flight catering operations and organisation -- Food management -- Transportation and loading -- International logistics -- Flight catering information systems -- On-board stowage and regeneration -- On-board services -- Off-loading and recycling -- Innovation in flight catering.
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