Design and Equipment for Restaurants and Foodservice is a definitive guide to foodservice equipment and design-from inception to completion.

Design and Equipment for Restaurants and Foodservice provides a breadth of useful, updated information on equipment, procedures, technology, techniques, safety, government and industry regulations, and terms of the trade. It also demystifies the complex decisions facing the new restaurateur and foodservice manager.

Design and Equipment for Restaurants and Foodservice covers every aspect of establishing a physical facility-from concept development to operation-including where to put a laundry room, how many place settings to order, how to lower utility bills, how to buy a walk-in cooler and how big it should be, and even how air conditioning systems and water heaters work.

Thoroughly updated to embrace the latest trends in design and the newest equipment technology, this Second Edition features:

• Updated coverage of site selection and the changing diversity of restaurants and mixed-theme facilities
• New coverage of costs associated with restaurant start-up
• New photographs and diagrams featuring cutting-edge foodservice equipment
• Guidelines to designing kitchen and storage areas for maximum efficiency
• Information on purchasing, installing, operating, and maintaining foodservice equipment in all areas of a restaurant, from the kitchen to the tabletop
• Helpful coverage of safety and health-related concerns
• Expanded coverage of energy conservation
• Discussion of new types of lighting and HVAC technology

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ORDER NOW Design and Equipment for Restaurants and Foodservice A Management View Second Edition by Costas Katsigris and Chris Thomas 2006 • 560 pages • $89.00 + shipping Texas residents please add 6.75 % sales tax