Chapter-1 (The Hotel & Catering Industry)
The document discusses the hotel and catering industry in India. It begins by providing context on the food chain and how restaurants and hotels serve food and accommodation for tourists, a major source of foreign exchange. It then discusses the historical development of the industry in India, tracing it back to ancient rest houses and how different rulers influenced cuisine. Finally, it categorizes the industry into commercial, transport, and welfare catering and provides examples for each category such as hotels/restaurants, railway/airline catering, and industrial/institutional catering respectively.
Chapter-1 (The Hotel & Catering Industry)