The book "Profitable Food and Beverage Management" offers a comprehensive exploration of applying management principles to the food and beverage/catering industry. It emphasizes the crucial role of effective management and team efficiency in achieving business success. Given the unique nature of the food and beverage industry, with highly perishable raw materials and products, the book underscores the importance of careful management application.
Here are some salient features highlighted in the book:
1. Concept of Food and Beverage Management
2. Applicability of Management Principles
3. Management by Objectives (MBO)
4. Costing and Controlling
5. Break-even Analysis, Budgets, and Budgetary Control, and PN Ratio
6.Beverages Control System The book adopts a structured approach, with each chapter starting with an introduction to the topic and ending with a section summarizing key terms and concepts discussed. By focusing on guest satisfaction, internal customer (staff) satisfaction, and profitability, it provides a comprehensive guide for running successful food and beverage operations.
Chapter 1 Concept of Food and Beverage Management
Chapter 2 Principles of Menu Planning, Menu Engineering and Menu Merchandising
Chapter 3 Concept of Control and Its Application to Food and Beverage Department
Chapter 4 Resource Management
Chapter 5 Material Management
Chapter 6 Purchasing Control and Purchase Systems
Chapter 7 Receiving Management (Systems and Control)
Chapter 8 Stores Management (Control)
Chapter 9 Inventory Control
Chapter 10 Issuing Control
Chapter 11 Production Planning and Production Control
Chapter 12 Cost Dynamics and Cost Concept
Chapter 13 Food and Material Cost
Chapter 14 Labour Cost
Chapter 15 Overhead Cost
Chapter 16 Sales, Sales Control and Sales Control Systems
Chapter 17 Budget and Budgetary Control
Chapter 18 Break-Even Analysis, P/V Ratio and Profitability Study
Chapter 19 Variance Analysis
Chapter 20 Beverage and Bar Control System
Sushil Kumar Bhatnagar is an accomplished professional in the field of Hotel Management, with a rich and diverse background. He is an alumnus of the Institute of Hotel Management, Catering and Nutrition, Pusa, New Delhi, where he completed a three-year diploma in Hotel Management, Catering, and Nutrition. His academic foundation, and hands-on training at various esteemed institutions like Ritz Hotel in Hyderabad, Hackmunds Hotel in Mussoorie, Uttarakhand, and Marriot Hotel in Washington DC, USA have contributed to his success in the hospitality industry.
Bhatnagar's career began at the Ashoka Hotel in New Delhi, marking the commencement of his journey in the Hotel Industry. Over the years, he gained valuable experience through positions at prominent establishments such as India International Centre, New Delhi, and Indian Agricultural Institute New Delhi.
His dedication and expertise led him to roles as a faculty member at the Institute of Hotel Management, Pusa, where he imparted knowledge in Food and Beverage Service and Front Office subjects at various diploma, degree, and postgraduate diploma levels. Notably, he played a pivotal role in designing syllabi and course curricula for institutions like the Nation Council for Hotel Management, IHM Pusa, the Institute of Management Studies in Ghaziabad, UP, Hotel School (a unit of Divya Bharti InfoTech Pvt. Ltd, Delhi), and the Indian Hotel Academy in New Delhi.
Under the UN Development Programme, the World Tourism Organization, and the International Labour Organization scholarship program, Bhatnagar completed a Professional Development Course at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, USA. He also attended the 'Direct Trainer Skills' course at HCM, Ripa, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India.
His commitment to education and career guidance extended beyond institutional boundaries, as he conducted career counselling sessions at schools, colleges, and organizations. Bhatnagar's contributions as a superintendent of examinations, paper setter, and evaluator for various technical education boards and Hotel Management institutions showcased his commitment to the development of the industry. He also held a talk show forAll India Radio based on the same topic.
As a Human Resource Trainer, he organized training sessions for senior managers in the hospitality and hotel profession. His expertise benefited prestigious establishments such as five-star deluxe hotels in Mauritius, India International Center New Delhi, WM I (Hotel School of Welcome Group of Hotels), Toshali Sands Resort in Puri, Odisha, and Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine boards in Jammu and Kashmir.
Sushil Kumar Bhatnagar's remarkable contributions to the field of Hotel Management have been acknowledged with prestigious awards. Recently, he was honored with the Most Iconic Principal in the Hotel Industry award by Dynergic Business Solution and Asia GCC. Additionally, he received the Lifetime Achievement Award from IHA, New Delhi, recognizing his enduring impact on the hospitality profession.