Hospitality Research:
Food & Beverage Industry

This guide is designed to help you begin researching topics relating to the food and beverage industry. For more assistance, please Ask a Rosen Librarian.

A printable version of this guide is also available: Food & Beverage PDF (132 KB)

Reference Sources - It is often a good idea to begin your research in the following types of sources, which are designed to be consulted for topic overview or for authoritative information. In many cases, they contain vital information that cannot be found anywhere else. A    denotes a core resource.

	General Food & Beverage	Call Number
	A-Z of Food and Drink	Rosen REF TX349 .A86 2002
	Cambridge World History of Food	Rosen REF TX353 .C255 2000
	Demographics of Consumer Food Spending	Rosen REF HD9004 .D35
	Dictionary of Drink	Rosen REF TX815. E393 2007
	Encyclopedia of American Food and Drink	Rosen REF TX 349 .M266 1999
	Encyclopedia of Food and Culture	Rosen REF GT2850 .E53 2003
	Encyclopedia of Foods: A Guide to Healthy Nutrition	Rosen REF TX349 .E482 2002
	Encyclopedia of Junk Food and Fast Food	Rosen REF TX370. S63 2006
	Grand Livre de Cuisine: Alain Ducasse's Culinary Encyclopedia	Rosen REF TX349 .D83 2004
	International Dictionary of Gastronomy	Rosen REF TX349 .G595 2003
	Larousse Gastronomique	Rosen REF TX349 .L365 2001
	Larousse Gastronomique Recipe Collections	Rosen REF TX [varies]
	Oxford Companion to Food	Rosen REF TX349 .D36 2006
	Oxford Encyclopedia of Food and Drink in America	Rosen REF TX349 .E45 2004
	Penguin Atlas of Food	Rosen REF HD9000.5.M52 2003
	Thomas Food and Beverage Market Place	Rosen REF HD9003 .T48 2004
	Visual Food Encyclopedia	Rosen REF TX349 .E48 1996

	Foodservice/Restaurants	Call Number
	Business Forms on File	Rosen REF HF5371 .B85
	Career Opportunities in the Food and Beverage Industry	Rosen REF TX911.3 .V62 S56 2002
	Chef's Book of Formulas, Yields, and Sizes	Rosen REF TX820 .S355 2003
	Culinary Schools	Rosen REF TX667 .C85 2004
	Food Values of Portions Commonly Used	Rosen REF TX551 .B64 2005
	Foodservice Operators Guide	Rosen REF HD9321.3 .F66 2003
	Internet Guide to Food Safety and Security	Rosen REF TX531 .C613 2005
	Plunkett's Food Industry Almanac	Rosen REF HD9003 .P58
	Quickservice Restaurant Trends	Rosen REF TX945 .Q52
	Restaurant & Foodservice Market Research Handbook	Rosen REF TX901 .R47
	Restaurant Industry Forecast	Rosen REF TX943 .N38 2004
	Tableservice Restaurant Trends	Rosen REF TX909 .A1 T32
	Top 400 Restaurant Chains	Rosen REF TX909 .A1 I5
	Who's Buying at Restaurants and Carry-Outs	Rosen REF TX945 .W48
	Almanac of Business and Industrial Financial Ratios	Main REF HF5681 .R25 A45
	RMA Annual Statement Studies	Main REF HF5681 .B2 R6

The above lists are not comprehensive and certain food/beverage topics may be covered in sources listed on the Rosen Research Guides on Wine & Beer, on Marketing, on Statistics/Demographics, or on Travel & Tourism. For more assistance in locating appropriate reference materials, please Ask a Rosen Librarian.

Browsing - Circulating books relating to the food and beverage industry are generally found in the following call number ranges:

• TP368 - TP546: Food processing
• TP500 - TP660: Fermentation, beverages, alcohol
• TP546 - TP561: Wine & wine making
• TX341 - TX641: Nutrition, foods, food supply
• TX642 - TX840: Cookery, cookbooks
• TX851 - TX885: Dining service
• TX901 - TX947: Hospitality industry, hotels, food service, restaurants
• TX911.3 .F5 (also see HF5686 .H75): Restaurant accounting/finance
• TX911.3 .M3: Restaurant marketing/advertising
• TX911.3 .P7-P8: Menu pricing, food purchasing
• TX950 - TX953: Bars, bartending, alcohol service

For more information about the location of books, consult the library catalog.

Library Catalog - Through the UCF Library Catalog, you can locate books, journals, audiovisuals, government documents, and other types of materials. You can search the catalog by Keyword, Author, Title, Subject, and many other ways.

For assistance with searching the UCF Library Catalog, see the Rosen Research Guide on Finding Books, or Ask a Rosen Librarian.

Browsing Periodicals - The following periodicals are available in print in the library and may contain helpful information about the food and beverage industry. General hospitality/tourism periodicals may also have relevant material on the industry. To find articles on a specific topic, you may need to use one of our databases. A    denotes a scholarly (peer-reviewed) source.

	Cooking for Profit		Journal of Hospitality Financial Mgmt.
	Cornell Hotel and Rest. Admin. Quarterly		Nation's Restaurant News
	Food Management		Restaurant Business
	Food Service (German)		Restaurant Hospitality
	Food Technology		Restaurants & Institutions
	Foodservice Equipment & Supplies		Restaurant Start-up & Growth
	Journal of Foodservice Business Research		Saveur

Databases - To find articles from journals and magazines on your topic, or to find information about a company or industry, you may need to use one of UCF's many databases. (Note: if you are off campus, refer to the Off Campus Access page to find out how to access library databases using your UCF ID card.)

To find databases which are typically most useful for the study of hospitality, click on the Databases by Subject link on our homepage, and then click on Hospitality. Some useful databases for food and beverage research include:

For finding articles in journals/magazines on particular topics:

• Hospitality & Tourism Complete: Includes scholarly research and industry news relating to all areas of hospitality and tourism, with coverage from the 1960s to the present.
• Leisure Tourism Abstracts: Indexes journals from the fields of leisure, recreation, sport, hospitality, tourism, and culture, with coverage from the 1970s to the present.
• ABI Inform: A general business database that indexes articles on advertising, marketing, economics, human resources, corporate strategies and tactics, management techniques, product information, company histories, and more, with coverage from the early 1900s to to the present.
• Business Source Premier: A general business database that indexes articles in business, management, economics, finance, banking, investment, and more, with coverage from the 1960s to the present.

For finding information on companies, industries, financial ratios, etc.:

• LexisNexis Academic: By clicking on the Business tab, you can search for company profiles, SEC filings, news sources, and other resources. You can also create company lists by SIC code and/or geographical area.
• ValueLine Investment Survey: Financial summaries and investment advice on over 1,700 stocks and more than 90 industries.
• Mintel: Provides full-text reports on many U.S. and European markets, including dozens in the food and foodservice sectors (e.g., off-premises eating, casual dining, organic foods, etc.).
• Marketline Business Information Center (MBIC): Provides full-text international market research reports, including several in the food & beverage industry sector (e.g., foodservice, full-service and fast food restaurants, wine, etc.).

For a more detailed overview of how to use our databases, see the Rosen Research Guide titled Finding Articles.

Vertical Files - We have a small selection of industry catalogs, directories, menus, etc., that may be helpful for certain types of projects. Ask a library staff member if you wish to see this material.

Websites - The Internet is generally not a good place to find scholarly information on the food and beverage industry. However, you may wish to explore the websites listed on our Helpful Websites page.