Meanings
alternative food service
- uncountableThe business of providing food and related services.
Employee turnover tends to be high in the foodservice industry.
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AMERICA IS TURNING INTO A NATION OF CHEESEHEADS. PER CAPITA CONSUMPTION nearly tripled in the last 30 years, from 11 pounds to 31 pounds, with roughly 60 percent of that gain coming through foodservice, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
2006, Patricia Cobe, Restaurant Business, volume 105, page 60Synonyms: catering
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe business of providing food and related services.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*peh₂-
- Proto-Germanic*fōdô
- Old Englishfōda
- Middle Englishfode
- Englishfood
- Proto-Indo-European*ser-der.?
- Proto-Italic*serwos
- Latinservus
- Latinservitium
- Old Frenchservise
- Old Englishserfis
- Middle Englishservise
- Englishservice
- Englishfoodservice
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 餐飲業 /餐饮业
- 餐飲業 /餐饮业 (cānyǐnyè)business
Finnish ateriapalvelu, catering
- ateriapalvelubusiness
- cateringbusiness
French services de restauration
- services de restaurationbusiness
Cite this entry
foodservice. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/foodservice
“foodservice.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/foodservice. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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