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Exploring the World of Restaurants: Chain vs. Independent, Trends, and Culinary Greats

Discover the characteristics of chain vs. independent restaurants, top establishments, and classifications of eateries. Learn about French cuisine, culinary greats, and essential skills for chefs. Explore the diverse restaurant landscape, including luxury dining, quick service, and specialty establishments. Dive into trends shaping the culinary industry and meet Hawaii's all-star chefs.

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Exploring the World of Restaurants: Chain vs. Independent, Trends, and Culinary Greats

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  1. Chapter 7The Restaurant Business

  2. After Reading and Studying This Chapter, You Should Be Able to: • Describe the different characteristics of chain and independent restaurants • Identify some of the top chain and independent restaurants • List the classifications of restaurants • Differentiate the characteristics of chain and independent restaurants

  3. Restaurants • Vital part of everyday life • Patronized several times a week for social purposes as well as to eat and drink • Offer society a place to relax and “restore” • Offer an opportunity to enjoy the company of friends, family, colleagues and associates

  4. More About Restaurants • 50% of the food dollar is spent away from home • Multi-billion dollar business • Employs 11.7 million people

  5. French Cuisine and Its Foundation • The French are credited with culinary art, largely due to two main events • French Revolution • Thomas Jefferson • French cuisine and its foundations • Mother sauces • Nouvelle cuisine (lighter cuisine) • American Adaptation • Infusion • Blending of flavors and techniques of two cuisines

  6. Culinary Greats • Auguste Escoffier • Patron Saint of Cooking • Julia Child • Emeril “BAM” Lagasse • Bobby Flay • Charlie Trotter • Alice Waters • Paul Prudhomme • Nobu Matsuhisa • Gordon Ramsey • Wolfgang Puck

  7. Cooking skills Employability traits People skills Chefs of Today Need to Possess: Jeffrey VigillaExecutive Chef Hilton Hawaiian VillageWaikiki

  8. Approximate Market Share of Restaurant Segments

  9. Full-Service Luxury Restaurants • National Restaurant Association • Good selection of menu items made on premises • Haute cuisine • Fine Dining Hall of Fame • Le Bec Fin • Spago • There are few national chains • Morton’s • Ruth Chris’s • Roy Flemings

  10. Reasons for the Small Number of Luxury Restaurants • Labor intensive and require a higher level of skilled labor • Small percentage can afford high prices • Overhead costs may not be reasonable • Economies of scale are not as easily reaped • Consistency and quality are not easy to maintain • Limited market appeal

  11. Other Restaurant Classifications • Theme restaurants • Celebrity-owned • Owned by celebrities such as Michael Jordan, Dan Marino, Steven Segal, Gloria Estefan, Junior Seau, Denzel Washington • Seau’s San Diego • All Star Café • House of Blues Michael Jordan’s

  12. Casual Dining and Dinner House Restaurants • Mid-scale casual restaurants • Family restaurants • Ethnic restaurants • Specialty restaurants

  13. Specialty Restaurants Quick Service • Theme related • $111 billion annual sales • Better known as fast food • Limited menus • Guest helps defray labor costs

  14. Quick ServiceHamburger • McDonald’s and Ray Kroc • Added breakfast • Expanding overseas • Co-develop sites with gasoline companies • $33 billion worldwide sales • Drive thru

  15. Quick Service Pizza • Local and regional chains all with delivery service • $20 billion market • Four major chains • Pizza Hut • Domino’s • Papa Johns • Little Caesars

  16. Quick Service Chicken • KFC is market leader • Home delivery • “3 in 1” restaurants • Other chains • Church’s Chicken • Popeye’s

  17. Other Types of Restaurants • Steakhouses • New growth area • Outback Steakhouse • Seafood restaurants • Pancake restaurants • Sandwich restaurants • Family restaurants

  18. Ethnic Restaurants • Independently owned and operated • Mexican restaurants are largest growth segment • Different types are developing • Thai • Indian

  19. Trends • Demographics • Branding • Alternative outlets • Globalization • Continued diversification • More twin and multiple locations • More points of service • More hyper-theme restaurants • Chains vs. Independents

  20. Hawaii All Star Chefs • Roy Yamaguchi • Sam Choy • Chef Mavro • Alan Wong • Russell Siu • Peter Merriman

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