Research Guides: *Hospitality: [Food] Food Service

Menu Collections

Alice Statler Menu Collection (at the City of College of San Francisco)
Menu collection focusing on San Francisco and Northern California from 1920 through the 1980's

Conrad N. Hilton Library (at the Culinary Institute of America)
Print and digital menu collection with more than 40,000 menus from over 80 countries.
Johnson & Wales University
7,000 menus from the National Restaurant Association compiled into a database.

Los Angeles Public Library:
A database of menus from Los Angeles, other cities, steamships, airlines and banquets

Nestle Library (at the Cornell University)
Menu database

New York Public Library:
One of the largest collections in the world with 45,000 menus dating from the 1840s to the present

Tulane University
Lousiana Menu and Restaurant Collection from the 1930s to the present
University of Nevada, Las Vegas:
Menus: The Art of Dining collection consists of approximately 2000 restaurant menus dating from 1870-1930
University of Washington:
Menus, placemats, and other graphic materials from many of the Puget Sound area's most famous restaurants and dining facilities in the years between 1889 and 2003

Menu Books

May I Take Your Order?: American menu design, 1920-1960 by Jim Heimann
Call Number: NC1002.M4 H45 1998
Publication Date: 1998-06-01
On the Menu: the world's favourite piece of paper by Nicholas Lander
Call Number: NC1002.M4 L36 2020 @ Strozier
Publication Date: 2020-09-29
Menus That Made History: over 2000 years of menus from ancient Egyptian food for the afterlife to Elvis Presley's wedding breakfast by Vincent Franklin; Alex Johnson
Call Number: GT2850 .F73 2019 @ Strozier
Publication Date: 2019

Trade Associations and Organizations

Books

Food and Beverage Management: For the Hospitality, Tourism and Event Industries by John Cousins; David Foskett; David Graham; Amy Hollier This fifth edition of the best-selling textbook Food and Beverage Management for the hospitality, tourism & event industries has been updated and revised to take account of current trends within education and the hospitality, tourism and leisure industries. In particular the consideration of the foods service cycle and includes greater account being taken of the management of foodservice operations within a broader business framework. It recognises that operations are not an end in themselves and food and beverage management is as much about the management of the business as it is about specific aspects of the food and beverage product. With a clear, user friendly, structure based on the Food Service Cycle, this fifth edition of Food and Beverage Management has been designed to meet the needs of those undertaking a range of educational programmes, from diploma to undergraduate levels, as well as supporting in-company training programmes.
Call Number: eBook (w/unlimited access)
Publication Date: 2019 (5th ed)
Foodservice Operations and Management: Concepts and Applications by Karen Eich Drummond; Thomas J. Cooley; Mary Cooley
Call Number: eBook (w/ 3-user access)
Publication Date: 2022
Remarkable Service by The Culinary Institute of America (CIA)
Call Number: eBook (3rd ed.)
Publication Date: 2014
Restaurant Franchising: Concepts, Regulations and Practices by Mahmood A. Khan
Call Number: eBook
Publication Date: 2014 (3rd ed.)
Restaurants and Dining Rooms by Franziska Bollerey (Editor); Christoph Grafe (Editor)
Call Number: eBook
Publication Date: 2019
The Secrets to Restaurant Management and Staff Training by Christine J. Lueders
Call Number: eBook (w/ unlimited access)
Publication Date: 2017-08-01
Managing People in Commercial Kitchens: A Contemporary Approach by Charalampos Giousmpasoglou; Evangelia Marinakou; Anastasios Zopiatis; John Cooper
Call Number: eBook
Publication Date: 2022-01-17

Journals and Magazines

Journal of Foodservice Business Research (formerly known as Journal of Restaurant & Foodservice Marketing)
Nation's Restaurant News
PMQ Pizza Magazine: The pizza industry's news source
Restaurant Business: [Web edition] [Database edition]
Restaurant Hospitality: [Web edition] [Database edition]
FastCasual.com : Restaurant news, trends, research, etc.
Entrepreneur Magazine
Total Food Service: Foodservice News, Industry Trends, Executive Interviews

Tip: If FSU Libraries do not have the journal you want, request an Interlibrary Loan for the article.
For scholarly journals on Hospitality & Tourism, see here or search Hospitality & Tourism Complete database or Culinary Arts database.

Market & Industry Research

Business Source Complete database	IBISWorld Industry Report database	Mintel Academic database
Industry Survey: Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure United States Full-Services Restaurants Industry Capital & Expenses Report United States Full-Service Restaurants Industry Report Worldwide Fast Food Restaurants Industry Report Worldwide Full-Service Restaurants Industry Report SWOT analyses of franchisee organizations are available in this database	Single Location Full-Service Restaurants in the US Fast Food Restaurants in the US Chain Restaurants in the US Pizza Restaurants in the US Mexican Restaurants in the US Italian Restaurants in the US Premium Steak Restaurants in the US Sushi Restaurants in the US Buffet Restaurants in the US Food Service Contractors in the US	Fast Casual Restaurants - US Pizza Restaurants: Incl Impact of COVID-19 Restaurant Takeout and Delivery Quick Service Restaurants - US Full-Service Restaurants - US Restaurant Value and Pricing - US Restaurant Breakfast and Brunch Trends: Incl Impact of COVID-19

Restaurant, Food & Beverage Market Research Handbook 2023
RKMA Market Research Handbook.

Tip: Check out the trade associations or organizations' websites for industry resources and trade magazines.