food service

American  

noun

1. the preparation, delivery, serving, etc., of ready-to-eat foods.

   The cafeteria employs over 20 people in food service.

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Example Sentences

Those tourists, along with a newly rabid local fan base, have fueled revenue gains in the hospitality and food service sectors.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026

He noted that the trend for auto sales now looks "flat-to-falling," while a dip in food service sales "rounds off a relatively weak quarter."

From Barron's • Feb. 10, 2026

But value-seeking consumers are now turning to other options, said Evert Gruyaert, head of U.S. restaurants and food service at Deloitte.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 16, 2026

Thousands of families now risk calls from debt collectors — but officials say their hands were tied: unpaid balances were straining the district’s food service fund, which is federally required to be self-sustaining.

From Salon • Sep. 11, 2025

After my first few days the food service worker who had been delivering the special hospital meals took pity on me bouncing off my yellow walls like a cricket trapped in a box.

From "Hole in My Life" by Jack Gantos