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

U.K. businesses include food service company Compass, energy company BP and InterContinental Hotel Group.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026

Before that, he spent more than three decades working in soda, snacks and food service at PepsiCo.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

People who rely on a cut-price food service say they would struggle to feed themselves without it.

From BBC • Mar. 21, 2026

Also tomorrow, the Census Bureau reports retail and food service sales for January.

From Barron's • Mar. 6, 2026

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