1, the hotel catering department is to meet the needs of the guests of the main service sector in the travelers (guests) the basic needs of "food, accommodation, transportation, travel, shopping, entertainment", food accounted for the first, food is the first human life-sustaining needs. It can be said that leaving the catering sector of the hotel is not a sound hotel. Good catering and its services is not only a hotel product, but also a tourism product, is a resource that can attract customers, establish a brand. 2, the hotel catering revenue is the main source of hotel revenue in general, catering revenue accounted for about one-third of the hotel's operating income, well-managed hotels catering revenue can be comparable with the guest room income, and even more than the guest room income. Although the catering department raw material cost expenditure is larger, the gross profit margin is not as high as the rooms, but the catering department is equivalent to the guest room department, its initial investment and fixed asset occupancy is much lower than the guest room department. 3, the hotel catering department is the hotel to participate in marketing competition is often acting as the vanguard of the role of the modern hotel guest room standard is relatively close to the competition, the room is small; and the catering is flexible, changeable capacity. Two hotels with similar levels of conditions, the level of food and beverage to determine the winner is not uncommon. Catering department in the competition in the status and role will sometimes determine the rise and fall of the entire hotel. 4, the hotel catering department's service place is the ideal place for social gatherings, it is day and night and live in the hotel guests and guests outside the store frequent contact. Many guests often look at the face of the point, the impression of the restaurant, bar as the impression of the entire hotel. Food and beverage department management, service quality, often related to the hotel's reputation and image, and thus affect the source of customers.