according to the standards of China tourism administration, a 2-star hotel does not need to set up a full-time restaurant, so it is possible to consider not setting up a catering department in the hotel management framework.

a catering department is required for Samsung and above. The catering department usually includes:

Full-time restaurants, that is, breakfast restaurants and western restaurants, which are open all day and have their own full-time restaurant kitchens.

Chinese restaurant, mainly for Chinese food and dinner, has its own independent Chinese restaurant kitchen

Special restaurant (3 stars are not required, according to the standard of National Tourism Administration), Chinese food/dinner or dinner, and has its own independent kitchen.

the catering department will also include the banquet/conference section:

the banquet hall, including the banquet kitchen, is mainly for wedding banquets/exhibitions/conferences, and has its own separate kitchen called "Banquet Kitchen"

the executive lounge (4-star /5-star is set according to the standard requirements), which provides breakfast/catering services for guests on the executive floor, and the kitchen is shared with the full-time restaurant.

each catering facility has its own management team, all of which belong to the catering department. Among them, the highest cost of staff in the catering department is the kitchen, and the salary of chefs is optimistic in high-star hotels.

at the same time, the food and beverage department is also the department with the largest number of employees in the hotel, and the food and beverage department is also the department with the largest cost but the least money.