The catering industry is a food production and operation industry that specializes in providing consumers with a variety of drinks, food, consumption venues and facilities through the integration of instant processing, commercial sales and service labor.

According to the definition of the European and American "Standard Industrial Classification", the catering industry refers to catering service institutions with the purpose of commercial profit.

In our country, according to the definition of the "Annotations on the Classification of National Economic Industries", the catering industry refers to service activities in which food is cooked and prepared on-site in a certain place, and sold to customers mainly for on-site consumption.

Chinese name Catering industry Foreign name catering Nature Food production and operation Industry classification Tourism Hotels, restaurants, buffets, cold drinks industry and vendors Employment prospects Professional cooking talents are in short supply