Principles of Food, Beverage, and Labor Cost Controls, 8th ed. (Disk and student workbook included).(Brief Article)(Book Review)

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Principles of food, beverage, and labor cost controls, 8th ed. (Disk and student workbook included)

Dittmer, Paul R. and J. Desmond Keefee III.

John Wiley & Sons

2006

638 pages

$70.00

Hardcover

TX911

Dittmer (food management and cost control, Southern New Hampshire U.) and Keefe (hospitality, tourism, and culinary management; Southern New Hampshire U.) present a textbook for use in course introducing food, beverage, and labor cost controls for food and beverage management students. After discussing basic terms and concepts, they ...

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