The hospitality industry in the UK today employs over 1.8 million people, equating to around 6 per cent

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Introduction to Hospitality 1 Assignment 4HO 005

The hospitality industry in the UK today employs over 1.8 million people, equating to around 6 per cent of the working population. This is an important figure as it shows how the industry has grown in size over recent years. According to the British Hospitality Association, in 1998 there were the following number of establishments:

Restaurants - 120,550

Pubs/Clubs - 109,556

Hotels - 32,298

Contract Catering - 27,545

These are just an example of the many types of Hospitality outlets there are in the industry today. By using the restaurant sector to define the growth in more depth we can learn how even areas such as this can be sub divided further. An example of sub dividing the restaurant industry would be by using the following sub sectors:

Fine Dining,

Popular Dining,

Fast Food/Take-away,

Cafes and Coffee Shops,

Asian, Oriental, Afro-Caribbean, Central and Southern American, And finally European. ( www.htf.org.uk/a-publicats/sector_profile_restaurants.htm )

Restaurants are currently the largest sector of the hospitality industry accounting for around 42 per cent of the industry at the last release of government figures. This is important