food service

American  

noun

1. the preparation, delivery, serving, etc., of ready-to-eat foods.

   The cafeteria employs over 20 people in food service.

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Example Sentences

People who rely on a cut-price food service say they would struggle to feed themselves without it.

From BBC • Mar. 21, 2026

Also tomorrow, the Census Bureau reports retail and food service sales for January.

From Barron's • Mar. 6, 2026

Its prepared foods unit in the U.S., meanwhile, continued to expand across retail and food service with sales up 25% from a year ago, the company said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 29, 2025

Thousands of families now risk calls from debt collectors — but officials say their hands were tied: unpaid balances were straining the district’s food service fund, which is federally required to be self-sustaining.

From Salon • Sep. 11, 2025

When Richard was a junior in high school, she was working in food service at a residential care facility.

From "The 57 Bus" by Dashka Slater