In this course students learn about the Restaurant & Food Service industry, market analysis, event marketing, and execution, the production of a culminating event and analysis of the event.

The following competitive events are examples of events that can be integrated into this course. Additional events may also be appropriate depending on the scope, content and structure of the course. These are suggestions for using competitive events in your classroom. They are not intended to restrict you or your students to certain competitive events. Any DECA member can enter any competitive event.

Sample

Event Name/Guidelines	Sample Event	Skills	Classroom Ideas
Quick Service Restaurant Management Series
Restaurant and Food Service Management Series
Business Law and Ethics Management Team Decision Making Case Study
Hospitality and Recreation Marketing Research Event

Competitive Events Description

Quick Service Restaurant Series Event is a short business scenario. Individual students will be challenged to perform functions and tasks in. in fast food restaurants. Roles in these events are those of customers, employees, supervisors and managers.

Restaurant and Food Service Series Event is a short business scenario. Individual students will be challenged to perform functions and tasks in. full service restaurants and food service departments in various settings. Roles in these events are those of customers, employees, supervisors and managers.

Hospitality Services Management Team Decision Making Event is a case study event in a role–play format. A team of two is given a case study involving a management problem in hotels, motels, lodging services, convention services, and related food and beverage services. The participants present their recommendations to the judge playing the role of supervisor, manager or owner.

The Business Law and Ethics Management Team Decision Making Event is a case study event in a role–play format. Team members are given a real–world, decision–making case study situation involving competing social values that may reasonably be argued from either side.

The Hospitality and Recreation Marketing Research Event asks teams of one to three students to actual marketing research in a hospitality or recreation business. The topic is identified by DECA each year. The students present their findings in a written report and orally to a judge playing the role of supervisor, manager or owner.