Development of the industry of public catering of the region (on the example of the Belgorod region)
For ensuring sustainable development of the industry of public catering, there is a need to improve the activities of catering enterprises, introduce new formats of enterprises, and systematically study the demand for catering products and services. Studying of potential demand for certain production and services has to be a starting point in the activity of a catering business. Competition in the market of public catering is growing. Today, the idea of slow-food (“Slow-food”) is gaining popularity in the world, a movement based on the promotion of healthy nutrition, while preserving regional and traditional cuisine. Considering the active development of agriculture and animal husbandry in the Belgorod region, it is expedient to develop catering enterprises of a slow-food format. “Slow-food” will not only create opportunities for the development and search for new consumers for small farms, but also allow ordinary consumers to be confident in the purity and quality of the products they buy.