The history and development of the food service

The history and development of the food service industry has had many direct and indirect impacts on modern food service. From the first food gathering in Mesopotamia, Egypt, India and China agricultural methods have evolved.

Discuss the effects of early man’s transition from hunter-gatherer to agricultural lifestyle.

• List at least 5 food items from the early Mesopotamian and Egyptian civilizations that are still produced today.
• Name several agricultural methods that were practiced in these civilizations that are still practiced in some 21st-century farming communities.