Food service supervisor vs food and beverage manager

The differences between food service supervisors and food and beverage managers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 2-4 years to become both a food service supervisor and a food and beverage manager. Additionally, a food and beverage manager has an average salary of $53,013, which is higher than the $32,763 average annual salary of a food service supervisor.

The top three skills for a food service supervisor include good judgment, safety practices and food production. The most important skills for a food and beverage manager are customer service, wine, and POS.

Food service supervisor vs food and beverage manager overview

	Food Service Supervisor	Food And Beverage Manager
Yearly salary	$32,763	$53,013
Hourly rate	$15.75	$25.49
Growth rate	10%	10%
Number of jobs	139,403	159,775
Job satisfaction	-	4
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 36%	Bachelor's Degree, 55%
Average age	39	39
Years of experience	4	4

What does a food service supervisor do?

A Food Service Supervisor oversees employees engaged in serving food. They establish quality standards for foods and keep facilities clean in accordance with state and local regulations.

What does a food and beverage manager do?

A food and beverage manager is an individual responsible for ensuring that quality food and drinks are being served at a restaurant or hotel. Food and beverage managers are required to be excellent with customers and should have great management skills to meet the organization's labor and financial goals. They create food and drink menus and guarantee customers that they comply with their food and safety regulations. They are also required to negotiate with suppliers to arrange the delivery of food and beverage products.

Food service supervisor vs food and beverage manager salary

Food service supervisors and food and beverage managers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Food Service Supervisor	Food And Beverage Manager
Average salary	$32,763	$53,013
Salary range	Between $25,000 And $41,000	Between $38,000 And $72,000
Highest paying City	Boston, MA	New York, NY
Highest paying state	Minnesota	New York
Best paying company	Ncar - The National Center For Atmospheric Research	Google
Best paying industry	Health Care	Government

Differences between food service supervisor and food and beverage manager education

There are a few differences between a food service supervisor and a food and beverage manager in terms of educational background:

	Food Service Supervisor	Food And Beverage Manager
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 36%	Bachelor's Degree, 55%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	Cornell University	Cornell University

Food service supervisor vs food and beverage manager demographics

Here are the differences between food service supervisors' and food and beverage managers' demographics:

	Food Service Supervisor	Food And Beverage Manager
Average age	39	39
Gender ratio	Male, 43.2% Female, 56.8%	Male, 59.8% Female, 40.2%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 12.3% Unknown, 5.0% Hispanic or Latino, 16.1% Asian, 8.5% White, 57.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%	Black or African American, 10.7% Unknown, 5.6% Hispanic or Latino, 18.5% Asian, 8.4% White, 56.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%
LGBT Percentage	10%	10%

Differences between food service supervisor and food and beverage manager duties and responsibilities

Food service supervisor example responsibilities.

Manage inventory, ordering and delivery of groceries.
Icomply to all HACCP standards and is ServSafe certify.
Compile staff schedules, prepare money for cash drops, operate register and POS.
Perform culinary decision making as it pertain to food inventory, menus, and production methods.
Facilitate training on production equipment and GMP's travele to multiple sites with employees to complete training.
Monitor and document HACCP sanitation standards.

Food and beverage manager example responsibilities.

Schedule, plan, organize and manage events.- Assist with staff scheduling and bartending service.
Manage a small team of people in the caf /gift shop area to improve sales and minimize costs.
Manage daily operations of restaurant, in-room dining, lounge, pool, cater events and all bar venues.
Manage all FOH positions, including scheduling, developing and coaching employees, motivating the team and continuing to drive sales.
Coordinate weekly schedules and manage payroll processing functions including monitoring meal break compliance, labor productivity and attendance.
Manage subordinate managers and supervisors, manage various personnel functions including payroll, hiring, disciplinary actions, grievances and promotions.

Food service supervisor vs food and beverage manager skills

Common food service supervisor skills

Good Judgment, 15%
Safety Practices, 11%
Food Production, 10%
Customer Service, 8%
Food Handling, 8%
Patients, 7%

Common food and beverage manager skills

Customer Service, 10%
Wine, 6%
POS, 6%
Guest Satisfaction, 5%
Food Service, 4%
Guest Service, 4%

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