service industry

noun

: a type of business that provides services to customers rather than producing a product
jobs in the service industries

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There is hair in the food!!, the grouping of paper figures is a biting commentary on the discrimination, expectations, and pressures women face while working in the corporate food service industry. Rachel Gallaher, Robb Report, 15 Apr. 2025 Automation in the food service industry isn’t a fully new concept, particularly at the restaurant level, where fast casual chains like Chipotle, Sweetgreen and Starbucks have been heavily investing in automation over the past few years to flip burgers, mix salads and more. Cj Haddad, CNBC, 31 Mar. 2025 Then there’s the reality that young people would rather work in the service industry. Veronique De Rugy, Oc Register, 28 Mar. 2025 Here’s what Kyle Fackler, Director of Market Management - Americas at Blacklane, shared with me about Blacklane and the whole luxury chauffeur service industry. Lois Alter Mark, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for service industry

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“Service industry.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/service%20industry. Accessed 10 May. 2025.

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