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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Cooper complimented The Shed's cooks for being great at barbecue competitions and the restaurant service industry.
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Peter Burke, FOXNews.com, 12 Apr. 2025
The union represents thousands of service industry workers.
—Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 3 Apr. 2025
But the ordinance quickly faced a lawsuit by the California Restaurant Association, which argued that gas stoves were essential for the food service industry.
—Akielly Hu, Wired News, 29 Mar. 2025
Logistics In the food service industry, direct sales are impossible without efficient logistics.
—Rovshan Rasulov, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
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Peter Burke, FOXNews.com, 12 Apr. 2025
The union represents thousands of service industry workers.
—Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 3 Apr. 2025
But the ordinance quickly faced a lawsuit by the California Restaurant Association, which argued that gas stoves were essential for the food service industry.
—Akielly Hu, Wired News, 29 Mar. 2025
Logistics In the food service industry, direct sales are impossible without efficient logistics.
—Rovshan Rasulov, Forbes, 11 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 3 May. 2025.
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