Strategic reference points and criteria to identify positions of public catering in national and regional economies

Development of food complex of the country and regions, modernizations of market mechanisms to effectively regulate interconnected development of the branches forming its structure, is the urgent problem focused on quality improvement, reducing time, improvement of conditions and comfort of service, decreasing expenses, meeting food standards and satisfying requirements of the population. It is of great importance to study the problems of food complex in terms of development of the strategic directions of a state policy in this field. Providing the population of the country with food is one of the most important functions of managing the development of national economy, its regional and branch segments, the main condition to preserve economic stability and safety.