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In order to find out whether the guests like to pair food and wine, a research was conducted on the basis of experiences on harmonization of food and wine in Belgrade. The aim of the research was to determine whether sociodemographic characteristics influence the factors of gastro-oenological offer. In order to contribute to the development of catering facilities and their offerings, one of the main research factors was the factor of future intention to revisit and verbally promote the restaurant. A structured field survey questionnaire was conducted on a sample of 226 guests of catering facilities on the territory of Belgrade. The generated data was processed by the SPSS software package, including MANOVA analyzes and descriptive statistics. The obtained results show that sociodemographic characteristics influence the selection of gastro-oenological offer and experience related to the harmonization of food and wine and future intentions.

Sustainable business during the COVID-19 pandemic is one of the key topics in the hospitality and tourism industry with great popularization in scientific and research domains. Therefore, the focus of this research was on the experience of the management of catering facilities in R. Serbia. This qualitative research included collecting data on the operational and economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the business of 17 catering facilities for the provision of food and beverage services in Novi Sad (R. Serbia). The research covered the period of work from April 2020 to April 2021, as the most specific for business survival, fighting the challenges of preventing the complete closing down, limited business, and a major re-orientation to delivery and counter sales. Interviews were conducted on the perception and attitudes of the management. The subject of this paper is the sustainability of hospitality during the challenges imposed by the pandemic. The task of the paper was to investigate the experiences of the owners, management, and chefs of various hospitality facilities for providing food and beverage services. The aim of the paper was to obtain data on crisis forecasting and actions taken to survive on the hospitality and tourism market.

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