Catering - the most challenging sector in HI 4.
Special Events Catering - all services required for
- "the sky is the limit w catering" (offers endless the events 5. Business Catering Services - offering
opportunities) - business of providing food service at food for business meetings
remote sites or a site ( hotels, resorts, public house) 5. Industrial Catering Service - serving food with a
larger group of people. (airlines, cruise, school, hospital)
2 MAIN TYPE OF CATERING (enter agreement/contract) (semi annual/annual)
• ON PREMISE CATERING - hold on site or physical SOME OF CATERING ESTABLISHMENT
premises of establishment such as 1. Restaurant - provides food and beverage to order
Restaurant - 3 separate rooms ( restaurants and consume on premises
operations, reservation, overflowing seating) 2. Transport Catering - provision of FNB to passenger
∆ EXAMPLES 1. hospitals 2. schools/universities before during and after journey ( trains, aircraft, busses,
private vehicles)
• OFF PREMISE CATERING - function takes place in 3. Airline Catering - serves airline passengers on board
remote area/location such as clients home, private 4. Railway Catering - serve fnb during stop over
residences, resort - - Central Kitchen 5. Ship Catering - serves cargo ships crews and
- Serving food away from caterers food production passengers
facilities 6. Surface Catering - serves bus terminals and surface
∆ EXAMPLE 1. free standing comissory 7. Outdoor Catering - serves FNB away from home
8. Retail Store Catering - service provided by retail
3 Categories of Caterers for off premise establishment
1. PARTY FOOD CATERER - supply only the food for an 9. Club Catering - serves expensive fnb to golf club,
event. night clubs etc. exclusive on members only
2. HOT BUFFET CATERER - provide hot food in 10. Welfare Catering - provision fnb to fulfill social
insulated containers. ( sometimes atih serving personnel obligations such as feeding program
w/ additional charge) 11. Industrial Catering - provision fnb people at work
3. FULL SERVICE CATERER - provide food w serving like cafeteria ( employee catering program)
personnel, plus food related equipment, china, 12. Leisure Linked Catering - rest and recreation
glassware, flatware, cutleriea, tables, and chairs and activities such as theme parks, galleries.
tent. (other service: decorations, music)
Robert Bogle - originate of catering
BANQUET VS CATERING
1. Location
Banquet- fixed venue (hotel, hall, etc)
Catering - clients chosen location
2. Service
Banquet - manage by venue staff
Catering - provided by external caterers
3. Flexibility
Banquet - limited to venue offerings
Catering - highly customizable
4. Formality
Banquet - often more formal to semi formal than
catering ‘
Catering - casual to formal
5. Cost
Banquet - venue package includes multiple elements
Catering - cost varies based on customiization
CLASSIFICATION OF CATERING
1. Social Catering - informal event, intimate gathering
(focus on food and socializing). Ex: birthday,
anniversaries, baptism
2. Business or Corporate Catering - focuses on
providing high quality food and drink service. Ex:
seminars, conferences, training and workshop, business
meeting
HISTORY OF CATERING
1778 - 1st major services being catered. (US /
Philadelphia / ball) (by Caesar Cranshell to celebrate the
departure of British General William Howe) nag cater
1820's - catering business in Philadelphia. (catering was
founded by African and American)
1840's - catering began to professionalize by ROBERT
BOGLE. (originator of catering) (second generation of
Philadelphia black caterers) (restaurants and catering)
1930's - white businessman moved in the industry.
-Soviet Union - simple menu and state public catering
as part of collectivization policies.
WW II - rationing system
1960's - home made foods was overtaken because of
URBANIZATION, WOMEN ENTERING WORKFORCE,
GROWTH OF FAST FOOD CHAIN.
MOBILE CATERERS serves food directly from vehicle,
carts or truck
-common at outdoors event. ( concerts, workplace,
downtowns).
CATERING TODAY - scope of service expands, not only
limited to food prep, presentation expands. (event
organizer hire professional caterers to save time and
avoid problems
MOST COMMON CATERING SERVICES
1. Mobile Catering Services - flexible ex truck,vendors
2. Take Home Orders - party platter, finger foods,
small menus
3. Door to Door Catering - delivered at your door
(drop off service)
