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WEEK FIVE (5)
TOPIC: Catering Establishment
Sub Topic 1: Types of catering establishments
Sub Topic 2: Types of Catering establishment contd./ Functions of catering establishment.
Types of Catering Establishments
Catering establishment can be classified into two (2). They are commercial and non- commercial. The commercial catering establishment are traditionally considered or known for profit operations, while the non-commercial catering establishment is for welfare catering, which is characterized by its non- profit-making focus minimizing cost by achieving maximum efficiency. However, with the introduction of competitive tendering, many public sector operations have been won by contract caterers who have introduced new concepts and commercialism with the public sector. This sector is commonly known as the cost sector.
COMMERCIAL CATERING ESTABLISHMENT
RESTAURANT CATERING.
A restaurant is an establishment that serves the customer with prepared food and beverages on order, to be consumed on the premises. The term covers a multiplicity of venues and a diversity of style of cuisine. Restaurant are sometimes also a feature of a large complex, typically a hotel here the dinning amenities are provided for convenience of the resident and for the hotel to maximize their potential revenue.
OUTDOOR CATERING
This catering includes the provision of food and drinks away for home base and supplied. The venue is left to the people choice. Hotels, restaurant and catering contractors meet this growing demand (they handle and catering the services). The type of food and set-up depends entirely on the price agreed upon; outdoor catering includes catering for functions such as wedding, birthdays, other party, conventions etc.
LEISURE-LINKED CATERING.
This type of catering refers to the provision of food and beverages to people engaged in rest and recreation activities. This includes scale of food and kiosks at exhibition, theme parks, galleries and theatres. The increase in the availability of leisure time and a; large disposable income for leisure activities has made it a very profitable form of catering.
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