Section 1 : the industry Flashcards
what is a catering establishment?
somewhere that sells foofd and drink
eg. resturant, school canteen, hotel, wine bar
what is a comercial catering establishment?
they sell food and drink to make a profiteg a resutrant, take away or bed and brekfast
what is a non-comercial caering establishment?
one that doesnt need to make a profit
eg. prison canteen or hosptial cafeteria
define a residential catering establishent
one that provides accommodation for their customers and food and drink too
eg. bed and breakfasts or hotels
define a non-residential catering establishment
one that doestnt provide accommodation
eg. resturant or staff canteen
what is a contract caterer?
one that provides food and drink at places where it is not usally provided. usally hired private events ( weddings or birthday parties)
what are the advantges of contract catering?
they organise the menu and the food
they serve and feed the guests
they clear up afterwards
define cafeteria service
customers served ready made food at the counter
advatages of cafeteria service
dont need many staf or skilled ones
can serve lots of customers very quickly
disadvantges of cafeteria service
food has to be kept hot
lots of queues
define fast-food service
in fast-food outlets food is being cooked all the time . customers oerder at a counter and are given food straight away
advatages of fast-food service
dont need skilled staff
can serve lots very quickly
easy for customers to get while out and about
disadvantges of fastfood service
need very expensive specialist equiptment(fryers)
expensive rent (high streets)
limited menu options
define self-service
customers serve food to them selves
advatages of self service
doesnt need lots of staff
no queues
customers ca takes as much as they want
disadvatges of self servce
hard to know how much food to provide for the customers as they can take as much as they want
define take away service
customers order food at a counter and wait for it to be cooked. they take it away and eat it somewhere else
it can also be delivered to the customers home (pizza)
advantages of takeaway service
dont need space for suctomers to sit and seat
no staff to serve customers needed
disadvantages of take-away service
need very expenisve specialist equiptment (pizza ovens)
may need to employ staff to deliver food
define waited service
table service is when waiters or waitreses take customers orders and deliver them theeir food. its used in resturants cafes and hotels also at large functions such as wedding receptions
advatages of waited service
cn serve lots of people quickly
persona service
customers have a wide choice of food
disadvatges of waited service
expenisve to employ waiting staff
specialised equiptment needed for serving ( trolleys)
define plate service
the presnetaion of the meal is doe by the chef and then the food/plate is broght out to the customer by the waiter (waited service)
advatges of plate service
easy to control portion size
persnetaion will be the same for each dish
disadvatges of playe service
presenting the food takes up the chefs time
define Gueridon service
the chef finishes the cooking or carking on the customers table, this entertains they as they can watch the cheff show off their skills eg flambe crepe suzette
advatages of gueridon service
good way to impress customers
disadvatages of gueridon service
needs achef who ca perform for customers
needs specialost equiptment (flambe trolley)