Tétel 1 Flashcards
General catering
hotels featuring restaurants that cater primarily for residents of the hotel and, second, for walk-in guests who are not residents
Signature catering
hotels that have developed a restaurant as a brand that stands alone from the hotel and is therefore primarily aimed at walk-in customers. Most of these restaurants are located in luxury or upscale establishments
Outsourced catering
hotels that outsource the management and operation of their catering provision to a third party. The outsourcing of a hotel’ s food and beverage operations can take several forms: a lease contract, management contract or an agreement with a contracted caterer
Budget catering
: hotels that provide only a limited catering service, and sometimes no catering at all other than food from vending machines. The budget hotel sector in the UK is rapidly expanding
On premise catering
-What: held exclusively within the facility, food is prepared/served on the same location, all of the required functions and services that the caterer executes are done at their own facility.
-Advantages: everything is within reach, you have an alternative if there is a problem, requires less preparation
-Disadvantages: less potential income
off premise catering
-What: food is prepared in a kitchen and transported to the location
-Advantages: more potential income
-Disadvantages: lot of equipment needed, transportation, keeping the food hot/cold, avoiding spillage, food born illnesses
Aperitif
an alcoholic drink taken before a meal to stimulate the appetite.
Petit fours
Small, bite-sized decorative cakes
Sommelier
A trained professional who specializes in wine and food matching