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Starting a catering business
Starting a catering business would be hard yet the rewards would be fantastic. If you feel it is something you would like to pursue then visiting ‘The Nationwide Caterers Associations’ web site would be a good place to start. There is lots of advice on where to start and tips on making sure your business [...]
Setting Up A Business In Catering
Becoming a caterer
As a hard and fast rule you do not need any particular qualifications to become a caterer. A real interest in food and the presentation of it is a must whether qualified or not. Usually experience will teach you a lot when working in the food service industry but qualifications always help so if you [...]
Opening a Catering Business Hints and Tips
To open a catering business you need to have certain attributes as an individual. Time management is very important in any food service business. Having food prepared and leave the kitchen in a timely manner is a must. This type of service must be consistent. Therefore you should be a very organized person to become [...]
All About Catering
Catering Part One
It is estimated that around 20,000 catering companies open in the UK every year. So what is catering? What is it to be a caterer? I think the two most common words you would find in answers from people asked this question would be ‘food’ and ‘event’. This would be true, a caterer is a [...]
Catering Part Two
At a professionally catered party you would expect the food to be a focal point of the event. It is not unusual for a catering company to also have been responsible for the arrangement of tables and decorations. A catering company understands that the way tables are arranged and/or decorated can have a dramatic effect [...]
Event Catering
A DIY party? You’ll be rewarded in heaven.
With the festive season well and truly upon us, it’s time to par-TEE! For some of us that means thinking up new excuses for avoiding the “office party” or it means throwing yourself whole heartedly into the whole sparkly experience. If you’re of the mind to throw a party for family and friends yourself, then you’re in for some hard work that will be amply rewarded by a place in heaven.
If you have booked that “local hall”, it’s probably too late or too small an event to justify the booking one of the many Catering shipping companies to transport your buffet, drinks, cutlery and decorations. If it’s too late to unbook the hall, you’ll suddenly realise that you have to transport everything to the hall. You’re probably looking at a fleet of cars – or possibly up to twenty trips in your own car. It is do-able, I’ve done it, but not advisable. [Read More...]
Types of Event Catering Part Two
There are other types of catering service aside from corporate and social catering. Cold service catering involves a caterer delivering cold snacks to a home or work place. More recently some caterers have been working with nutritionists to provide cold catering services which involve delivering three meals a day to people hoping to lose weight. The three meals delivered would be nutritionally balanced and be within a certain amount of calories. This is a more modern type of food service. A traditional cold food service would involve a catering company delivering a freshly prepared selection of cold snacks. This kind of food is appealing to most people and can be delivered on a bicycle to offices, private homes and just about anywhere within the local proximity. [Read More...]
Social Catering
Social Catering
Social catering covers a range of events from cooking in a families’ home on a fairly regular basis to a wedding. Depending on the clients specifications the caterer may prepare a buffet or a full five course sit down meal. During social catering there is more of an opportunity to be creative. A lot of [...]