PROBLEMS ENCOUNTERED IN ESTABLISHING A CATERING BUSINESS
A Research Paper
Presented to
The Faculty of the English Department
Polytechnic University of Quezon City
Novaliches, Quezon City
In Partial Fulfillment of
The Requirements for the Subject
English 123
Jennefer T. Macasa
Abigaille P. Marcelo
Charmaine D. Gaspar
Ernie Bacaran
Jerry Mar Gelizon
Lady Lyn E. Lupango
March 2009
i APPROVAL SHEET This thesis entitled PROBLEMS ENCOUNTERED IN ESTABLISHING A CATERING BUSINESS, PREPARED AND SUBMITTED by Jennefer T. Macasa, Abigaille P. Marcelo, Charmaine D. Gaspar, Lady Lyn E. Lupango, Ernie Bacaran, Jerry Mar Gelizon in partial fulfillment of the requirement for the degree in Bachelor of Science in Entrepreneurial Management is
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Whether you cater events on a full-time or a part-time basis, the opportunities are excellent. Each catered event is a new experience and challenge with a new group of people. With the rewards and fun comes demanding work, for which you will need stamina and the ability to work under pressure ranges from box-lunch drop-off to full-service catering.[1] Caterers and their staff are part of the food service industry. When most people refer to a "caterer", they are referring to an event caterer who serves food with waiting staff at dining tables or sets up a self-serve buffet.[2] The food may be prepared on site made completely at the event, or the caterer may choose to bring prepared food and put the finishing touches on once it arrives. The event caterer staffs are not responsible for preparing the food but often help set up the dining area. This service is typically provided at banquets, conventions, and weddings. Any event where all who attend are
There are more little jobs that the catering associates must perform. They must know all the diets, do their cleaning jobs within the kitchen, and ensure that all their patients are happy.
This discussion is on a food production company which is divided into two groups: Those that prepare and serve food and those that produce and distribute food, equipment, and services needed by food providers. The most common example of the first group food staffs are Restaurants employ who manages 60% of the work to be done within company. The former includes staffs, hosts, and busboys. The latter includes chefs, cooks, managers, and dishwashers. Fast food restaurants limit their employ to food preparation people, managers, and cashiers. The trend of food trucks adds a mobile
In relation to hospitality and catering, the non-commercial or “public” sector exists in the form of hospitals and institutes of education. Organisations in the commercial sector are privately owned and exist solely to find a niche to exploit to make money. While money-making is still a factor in the private sector, it is not the main goal. With the primary goal, demographic and expectations of the target audience, along with location and budget, all taken into account, different areas of the hospitality and catering industry begin to differ widely.
Industry: Demographic factors are favorable to the restaurant industry. Approximately 52% of the 1993 population in the area was 60 years of age or over. This was considered the restaurant’s main target market. During the late 1980s and early 1990s, the number of people taking up permanent residence in the valley increased dramatically for various reasons. The climate was attractive for growing population of seniors. Land prices, housing, taxes, and utilities were affordable. With the average cost of an acre of industrial land in the Penticton area at $45000 in 1991, businesses were attracted to the area. Between 1984 and 1991, manufacturing
I will continue to offer the hot and cold beverages and add healthy and organic breakfast and lunch with homemade pastry at a reasonable price. I also will target all of the university students and staffs by offering them a discount with a reward card. Also I will hand out flyers to all nearby businesses in the area and advertise in the local newspaper biweekly. Moreover, I will extend my business to cater for all events such as: gaming tournaments, art show, Special events and more. If you are a loyalty customer you will receive additional discount on all catering. Since this is a newly develop area any new business open in the area will received free lunch for a day for employees and staff.
The study begins by explaining how much the residents of Gourmand love good food. They love food so much that that over time, a commission of distinguished chefs had decided that not any one should be capable of opening up a restaurant. If a restaurant was to be open, a chef would have to have 21 years of training, attend a prestigious school, and obtain a license to become a chef. These guidelines would ensure that when a resident would go to a restaurant, the food would be good. The first-class quality of food consequently rose the prices of restaurant meals to become very expensive.
A list of exclusive caters is provided by the hotel, no other outside caterers are allowed. All rentals include up to 20 banquet tables.
Kudler Fine Foods is a gourmet food store which also offers in store parties in order to introduce customers to their products and also teach customers how to prepare their specialty foods. They have expanded to three stores and are continuing to see growth opportunities in their industry. Kudler Fine Foods has planned on contracting with local growers to obtain their produce and now they want to add a catering service. Before they can do so, they must run the possibility fully through a marketing standpoint in order to assure the success of this project. This study will comprise of the opportunities Kudler Fine Food has in its marketing mix that will help them operate a successful catering business.
This party was catered by Downtown catering- for food only and served by their employees.
Yes, we are using caterers that buy from local Kentucky farmers. Also, could you send more information for your bio? We would like to have information on your work experience (past and present). This information will be useful for the presenter and for the other members. Please let me know if you have any questions.
Approximately 52% of the 1993 population in the area was 60 years of age or over. This was considered the restaurant’s main target market. During the late 1980s and early 1990s, the number of people taking up permanent residence in the valley increased dramatically for various reasons. The climate was attractive for growing population of seniors. Land prices, housing, taxes, and utilities were affordable. With the average cost of an acre of industrial land in the Penticton area at $45000 in 1991, businesses were attracted to the area. Between 1984 and
10 Caters: We will be serving food catered by Chick-fil-a. It will include a variety of food items from their menu such as chicken sandwiches, Chick-fil-a nuggets, salads, and wraps. There will also be a candy bar that will provide the guests with delicious treats and desserts. The employees will make sure the food is fresh and warm, maintain the candy bar stocked, and make sure the guests
As part of the experience, more attentive service is given to the patrons, whereby a waitress and chef is designated for each party. Since there are only two tables - with each table serving up to eight patrons at a time - the waitress and chef are not overwhelmed. The direct attention given to the patrons by the chefs is savored by patrons; Rocky prides the company’s extensive three-year formal
It has been one year since I started to be a banquet server. The experience of working as a banquet server has helped me to appreciate people hard work around the tables serving their clients without complaining their exhaustion. According to Christa Titus, the author of “The Definition of a Banquet Server,” “A banquet server is a person who serves food and beverages to guests at an event.” The servers work at many special events such as graduation ceremony or wedding feast. Some of their duties are serving the ordered dishes, cleaning up the leftovers and assisting guests with their menu items. From my observation, this career is a low class job which pays a little amount of money for the life expenses alone. The workers are paid by hour but the wages in each country are varied.
The paper presents an analysis of the different factors influencing the restaurant industry and how these factors increase or decrease the demand for such services. The hypothesis that will be examined is that the performance of restaurants is mostly based on the type of food chosen by customers when they decide to go out for dinner, lunch, breakfast, or simply for a snack. What type of food refers mainly the nationality or concept of the food, (traditional American, Italian, Indian, Latin, or from any other type of culture). This factor is important because when customers go out to for dinner; they decide what to eat before deciding where to eat. That is why this factor is considerably important according to the hypothesis.