Food
This type of catering is where attendees wait at their table for the food to be brought to them.
What is Sit Down Catering?
Seating where the chairs are in a U shape.
What is Horse-shoe seating?
Setting up before an event.
What is Load In?
The movement of guests at the venue or event.
What is traffic flow?
This is a written offer from a vendor.
What is Proposal?
This catering type is when there are multiple sections with food in them.
What is station catering?
This seating includes all chairs and or desks are in a circler shape.
What is Circle-style seating?
This is when you take equipment out of a venue.
What is load out?
When someone expected to arrive at the venue doesn't appear at the event or venue.
What is a No Show?
Dividers that are removable.
This catering includes a large amount of food in one place.
What is Banquet Catering?
This is seating where everyone is facing each other.
What is board room style?
This is a debrief after an event.
Requirements needed to be met for someone to attend an event.
What are specifications?
An number of rooms a hotel rents out for an event.
What are Room Blocks?
This is when someone pays another company or person to provide food for an event.
What is event caatering?
This type of seating style includes everyone facing a stage or a area of importance.
What is Cabaret style?
Educational event or meetings that happens before the event.
What are Concurrent Sessions?
Often referred to master of ceremonies.
What is an Emcee?
A place where multiple businesses meet with there peers.
What is a Trade Show?
Someone who doesn't order a catering service for an event and does it all themselves.
What is Self-catering?
Seating that you can't move.
What is Fixed seating?
The time when the event planner visits the venue before the event.
What is Site Visit?
This is when travelling and hotels are the most active.
What is Peak Season?
Areas that are used of support and are not typically seen by guests.
What is Back of House?