Catering Vocabulary
Caterer who will be bringing prepared food to your venue. The caterer cooks and prepares food in their own kitchen, then plate, cover, and transport the food to your location.
What is Off premise catering?
low-priced; generally focused on delivery rather than
service
What are Budget Events?
A systematic process to determine whether products should be prepared on-site or purchased from an external supply source
What is a Make/Buy analysis?
Group hot foods with...
What is hot foods?
Anything that is ________ to the job should be listed as so
What is Essential?
competence to perform a learned activity
What is Skill?
One of the easiest forms of advertisement for a caterer
What is Word of mouth? or What are Referrals?
The consistent delivery of a catering
organization’s products and services according to expected standards
What is Quality (organizational perspective)?
When setting a table, this goes down first.
What are Linens?
First thing to complete before hiring for a position.
What is a Job analysis?
Comprehensive list of everything that will be needed to supply and facilitate an event
What is the Packing list?
Good for cash flow - offseason
What are Deposits?
A tool that describes the quality requirements to be met by products and services purchased by a catering
organization
What are Purchase specifications?
The event can also be referred to as
What is the Show?
A good option/alternative for uncommon
staffing needs
What is Staffing agency?
Partnering with another local event to showcase
products
What is Piggybacking?
Statement that Reflects the core beliefs and values of the organization (company culture)
What is the Mission Statement?
A system in which purchase quantities are calculated on the basis of the number of purchase units required to return inventory quantities to a pre-determined level
What is the Par Inventory System (Non-Scheduled)?
These guests should be served first.
What is Eldest Women?
_______ of employees can determine the success of a company.
What is Quality?
group of individuals, in a specific geographic area,
that have needs, wants, and desires for food and beverage services
What is Caterer’s Market?
a contract can be considered the ______ of the event.
What is the Blueprint?
The proper quality of a service will also be that which best accomplishes ____
What is its intended purpose?
Side Plates should be cleared from?
What is right side?
On the Job training is considered ______ training.
What is Informal?