Hospitality and catering AC1.1 part 3

The RSA inspect restaurants but what for?

• How hygienic they are

• How environmentally friendly they are

• How creative they are with the food

• How they source their food

Select 3 examples of types of suppliers

• wholesaler

• catering machinery supplier

• local shop

• Specialist food supplier

• asda

Select 3 things a hotel inspector would be looking for in a hotel.

• facilities available

• level of customer care

• health and safety

• types of existing customer

• location to the nearest city

When a customer hires a food business to provide food for a function/ event- this is known as?

• commercial catering

• speculative function

• contract catering

• Transport catering

Select 2 benefits of using a local supplier.

• Creates jobs locally

• Is cheaper

• Reduces food miles

• Better quality stock

• Stock is organic

Select 2 negatives of a buffet style food service to a restaurant

• Food hygiene an be an issue

• Customers can over eat

• vegetables/ accompaniments are cheap to buy

• Less staff are needed

Cafeteria food service is?

• Different food are displayed and paid for at separate counters.

• Customers sit at tables and are waited on by staff- food is paid for at end of the meal.

• Food and drink is displayed- along one counter customer queue select item when they pass and pay at the end of the counter

• Food and drink is displayed- customer take trays to a specific counter select food and then pay at central till

Select 2 examples of non commercial residential establishment

• Hotel

• School

• Hospital

• Guest house

• Prison

A commercial residential establishment is ?

• A business which is non profit making and customers can sleep over

• A business where customers can not sleep over

• A business which is profit making and customers can sleep over

• A non profit making establishment

Select 3 benefits of using a contract caterer

• experts in their catering field

• they are not known to the customer already

• will offer a limited variety of food choices

• have all the food safety and hygiene regulations covered

• have connections within the catering field