TYPES OF CATERING ESTABLISHMENTS

TYPES OF CATERING ESTABLISHMENTS
There are number of ways to classify catering establishments in the world of catering industries. Generally catering establishments can be divided into following two types.

Primary of Commercial Catering
These are the establishments whose main aim is to earn profit by providing food and beverage to the guests as per their demand. Hence, they are also referred as commercial catering, establishments. Such as hotels, restaurants, fast food outlets, bars, pubs, etc.

Secondary or Welfare Catering
these are the establishments that provide food and beverage as a part of another business. Their aim is not to earn money. Instead, the establishments are there to provide welfare services at affordable prices, such as industrial canteens, hospital canteens, school/college canteens, railways caterings, airline caterings, ship or cruise lines, etc. The quality and the quantity of the food should be equally good, through this type of menu offered in this type of catering might be different from another.