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Catering

Career in Catering

When food and service go hand in hand the business of catering takes place. There is a 'foodie' career which may give you an ultimate joy of work. Catering is the profession where in you have to do cooking, provide food and beverage for events. Caterers are either self dependent vendors or some person within a particular department of a facility such as a hotel, restaurant, institution, venue, etc. This passionate business involves service, cooking and distribution with good standards of hygiene and taste and preferences set by ordering clients.

Key to Success

To be successful in Catering you should have/ develop:

Friendly, helpful, outgoing personality
Physical stamina
Good health
An eye for detail

Scope and Opportunities

There are enormous career opportunities in this sector. An individual can find best employment opportunities in Hotel, restaurants, companies, hospitals, airlines, food processing companies. IRCTC need large number of caterers.

Any individual with the passion toward this field can start his/her own food production company. Many private firms are entering in to the food sector and outsourcing it in form of dynamic delivery network.

Lifestyle & Social Status

Opportunity to travel and work anywhere in the world
You could have the opportunity of serving dignitaries
One might not be able to give time to family

Career Path

Job Profile

Auditing food delivery, to make sure that are distributed to the correct recipients and with specific guidelines, such as those for special diets are followed honestly.
Booking orders and relay orders to kitchens or serving counters so they can be filled
Prepare new food items
Vigilance on food preparation or serving techniques to ensure that proper procedures are followed