Welfare catering

Presentation on Welfare Catering

1. Welfare Catering

2. Welfare Catering The provision of food and beverages service to people to fulfil a social obligation is known as welfare catering. It includes catering in hospitals, schools, colleges, staff canteens, armed forces and prisons. It is mainly about providing food at minimal costs. It does not serve the purpose of generating profit . It does not promote a lucrative food menu. M ostly follow a Cyclic Menu that is good enough to fulfil the nutritional requirements of a human body .

3. Industrial Catering It is t he provision of food and beverages to ‘people at work’ at subsidised rates. Catering may be undertaken by management itself, or may be contracted out to professional caterers. Depending on the choice of, contractors undertake to feed the workforce for a fixed period of time at a predetermined price.

4. Institutional Catering The provision of food and beverages to students in teaching institutions at highly subsidised rates is called institutional catering. It is the responsibility of the institutes to provide a balanced diet to their students. The concept is not to earn revenue but to serve their own social responsibility. Catering may be undertaken by management itself, or may be contracted out to professional caterers . The cyclic food menu is mostly based on the seasonal availability of ingredients.

5. Travel & Transport Catering The provision of food and beverages to passengers, before, during and after a journey on trains, aircraft and ships and in buses or private vehicles is termed as transport catering.

6. Airline Catering Catering to airline passengers on board, as well as at restaurants situated at airport terminals is termed as airline catering. Modern airports have a variety of food and beverage outlets to cater to the increasing number of air passengers. Catering to passengers en route is normally contracted out to a flight catering unit of a reputed hotel OR to a catering contractor OR to the catering unit of the airline itself.

7. Railway Catering Catering to railway passengers both during the journey as well as at railway stations is called railway catering. Travelling by train for long distances can be very tiring; hence the concept o n-board meal services helps to make the journey less tedious . Luxury trains are also operated by IRCTC. Eg . Palace on wheels and Maharaja Express

8. Ship Catering It is catering to cargo crew and Cruise lines . Ships have kitchen(Galley) and restaurants on board. Q uality of service and facilities offered depends on class of the ship and price the passengers are paying . It offers regional and international cuisines