Catering Management 3(1+2)

Lesson 01 : Catering Management

Reasons for Growth of Food service out lets / Catering Institutions

1. As a matter of convenience at the places of work or residence has led to the establishment of different profit / nonprofit units as both wife and husband are working. Eating out began to be considered prestigious, fashionable and means of entertainment.
2. International cooperation in the fields of trade, commerce, education, sports has brought together people from different geographical, cultural backgrounds. The exposure to the different kinds of foods created specialized catering services like Chinese, Italian, American and South Indians specialized items.
3. The development of ways high and improvements in the modes of transportation gave rise to road side eating places like dhabas etc.
4. The need for literacy gave rise to a number of educational institutions where children spent long hours. This generated a need for catering facilities in schools and colleges.
5. Increase in health and medical care gave rise to more and more hospitals and clinics and it thus became necessary to operate canteens for patients, staff and visitors.
6. Welfare services which are planned by the government to eradicate hunger and malnutrition led to introduction of mobile units.
7. Industrialization gave a spurt of employment for both men and women and employers subsequently had to provide catering facilities for their employees which led to the development of industrial canteens.