Catering services
Let’s take a closer look at each of these and see where a catering service is available.
| Organisation | Catering services provided | Customers | For profit or not for profit | Main Purpose of organisation |
| Hospital | On the wards | Patients | Free - no profit | To care for people who are ill |
| Hospital | Canteen/restaurant | Staff | Subsidised charges so may make a profit | To care for people who are ill |
| Hospital | Coffee shop | Staff/visitors/ patients | Profit | To care for people who are ill |
| Residential homes | Dining room | Older people/ people with disabilities | Free included in the overall cost of staying in the home | To care for older or disabled people |
| Prisons | Canteens/ cells/ staff dining room | Inmates/ staff | Free- no profit | To house people who have committed a crime |
| Schools | School dining room | Pupils/staff/visitors | Pay for food or some may have subsidised free school meals. No profit expected | To educate children |
| Colleges and Universities | Self service restaurants | Students/ visitors | Profit | To educate adults |
| Colleges and Universities | Vending machines | Staff/ students/ vistors | Profit | To educate adults |
| Colleges and Universities | Staff dining room | Staff | Profit | To educate adults |
| Lesisure Facilities | Vending machines/ coffee shop/ bar/ fast food outlets | All users | Profit | To provide facilities for sport and fitness |
| Tourist Attractions | Self-service cafes/ coffee shops | Visitors/ staff | Profit | To provide places for tourists and local people to visit and relax |
| Night Clubs | Bars | Adults | Profit | To provide different types of entertainment for adults |
| Theatres/ Cinema | Bar/ coffee/ snacks | Adults,children and young people | Profit | To provide different types of entertainment for all age groups |
| Festivals | Fast food outlets/ Burger Vans/ Coffee/ Cold drinks/ Snacks | All ages/ Tourists/ Local people | Profit | To provide different types of entertainment for all ages |
| In house staff food | Staff dining room | Employees only | Subsidised to provide good working environment for staff so non-profit making | For convenience of staff so they do not have to leave the workplace for food |
| In flight food | The type of food available will depend on the length of the flight. May be snacks only or may be meals | Passengers/ crew/ cabin staff | Cost may be included in the airfare. If passengers pay for what they buy on the flight it will be profit making. | To transport people quickly from one country to another |
| Ferry Travel | Bar/ restaurant/ vending machines | Passenegers/ crew | Profit | To transport people and vehicles by sea |
| Organisation | Hospital |
|---|---|
| Catering services provided | On the wards |
| Customers | Patients |
| For profit or not for profit | Free - no profit |
| Main Purpose of organisation | To care for people who are ill |
| Organisation | Hospital |
|---|---|
| Catering services provided | Canteen/restaurant |
| Customers | Staff |
| For profit or not for profit | Subsidised charges so may make a profit |
| Main Purpose of organisation | To care for people who are ill |
| Organisation | Hospital |
|---|---|
| Catering services provided | Coffee shop |
| Customers | Staff/visitors/ patients |
| For profit or not for profit | Profit |
| Main Purpose of organisation | To care for people who are ill |
| Organisation | Residential homes |
|---|---|
| Catering services provided | Dining room |
| Customers | Older people/ people with disabilities |
| For profit or not for profit | Free included in the overall cost of staying in the home |
| Main Purpose of organisation | To care for older or disabled people |
| Organisation | Prisons |
|---|---|
| Catering services provided | Canteens/ cells/ staff dining room |
| Customers | Inmates/ staff |
| For profit or not for profit | Free- no profit |
| Main Purpose of organisation | To house people who have committed a crime |
| Organisation | Schools |
|---|---|
| Catering services provided | School dining room |
| Customers | Pupils/staff/visitors |
| For profit or not for profit | Pay for food or some may have subsidised free school meals. No profit expected |
| Main Purpose of organisation | To educate children |
| Organisation | Colleges and Universities |
|---|---|
| Catering services provided | Self service restaurants |
| Customers | Students/ visitors |
| For profit or not for profit | Profit |
| Main Purpose of organisation | To educate adults |
| Organisation | Colleges and Universities |
|---|---|
| Catering services provided | Vending machines |
| Customers | Staff/ students/ vistors |
| For profit or not for profit | Profit |
| Main Purpose of organisation | To educate adults |
| Organisation | Colleges and Universities |
|---|---|
| Catering services provided | Staff dining room |
| Customers | Staff |
| For profit or not for profit | Profit |
| Main Purpose of organisation | To educate adults |
| Organisation | Lesisure Facilities |
|---|---|
| Catering services provided | Vending machines/ coffee shop/ bar/ fast food outlets |
| Customers | All users |
| For profit or not for profit | Profit |
| Main Purpose of organisation | To provide facilities for sport and fitness |
| Organisation | Tourist Attractions |
|---|---|
| Catering services provided | Self-service cafes/ coffee shops |
| Customers | Visitors/ staff |
| For profit or not for profit | Profit |
| Main Purpose of organisation | To provide places for tourists and local people to visit and relax |
| Organisation | Night Clubs |
|---|---|
| Catering services provided | Bars |
| Customers | Adults |
| For profit or not for profit | Profit |
| Main Purpose of organisation | To provide different types of entertainment for adults |
| Organisation | Theatres/ Cinema |
|---|---|
| Catering services provided | Bar/ coffee/ snacks |
| Customers | Adults,children and young people |
| For profit or not for profit | Profit |
| Main Purpose of organisation | To provide different types of entertainment for all age groups |
| Organisation | Festivals |
|---|---|
| Catering services provided | Fast food outlets/ Burger Vans/ Coffee/ Cold drinks/ Snacks |
| Customers | All ages/ Tourists/ Local people |
| For profit or not for profit | Profit |
| Main Purpose of organisation | To provide different types of entertainment for all ages |
| Organisation | In house staff food |
|---|---|
| Catering services provided | Staff dining room |
| Customers | Employees only |
| For profit or not for profit | Subsidised to provide good working environment for staff so non-profit making |
| Main Purpose of organisation | For convenience of staff so they do not have to leave the workplace for food |
| Organisation | In flight food |
|---|---|
| Catering services provided | The type of food available will depend on the length of the flight. May be snacks only or may be meals |
| Customers | Passengers/ crew/ cabin staff |
| For profit or not for profit | Cost may be included in the airfare. If passengers pay for what they buy on the flight it will be profit making. |
| Main Purpose of organisation | To transport people quickly from one country to another |
| Organisation | Ferry Travel |
|---|---|
| Catering services provided | Bar/ restaurant/ vending machines |
| Customers | Passenegers/ crew |
| For profit or not for profit | Profit |
| Main Purpose of organisation | To transport people and vehicles by sea |
