In many respects, catering is just
another food-service business ... but with a special
twist: The extraordinarily high level of pressure for
planning and performance. In this respect, catering
makes a typical restaurant business look like a Sunday
afternoon picnic.
There are two
basic types of catering: on-premise and off-premise.
In the case of on-premise catering, the food is
prepared and served in the same place. For
off-premise catering, the food is prepared in one
place, and then transported to the venue for
serving.
