Function Rooms & Mass Catering

Function Catering, Mass Catering, Mass Feeding, & Banqueting

All the different descriptions boil down to being some form of social gathering with the same requirement: the ability of operators to feed many people all at the same time or in a short space of time, with good hot food.

Overview of Functions

This overview is intended to positively influence the way you perceive your company?s ability to feed masses of people or just a crowd in a short space of time.

No matter whether it's a Christmas or Birthday party, Bonfire Night parties, construction crews, film locations, football, rugby, cricket, tennis or any other sports ground, amusement or theme park, or any other social gathering where numbers of people want feeding, it can all easily be done with the right planning and equipment to hand.

It doesn't matter how people are dressed, the common factor is that your customers all want the same thing - which is good quality food, preferably served hot.

Most of the processes required in Function catering are the same or similar to those applied in Banqueting (you can find more on this in another section). The primary difference is the food itself and how you deliver it.

Less Formal Functions

These enable operators to offer limited choice yet good value menus that can be prepared in advance, and held hot until service time.

Sit Down, or Buffet style, or Walkabout picnic boxes, it can be adapted exactly to suit your venue and your customer's budget. And you don't need 'posh' premises - just an efficient hot food delivery system.

Encourage advance meal booking

For groups of 10 or more - all caterers know there is nothing more infuriating to families than to have to follow a coach party to try and order food - many times there is nothing left, or nothing they want to eat.

A Pre-Order Meal System

Implementing a Pre-Ordering system means that

  • you know in advance what to cook and
  • you get paid up front.

Especially if coach parties are involved, this means only a few designated people from the party will need to enter the restaurant to collect the food for everyone.

No Fuss No Stress Service

All that will be needed is to hand over the meals as ordered. How? Because all the meals will have been pre-prepared and will be safely stashed away in one of your new best friends - either the Alto-Shaam hot cart or the Fri-Jado Hot Multi-Deck Grab&Go - ready and waiting for your customer.

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Remember: the same system will apply in almost all mass feeding instances ? it?s just the style of venue, the numbers, and the service style that changes:

  • Picnic Parties (walkabout meals in picnic boxes)
  • Summer BBQ's
  • Coach Parties
  • Engagement Parties
  • Christmas & New Year's Parties
  • Birthday Parties
  • Corporate do's
  • Halloween or Bonfire Night Parties
  • Easter Bunny Hunts
  • Funerals - or any other reason for a party!

Make More Profit - Offer Functions!