Hospitality Industry And Catering

Muhtasari

Every plate of jollof served at an owambe in Lagos, every tray of food wheeled round a ward in a teaching hospital, and every buffet laid out in an Abuja hotel belongs to one great enterprise: the hospitality industry. Catering, the business of preparing and serving food and drink to people away from their own homes, sits right at its heart. Learn how the two fit together and you have the map for everything else in this subject.

This lesson defines catering and the wider hospitality industry, then opens up the single most examined idea in the topic: the split between welfare catering, provided as a service to people who need it, and commercial catering, provided to make a profit. You will see how large the trade has grown in Nigeria, why events culture keeps it busy, and the many careers that a well trained caterer can build inside it.

Malengo

  1. Define catering and the hospitality industry
  2. Explain the components of catering, both welfare and commercial
  3. Distinguish catering from the wider hospitality industry
  4. Describe the scope and importance of catering to the Nigerian economy
  5. Outline the career opportunities available in catering and hospitality

Maelezo ya Somo

Ask ten Nigerians what a caterer does and most will picture a woman in a bright gele dishing rice at a wedding. That picture is true, but it is a keyhole view of a vast trade. The same skill that feeds three hundred guests at an owambe feeds pupils in a boarding school in Ilorin, patients in a hospital in Enugu, soldiers in a barracks in Kaduna, and oil workers on a rig off Port Harcourt. All of that is catering, and catering is one half of the hospitality industry. Before you can cook, cost a menu or run a kitchen, you have to see the whole field and know where your work sits in it. That is what this first lesson gives you.

Tathmini ya Somo

Hongera kwa kukamilisha somo la Hospitality Industry And Catering. Sasa kwa kuwa umechunguza dhana na mawazo muhimu, ni wakati wa kuweka ujuzi wako kwa mtihani. Sehemu hii inatoa mazoezi mbalimbali maswali yaliyoundwa ili kuimarisha uelewaji wako na kukusaidia kupima ufahamu wako wa nyenzo.

Utakutana na mchanganyiko wa aina mbalimbali za maswali, ikiwemo maswali ya kuchagua jibu sahihi, maswali ya majibu mafupi, na maswali ya insha. Kila swali limebuniwa kwa umakini ili kupima vipengele tofauti vya maarifa yako na ujuzi wa kufikiri kwa makini.

Tumia sehemu hii ya tathmini kama fursa ya kuimarisha uelewa wako wa mada na kubaini maeneo yoyote ambapo unaweza kuhitaji kusoma zaidi. Usikatishwe tamaa na changamoto zozote utakazokutana nazo; badala yake, zitazame kama fursa za kukua na kuboresha.

  1. The hospitality industry is best described as the business of: A. Growing and selling raw food crops B. Welcoming people away from home and meeting their needs for food, drink and shelter C. Manufacturing packaged food for shops D. Transporting goods between cities Answer: B
  2. Catering is divided into two sectors on the basis of: A. The size of the kitchen B. The price of the food C. Whether the aim is profit or service D. The number of guests served Answer: C
  3. Which of the following is an example of welfare catering? A. A hotel restaurant B. A boarding school dining hall C. A fast food outlet D. An outdoor caterer at a wedding Answer: B
  4. Which one of these belongs to commercial catering? A. A hospital patients' kitchen B. A soldiers' mess in a barracks C. A restaurant in Ibadan D. A prison feeding unit Answer: C
  5. The two main arms of the hospitality industry are: A. Farming and catering B. Accommodation and catering C. Cooking and cleaning D. Hotels and factories Answer: B

Maswali ya Zamani

Unajiuliza maswali ya zamani kuhusu mada hii yanaonekanaje? Hapa kuna idadi ya maswali kuhusu Hospitality Industry And Catering kutoka miaka iliyopita.

Swali 1 Ripoti

(a) Give four methods of preserving fish.

(b) In a restaurant, a customer has lodged a complaint that her beef dish is not well cooked. In four steps, outline how the situation should be managed.