Question

Distinguish between welfare and commercial catering

Answer 1

Explanation:

Welfare Catering” is an extension of public assistance that provides services for senior citizens and the disabled who fall within the income guidelines. Some of these services include; shuttle services that provide transportation to and from doctor's appointments.

Commercial catering is defined as catering services provided just to earn profits, or in other words in this type of catering, services provided by outlets just to maximise profit. Such outlets exist not only in private sector but also in public sector.

Answer 2

Welfare catering involves providing food to underprivileged people for free, whereas commercial catering involves providing food to privileged people for a fee.

Welfare catering:

• Welfare catering is the provision of food and beverages to people in order to fulfill a social obligation determined by a recognized authority.
• This arose from the welfare state concept that was prevalent in Western countries.
• Catering in hospitals, schools, colleges, the armed forces, and prisons is included.

Commercial catering:

• Commercial catering refers to prepared cooking dishes that are easily provided by any professional service in order to make consumer arrangements easier.
• These are businesses whose primary goal is to make a profit by serving food and beverages to customers on demand.

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