Study this Catering Course Online and Start Your Own Business!
Do you love food and want your own business – then catering could be the right choice for you. This course is self-paced, online and flexible.
You will learn how manage a catering business including food production, beverage management, catering contracts, collaboration with events and much more.
Course Aims:
- To manage a catering or events business.
- To manage catering and events systems.
- The foundations of integrated disciplines such as event planning, food and beverage management, sales and marketing, human resources, accounting practices and legal contracts.
- To manage the requirements and challenges of; employee inductions, performance appraisals, exit interviews, staffing requirements, food safety, legal requirements and licensing, budgeting considerations and profit margins.
We suggest you also study Event Management bundled with this Catering Course for only $999 for the two!
What you will study:
The elements of catering services
- Introduction
- Catering events
- Food service styles
- The essentials of main service styles
- The advantages of main service styles
- Resources required for main service styles
- Budget considerations for main service styles
- Calculation human resource requirements for main service styles
- Matching the service style to the catering event
Events management collaboration
- The structure of event types
- Event planning
- Additional catering and event services
Food production practices
- Food production systems and methods
- Food safety requirements
- Converting measurements
- Portion estimation for events
Beverage management requirements
- Legal considerations
- Characteristics of spirits
- Characteristics of wine
- Beverage profit margins
Sales and marketing plans
- Target markets
- Marketing plans
- Sales forecasts
Catering contracts
- Elements of a contract
- Essential clauses
- Other laws
Human resource planning
- The recruitment process
- Employee inductions
- The training cycle
- Performance appraisals
- Exit interviews
Accounting principles
- Accounting terminology
- Financial statements
- Accounting methods
- Inventory valuation methods

