Hospitality& & Tourism

Hospitality & Tourism encompasses the management, marketing, and operations of restaurants and other food services, lodging, attractions, recreation events, and travel-related services.

Lifelong learning leads to Caterer’s success

Lifelong experience and education built the foundation for a successful catering business for Darrell D. Teats. Describing the services of his business, D. Teats Catering, he said the company caters for any types of functions such as birthdays, anniversaries, rehearsals, weddings, etc., and provides a variety of menus that include both indoor and outdoor cooking.

Like any business owner, Teats faces challenges that include:

• Preparing meals for a very small or a very large number of people, I handle this challenge by providing potential customers with a variety of menus and/or services that will accommodate their needs.
• Budgeting and planning: As a caterer, he explained, you must be creative and knowledgeable about which foods complement each other, have some knowledge of math in order to do a budget based on different food prices, and be able to plan your meal for the group or function
• Working with others: You have to have a friendly temperament to handle potential situations. You also have to be willing to work as a team even though you may be a one-man team.

National Career Readiness Certificate

• Food Service Managers
• Food service managers plan, direct, or coordinate activities of an organization or department that serves food and beverages.

The job requires:

• Knowledge of business and management principles
• Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services
• Knowledge of economic and accounting principles and practices
• Knowledge of principles and procedures for personnel recruitment, selection, training, compensation and benefits