Food catering service- A growing business in food industry
by Katie Gomez BusinessPeople of the working class in today’s world have become so competitive in nature that they hardly get time for their own self. People are so busy with their work, studies and businesses that they hardly spare time for even eating food. They prefer a quick meal simultaneously with work, or something on the go. They do not even carry lunch from home, especially the bachelors who do not really know how to cook. This problem has been persistent and has developed into food catering service across the world. By this serving system, companies set aside a certain amount of funds to provide food services for its employees.
Even in schools and colleges, canteen system has been
prevalent since ages, which helps children eat food in their breaks. These
canteens are contracted by food catering agencies such as R.K.H.S or Sodexo or
Aditi. These agencies provide students studying in schools and colleges good
food at subsidies rates. In schools usually coupon system is seen, where
students can purchase coupons to have snacks and lunch and they subsequently
use it when they want to eat, whereas in colleges the same system exists on
cash basis. The advantage of such a system is that parents are not burdened to
make food early morning for their children and students also get variety of
food every day.
Another alternative for students instead of eating at their
schools and college canteens can be to carry lunch boxes from home to their
respective institutions. The advantages of this could be that the quality of
food will be good since it is home-made and proper nutrition can be attained.
The drawback would be that parents would be burdened with making food for their
children, especially working parents who cannot spare much time for cooking at
home.
Mumbai Dabbawalas is an
organization which solves problems associated for food for variety of people
staying outside of home. These Dabbawalas have a system by which they collect lunch boxes from people’s homes and deliver it to people wanting it at their work
stations or schools. This system is widely used by the people of Mumbai and can
avail the service of eating their home food at their work places without having
to carry it along. This system has been so efficient that they have received a
Six Sigma rating by Forbes magazine. All people traveling by train or who are
unable to carry food from home can use this service to their advantage. This
way they do not have to be dependent on anything else for their meals
especially for professionals whose workplaces are very far from their houses.
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