Assessor Resource
SITHKOP502
Select catering systems
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Version 1.0
Issue Date: May 2024
This unit applies to all hospitality and catering organisations which prepare and serve food. This includes restaurants, hotels, clubs, educational institutions, health establishments, defence forces, cafeterias, kiosks, cafes, residential caterers, inflight and other transport caterers, event and function caterers.
It applies to senior managers who operate with significant autonomy and who are responsible for making a range of strategic management decisions including executive chefs and catering managers.
This unit describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to evaluate and select an integrated production, distribution and service catering system to meet the food production needs of a catering organisation. It requires the ability to determine catering system requirements for the organisation, evaluate operational aspects of different catering systems and select a catering system which suits the characteristics and needs of the organisation.
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