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Starting a Catering Business (CTB200)


Description

Course Description

Starting a catering business requires more than excellent cooking skills. Successful caterers understand business planning, legal requirements, food safety, budgeting, customer service, marketing, and business growth. This course provides aspiring entrepreneurs with the knowledge and practical skills needed to establish, operate, and expand a profitable catering business.


Course Learning Outcomes

By the end of this course, learners will be able to:

  • Explain how the catering industry operates.
  • Identify legal and regulatory requirements.
  • Develop a practical catering business plan.
  • Create attractive menus and service packages.
  • Apply food safety standards.
  • Budget and price catering services profitably.
  • Market catering services effectively.
  • Deliver outstanding customer service.
  • Develop strategies for growing a successful catering business.
Content
  • Module 1 Introduction to the Catering Industry
  • Knowledge Check Quiz
  • Module 2: Legal Foundations: Permits and Licences
  • Practical Activity
  • Knowledge Check Quiz
  • Module 3: Menu Development and Service Planning
  • Assignment unit
  • Knowledge Check Quiz
  • Module 4: Pricing Strategies and Profitabilty
  • Knowledge Check quiz
  • Module 5: Scaling and Substaining Your Catering Business
  • Final Module Challenge
  • Final Assessment
Completion rules
  • All units must be completed
  • Leads to a certificate with a duration: Forever