4 Key Food and Beverage Catering Display Practices That Support Success
Hotels, resorts, and convention centers rely on catering as a pillar of their service offerings. While hospitality businesses with catering options tend to earn their reputation on food quality, presentation, and level of service, cleanliness and food safety are just as important.
These four buffet table food display ideas will help you keep catering environments clean and your business’s reputation pristine.
1. Use Linenless Food Display Tables and Easy-to-Clean Materials
Stone, wood, laminate, and metal looks are trending. Not only do these materials provide attractive options for linenless tables, but they are also easy to clean and disinfect. Using tables crafted from one of these trending materials lets you avoid the hassle of dealing with linens while providing a cleaner more contemporary look for sophisticated guests.
These natural materials can be carried throughout your property. Beautiful buffet tables can be set with hammered aluminum serving dishes and wood trays. Combining different natural materials means you don’t have to match every piece of furniture, and you can still achieve a cohesive look that allows the food to shine.
If minimizing the spread of germs is paramount for an event, providing pre-packaged foods and beverages is the best option. This service method prevents the transfer of germs from guest to guest on serving spoon handles and chafers.
Additional Tip
Because of their ability to hold germs, linens are not the most sanitary option for dining rooms. Instead, purchase linenless tables that have a seamless tabletop. This will provide a surface that is easier to clean with nowhere for germs to hide.
2. Provide Safe Solutions
In addition to using linenless tables and prepackaged food options, make sure your food presentation showcases your commitment to safety. Include protection shields on countertops to separate employees and guests. Also, have these strategically placed on tables throughout the dining area. Using Partitions between tables and workstations is also a good solution.
In times of high germ spread like during cold or flu season, think about how to provide room for social distancing. Providing tables with integrated power is one way to do this, and guests often appreciate the easy access to an outlet.
3. Provide a Local Experience
For years, tourists and travelers have craved local experiences. This was true among those traveling for both business and pleasure. This desire is no less true today. Loading up your food table displays with local options allows your guests to get a taste of the area.
Properties can partner with nearby establishments to create unique offerings with a local flair. From beverage offerings to pastries, there are many options that will improve the guest experience while supporting local businesses.
4. Support Sustainability
Increasingly, customers are concerned with environmental issues, and they want to support businesses that are behaving with similar concern for the environment. For this reason, sustainability has been one of the most noticeable food & beverage trends in recent times.
Examples of this range from promoting vegetarian and vegan options to making use of smart light bulbs and smart heating to save energy. There has also been an increase in using more sustainable materials for things like napkins and plates.
Obviously, the uptick in prepacked foods is a challenge for sustainability. Having a robust recycling program complete with educational signage can counteract the impact. This can also be incorporated into your nature-focused display practices as discussed in tip number one.
Invest in High-Quality Food Service Display Tables
Following safe food service display trends can help you attract more travelers to your property. Set yourself up for success in these efforts by choosing food display tables that are easy to clean, easy to set up, and easy on the eyes even without tablecloths. MityLite award-winning commercial furniture has the ideal selection of linenless food display tables built for long-term catering use.
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