Cafeteria

Cafeteria

• A cafeteria is a type of food service location in which there is little or no waiting

staff table service, whether a restaurant or within an institution such as a large office
building or school; a school dining location is also referred to as a dining hall or
canteen (in British English).

• Cafeterias are different from coffeehouses, although that is the Spanish meaning of
the English word.
• Customers are either charged a flat rate for admission (as in a buffet) or pay
at the check-out for each item. Some self-service cafeterias charge by the
weight of items on a patron's plate. In universities and colleges, some
students pay for three meals a day by making a single large payment for the
entire semester.
• As cafeterias require few employees, they are often found within a larger
institution, catering to the clientele of that institution. For example, schools,
colleges and there: residence halls, department stores, hospitals, museums,
places of worship, amusement parks, military bases, prisons, factories and
office buildings often have cafeterias.
History of Cafeteria in
the Us
At one time, upscale cafeteria- There were several prominent chains of them:
Bickford's, Morrison's Cafeteria, Piccadilly
style restaurants dominated the Cafeteria, S&W Cafeteria, Apple House,

culture of the Southern United Luby's,K&W, Britling, Wyatt's Cafeteria, and

Blue Boar among them. Currently two
States, and to a lesser extent the Midwestern chains still exist, Sloppy Jo's

Midwest. Lunchroom and Manny's, both located in Illinois

There were also a number of smaller chains, usually in and around a single city. These institutions, with
the exception of K&W, went into a decline in the 1960s with the rise of fast food and were largely
finished off in the 1980s by the rise of "casual dining".

Catering is the business of providing food service at a remote site or a site such as a hotel, public house
(pub), or other location.
• A cafeteria in a U.S. military installation is known as a chow hall, a mess
hall, a galley, mess decks or, more formally, a dining facility, often
abbreviated to DFAC, whereas in common British Armed Forces parlance, it
is known as a cookhouse or mess.
• Cafeterias serving university dormitories are sometimes called dining halls or dining
commons.

• A food court is a type of cafeteria found in many shopping malls and airports
featuring multiple food vendors or concessions, although a food court could equally
be styled as a type of restaurant as well, being more aligned with public, rather than
institutionalized, dining.
• Some institutions, especially schools, have food courts with stations offering
different types of food served by the institution itself (self-operation) or a single
contract management company, rather than leasing space to numerous businesses.

• A cafeteria located within a movie or TV studio complex is often called a

commissary.
A Growing Industry of
Cafeteria in the
Philippines
• The food service industry in the Philippines has improved over the years. It
has been a part of the Filipino culture to dine out during work breaks and
when celebrating different occasions. The introduction of foods like
hamburger, spaghetti, sushi, Thai food and even Korean dishes has
contributed to Filipinos' food preference.
• Another reason is the industrialization and growth among the number of women in the workforce.
Women traditionally do the cooking in Filipino households, but because they are preoccupied with
work outside their homes, many of them buy cooked food, have them delivered or just dine out.

• Because of today's fast-paced lifestyle, ready-to-cook and ready-to eat meals have become greatly
in demand. The food service industry is sought after by a growing number of people who want to
have filling meals in the shortest time and at the most reasonable price.
• Today, different types of food establishments are being set-up all-over the country.
While these are the big and fancy restaurants, fast food restaurants, delivery services,
catering services and canteens and the smaller ones found within our
neighbourhoods such as the:

1. Carinderia, pondohan and lugawan, it is also common to find food carts along
sidewalks that sell fish balls, squid balls and other dimsum.
2. Some sell barbequed chicken parts locally known as adidas (feet), pal
(wings) and helmet (head).

Also popular are the fried day-old chicks known as day-0. These are saleable
and convenient to people with limited money to spend, and to those whose
work requires them to travel or be out often.
• Going into the food service business needs a lot of study on important
principles of managing it.

• Food can affect the health of the consumers; therefore, it is the responsibility
of its owners to maintain the cleanliness of the foods served and the place.
• This includes quantity cooking, menu planning, food pricing, and sanitation
of work area and process, as well as health care of customers. Another
important principle in this business is honest service to customers.

• Therefore, getting into the food business is assuming a great responsibility to

the public.
Types of Cafeteria
 School Cafeteria

• Students in the United States often refer to

cafeterias as lunchrooms, which also often
serve school breakfast. Some school cafeterias
in the U.S. and Canada have stages and
movable seating that allow use as auditoriums.
These rooms are known as cafetoriums.

• In some older facilities, a school's gymnasium

is also often used as a cafeteria with the
kitchen facility being hidden behind a rolling
partition outside non-meal hours.
 Hospital Cafeteria

• As cafeterias require few employees, they

are often found within a larger institution,
catering to the clientele of that institution
such as hospitals, often have cafeterias.

• Although some of such institutions self-

operate their cafeterias, many outsource
their cafeterias to a food service
management company or lease space to
independent businesses to operate food
service facilities.
 College Cafeteria
• In American English, a college cafeteria is a cafeteria
intended for college students. In British English it is
often called the refectory.

• These cafeterias can be a part of a residence hall or in

a separate building. Many of these colleges employ
their own students to work in the cafeteria.

• The number of meals served to students varies from

school to school but is normally around 21 meals per
week. Like normal cafeterias, a person will have a tray
to select the food that they want, but (at some
campuses) instead of paying money, pays beforehand
by purchasing a meal plan.