Food Services: feed the crowd
Food Services is about catering for large numbers of people, typically in three areas:
• large conventions, sporting, cultural and performing arts events
• airports and other places where people are traveling
• universities, schools, colleges, hospitals, rest homes, prisons and at workplaces, where the same customers are served each day
Usually food service businesses, sometimes called contract catering companies, are large organisations or they may be a department in hospitals or universities.
Jobs range from front line customer service through to food production, service management, multi-site management, general management, sales and marketing, procurement, training, and compliance.
There are many opportunities in the Food Services sector whether you are a school leaver, returning to the workforce or want to use your related professional qualifications in a management role.
As a school leaver, a job in food services is a good way to start working straight away and quickly progress through to supervisory positions by training on the job.
If you are returning to work, jobs in Food Services offer flexible hours to suit your lifestyle.
If you are looking for management roles, and understand food services through study in food, nutrition, cookery or hospitality at polytechnic or university, this sector could provide your next career step.
From the Prime Minister dining at Parliament, fans at the Rugby World Cup 2011 games, through to a centenarian at a rest home, you know you have added to their day – keeping them fed and nourished in a safe and high quality way.
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