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tentative vs firm
tentative u just put your name down,
firm you put down a deposit
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guaranteed
the minimum number you will pay for
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what us the 3 different categories
rationalizing the need for a function?
- personal entertaining
- business
- other
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are all groups created equal?
no
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what dose qualifying a guest mean?
Make sure you are picking the best for the hotel
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how do u maximize function space revenue?
do you need other equipment like projector, suggest a townie bar because people will by more drinks
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if you are the client, pay particular attention to ...
- contract information
- billing instructions
- meal function specifics
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billing instructions
this form advises the hotel which expenses your organization will accept to the master account and those each individual will incur
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planning meal functions
- review service charge and gratuity
- policies for all meal functions
- review any minimums
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Management
The organization and coordination of the activities of an enterprise in accordance with certain policies and in achievement of defined
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Leadership
“Leadership is a process whereby an individual influences a group of individuals to achieve a common goal”
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The Management Process
- Planning
- Organizing,
- coordinating,
- staffing
- Directing/Controlling
- Evaluating
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Are there any common SKA’s that would be beneficial to have as a manager?
- Knowledge of product
- Job task knowledge
- Good organizational skills
- Good teamwork skills
- Good people skills
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General Rules of Thumb for Dinning Etiquette
- Watch the host/guest for non verbal cues
- Treat others as you would like to be treated
- Do NOT correct others
- Do not comment on their food choices/habits
- No personal grooming at the table
- Turn off cell phone or at the minimum switch to vibrate. Excuse yourself from table prior to answering if you absolutely must.
- Excusing yourself from the table… No explanation
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The Napkin
- Do not shake it open
- Place the folded napkin on your lap upon arrival(fold towards your belly button)
- Place on the seat of your chair if you need to leave the table
- Napkin is only placed on the table at the end of the meal. It is to be placed on the left hand side of the place setting
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Eating Habits
- European: Keep your fork in your left hand
- Try to slide items onto your fork, where possible
- Food exits the same way it entered
- Most foods are eaten with cutlery but not all
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Dining Do’s and taboos
- Punctuality
- Hailing the waiter
- Putting in a complaint – Quietly
- Commenting on the food
- Toothpick use
- Dirty stemware/cutlery
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Proper Passing at the Table
- Place the item being passed on the table near the person
- Ensure that the Salt & Pepper travel around the table as a couple
- Remember to always pass to the right
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SOUP
- Soup Spoon – grip & use
- Remove drips using more soup
- Move spoon away from you
- Sip not slurp, gulp or eat the spoon!
- Place the finished spoon onto the soup liner (plate)
- It is okay to tip bowl away from you to get last drops
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staffing for a Banquet
- American
- service - 1
- server to 20 tables max,
- Russian Service - the spoon and the fork plate of meat and individually
- service. 2 serves for every 30
- buffet servies- 1 server to 30 customers.
- just clearning the tables and run changes food
- butler service - care the tray ask people
- if they would like to try it, wear white gloves. 1 to 30 - 40
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meeting room set ups
Banquet Rounds
Conference Style/Boardroom
Harvest Moon
U shape
Classroom
Classroom at Rounds
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FISH
Fish is not cut; it is pushed apart into bite-sized pieces
You can spear your fish to dip into a sauce
- European style: cut one
- piece at a time
- American style: cut up
- to a max. of 3 pieces
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Banquet Foodservice
- Types of Food Service
- Buffet
- Modified Buffet - Stations
- Service Station
American
Russian/ Butlered Service
Bar Service
“Toonie”
Butlered Service
Table Wine
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Party Calculator
- Spirits 6 -
- 750 ml (26 oz) bottles
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Special Occasion Permits
- Only one license
- can be in use at one time.
- If you are
- operating under a liquor license for an establishment, you cannot also be
- operating under a SOP.
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How much does
it cost for an SOP?
- 20 dollars for
- no sale and 75 for sales
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What are the
2 classes of SOPs?
Sale and no sale
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alcohol
30% Vodka
20% Canadian Whiskey
20% Rum
10% Scotch
- 10% Gin
- (more popular in summer)
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marketing mix (7P’s)
- Product-
- the product you are selling exp menu
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- Price-
- the price we are selling it for
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- Place-
- are venue or location
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- Promotion-
- coupons 241, getting people in the door
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- People-
- customers/ target market
- Physical
- Evidence- the smells, look and feel
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A feasibility study
- 2.
- Is it profitable or not?
- 3.
- What will it basically cost to fund or start?
- 5.
- Is it worth commissioning a business plan?
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Evaluate the role of the menu in marketing.
- Stars – high
- popularity, high contribution margin
- Plow Horse or
- Cash Cows – high popularity, low contribution margin
- Question Marks
- (problem children) – low popularity, high contribution margin
- Dogs – low popularity,
- low contribution margin
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Promotional Mix
- Advertising
- Personal
- Selling
- Sales Promotion
- Merchandising
- Public Relations and Publicity
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Popularity
vs Contribution Margin
Popularity is how much you are selling of it and contribution is how much you are making off of it .
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Promotions
Used to get the customer inside the door
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Merchandising
- Used to stimulate sales once the customer has come
- to the establishment. Menu is the biggest
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Demographic
- age, sex and
- income are examples. The stuff you would wirte on paper
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Psychographic
your likes and dislikes. Pasta or Rice, where you want to go on vacation
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Restricted Diets
Salt and lacto
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Vegetarians
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- Vegan
- – no meat or animal products
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- Lacto
- – dairy is allowed
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- Lacto
- Ovo – dairy and eggs are allowed
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- Food
- Trends – Flexitarians (eat chicken and fish and Locavores-(local food)
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Treatment ~A gluten free diet
- What’s allowed?
- Rice
- Corn
- Potato
- Soya
- Beans
- Quinoa
- What’s not?
- Wheat
- Barley
- Grain alcohol
- Msg
- Oats
- Brown sugar
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Simple
Rules for Serving Guests with Gluten Intolerance
- Avoid deep fried foods
- Avoid items with canned soups or sauces
- Avoid bouillon in powdered or cubed form, most Soy sauces, mayonnaise and salad
- dressings include gluten.Corn Oil is good
- Fresh Fruits and Vegetables are great to eat.
- Plain Foods are best
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