completing task 1 pass point 1 compare and contrast hospitality businesses in each of the sectors on...
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Completing task 1 Pass point 1
Compare and contrast hospitality businesses in each of the sectors on
the next page.
• Hotels• Restaurants• Pubs• Nightclubs/ bar• Contract food service
provision• Membership clubs• Events• Hospitality service
INVESTIGATE THE CATERING AND HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY
Choose one business from each of the 7 sectors. Explain the different features of each one.
You need to state it’s size location and whether it is national or local.
I have a table to fill in if you prefer one.
There are some examples and web links on the following pages.
TYPES OF SETTINGS
Hotels
• Hotels can be grouped in the following categories:
• Budget hotels, e.g. Travel Inn, Holiday Inn Express
• Bed and breakfast• One to five star hotels.
Setting Hotels A Hotel is an establishment that provides paid lodging, usually on a short-term basis. Hotels often provide a number of
additional guest services such as a restaurant, a swimming pool or childcare. Some hotels have conference services and meeting rooms and encourage groups to hold conventions and meetings at their location.
Name of businessLondon Hilton on Park Lane hotel is in the commercial and is part of the Hilton international chain that operate at a
national level.Size
Large 5 star number of rooms and further details could be obtained by email, phone or website searches
Location
Situated in the heart of Mayfair and overlooking Hyde Park, the hotel was recently awarded "UK Best Business Hotel 2008" by Business Traveller Magazine. 13 function rooms. spacious suites and executive rooms.
Types of Hotels • Hotels • Motels • B&b• Guest House
Hotel chains • Hilton http://www.hilton.com/• Holiday inn www.holiday-inn.com/ • Thistle hotel www.thistlehotels.com/
Central London hotel with 5 restaurants with a 360° views of the city from the 28th-floor Galvin at Windows restaurantand bars, health club, Executive Lounge and 8 meeting rooms. 1.04 miles from London, UK
5 star hotel
• http://doubletree.hilton.co.uk/HiWayWeb/appmanager/portals/hotel?_nfpb=true&_pageLabel=hotel_home_standard&ctyhocn=STNCBDI
Budget hotel
• http://www.premierinn.com/en/hotel/CAMTRA/cambridge-north-girton
http://www.premierinn.com/en/business/meeting_rooms/facilities.html
HOSPITALITY SERVICES/events e.g. conferences/music events
Settings Contract caters Restaurant & take away Provides food and drinks services within other organisations whose main focus of business is not
hospitality This business concern is the royal Albert hall which is hosts some of the most high-profile and significant music/arts events in London, ranging from the BBC Proms - the world's largest classical music festival. During the intervals and at corporate events food & drink is prepared and served quickly by the staff of Leith's contract caters
Name of businessLeith's contract catering specialises in providing food services to cultural, arts and exhibition as
part of All Leisure, Compass Group's sports and leisure division. Size Large further details could be obtained by email, phone or website searches LocationRoyal Albert Hall, Kensington Gore, London, SW7 2AP Central London Types of food/ take away • Ice creams• Sandwiches• Restaurant • BuffetsWebsiteshttp://www.leithsat.co.uk/index.html
http://www.leithsat.co.uk/venues.html
Settings private clubA club is an association of people united by a common interest or goal. The service club, for example, exists for
voluntary or charitable activities; there are clubs devoted to hobbies and sports, social activities clubs, political and religious clubs, night clubs casinos and so forth.
Name of businessThe Groucho Club Open to men and women, its original membership was drawn from the publishing world, but
has expanded over the years to include all creative fields of the media and arts.Size Groucho Club is a commercial catering medium size businesss owned by The Groucho Club Limited businessThe Groucho Club has 19 bedrooms for members and their guests to stay in. Each room is fully equipped with
air conditioning, mini-bar, en-suite bathroom, TV, telephone/internet access and room service. Most rooms have a writing desk and the club has fax machines, photocopiers and an e-mail address.
Bedroom guests have full access to the bars, restaurants and other facilities of The Groucho Club for the duration of their stay
LocationThe Groucho Club
45 Dean StreetLondon
Types of private clubs • Social clubs• Health clubs• Businessman's clubs• Golf clubs political clubsWebsiteshttp://www.thegrouchoclub.com/
Members clubProfessional/employment/sporting
• http://www.hawksclub.co.uk/Default.aspx
Restaurants
Settings fast food, take away The term given to many business where items that can be prepared and served quickly. While any meal with
low preparation time can be considered to be fast food, such as TV dinners, typically the term refers to food sold in a restaurant or store which is low quality prepared and served to the customer in a packaged form for take out/take away
Types of fast food/ take away • Hot dogs • Chips • Pizza • Burgers
Chains of fast food/ take away • KFC http://www.kfc.com/• Burger king www.burgerking.com/ • Pizza Hut www.pizzahut.co.uk/ • McDonalds www.mcdonalds.com/
Other types of restaurants are on the next page
Restaurants
• http://www.restaurant22.co.uk/• http://www.rainbowcafe.co.uk/• http://www.midsummerhouse.co.uk/• http://www.google.co.uk/#hl=en&source=hp
&biw=1276&bih=574&q=restaurants+cambridge&rlz=1W1SUNC_en&aq=f&aqi=g10&aql=&oq=&gs_rfai=&fp=98906b51ab5d9d97
SettingLicensed-house (pub)A public house, usually known as a pub, is an establishment which serves alcoholic
drinks (especially beer)& food for consumption on the premises, usually in a comfortable setting. Pubs originated in English-speaking countries, particularly in the United Kingdom and Ireland and are now found globally.
Name of businessWitherspoons is in the commercial sector high-street free houses. By delivering food
and drink, we there is 734 pubs that operate at a national level. across the UK. Size Large ,further details could be obtained by email, phone or website searches
Location• The Moon Under Water 28 Leicester Square
West EndLondon
Bar chains
http://www.jdwetherspoon.co.uk/pubs/pub-details.php?PubNumber=39
Pubs
• http://www.google.co.uk/#hl=en&biw=1276&bih=574&rlz=1W1SUNC_en&q=public+houses+cambridge&aq=f&aqi=g1&aql=&oq=public+houses+cambridge&gs_rfai=&fp=98906b51ab5d9d97
Bars
• http://www.citikey.com/cambridge/city-centre/category/pubs-bars-clubs/pubs-bars/bars/
Events
Temporary sporting events (e.g. high profile boxing events), music events (e.g. Glastonbury, concert tours), themed events and functions (e.g. awards ceremonies, weddings), meetings and conferences (e.g. company or professional conferences), exhibitions (e.g. Ideal Home Exhibition, The Motor Show)
http://www.g-and-d-events.com/
http://www.g-and-d-events.com/ events organisers
Hospitality services.
• Catering provided by a hospitality business within a non-hospitality business or organisation, such as a prison or a staff canteen in a government building.
• http://www.bedfordhospital.nhs.uk/catering