The Business of Conferences

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The provision of food anddrink_______________________________________________________

The aims of this chapter are:

1. 1   To explain the chief means by which conference venues organize the catering of events.
2. 2   To understand the information required by caterers to provide conference delegates with appropriate meals and service.
3. 3   To discuss the types of service on offer to conference delegates in terms of refreshment breaks and drinks services.

6.1     Introduction

Having provided a suitably laid out meeting room for delegates, the issue which will probably most colour their view of the conference itself, if not the venue, is the provision of food and drink. This chapter will look ...