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What To Know When Planning Funeral Catering Services
Despite the sadness that comes from losing a loved one, sharing a meal with others will help to provide comfort to the bereaved family and help them fellowship with other people. Funeral catering can be a bit tricky, as the family may be more pre-occupied with organizing other details of the burial. In such cases, it may be better to hire professional caterers to prepare and serve meals. Consider various factors when hiring a caterer.
Once you have decided which caterer to hire, inform them about your preferences. Let them know what you would like them to do and how you would like them to carry out various responsibilities. When doing this, keep in mind the needs of your guests and what their preferences would be.
Inform the caterer where the food will be served. This is because choice of venue will influence food choices. Fingers foods are best served if people will be in a particular place for only a short period of time and they will mostly be standing. Bigger meals can be served if people are meeting in someone's home.
Think about the drinks to be served. Having a variety of drinks is advisable. This is from soft drinks to alcoholic drinks. You can also serve hot drinks such as tea and coffee. Determine whether there will be someone to serve the drinks or people will serve themselves.
Consider special needs that may come up. Some people may have special dietary requirements, so make provision for this. Also, consider how you will handle cases of individuals who will bring food to the event.
You do not have to make complicated meals, keep things plain and simple. This is because people's main focus will be on the burial, rather than the food. You can hire funeral catering services on more than one occasion, as long as you can afford it. It may be necessary to hire out other equipment from the caterer, such as extra tables, chairs, tents and linens.
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