Catering supplies for restaurants and hotels tend to cover five separate areas:

• Technology, fittings and equipment for (large-scale) kitchens
• Equipment and fittings (furniture, hotel furniture, restaurant furniture such as chairs, tables, stools, contract furniture, wardrobe racks, umbrellas)
• Food & beverages
• Expertise in process management, logistics and information
• Other catering supplies

Catering is the arm of the service industry that provides food and drink to guests in public places. Hoteliers and restaurateurs are the employers of the catering industry, guests are the customers in restaurants, hotels and bars. In order to keep both consumers and guests happy and guarantee their welfare hoteliers and restaurateurs need certain essentials: specific catering supplies.

Catering supplies vary hugely according to the size of the enterprise and the business concept. New-style gastronomy concepts demand modified catering supplies. The best known new-style gastronomy concepts include experience gastronomy and system gastronomy.
Experience gastronomy covers ideas and concepts used to entertain guests using special additional promotions. The US restaurant chain Hard Rock Café was a leader in this field. One of the main features of the Hard Rock Café chain - over and above the food and drink - was the creation of Hard Rock Café shops.
System gastronomy is characterised by standardised and integrated organisational structures. The catering requirements within a system gastronomy group tend to be similar. Proponents such as McDonalds, Pizza Hut etc offer the same product palette in every branch and only have to adjust their catering supplies to suit the size of the location and the number of customers.

Catering supplies and official regulations

Hotels and restaurants do not just direct their catering supplies according to their business concept (experience gastronomy, system gastronomy, conference gastronomy etc). They also have to abide by quality regulations, which are monitored by health authorities and other official bodies. There is a particular emphasis on hygiene in food preparation areas. The hotelier or restaurateur is obliged to guarantee the quality of the food and drink provided. This requires them to have the corresponding technical equipment, high quality food and expertise: these three components form the basis of the catering supply industry.

Indispensable technical equipment and installations for all catering supplies. The basics of a large-scale kitchen will always include cooling and thawing units, dishwashing equipment, dispensing equipment and kitchen implements. According to the culinary style they may also require baking or meat processing equipment. DEHOGA, the German Hotel and Catering Association, provides detailed information about manufacturers of catering supplies and narrows down the average catering requirements according to the size and location of the business.

It is clear that china, glass, cutlery and disposable tableware are all included in everyday catering supplies. But when setting up and furnishing restaurants and other catering establishments, other items such as work clothing (aprons, caps, blouses, shoes), decorative items for themed cuisine, front cooking equipment and storage and transport items should not be forgotten. The broad spectrum of catering supplies is often not recognised in its entirety. Catering supplies covers the whole range of items used both openly and behind the scenes.

Any catering establishment needs more than just chefs, waiters and sommeliers. The job of optimising, analysing and revising the catering needs of a hotel or restaurant requires experts in accounts, energy systems, process optimisation and hire services. Staff training, customer service and front of house entertainment are all essential elements of the catering requirements.

Trade fairs for gastronomy and catering supplies:

• Internorga Hamburg
• Hogaka
• Hoga Nürnberg
• Gastro
• E-gast
• MIOS
• Food Circus
• Inhoga

GO IN sells catering supplies, such as designer furniture, hotel furniture and restaurant furniture, at reasonable prices and with prompt delivery in all German cities, such as Berlin, Munich, Hamburg, Stuttgart, Frankfurt, Cologne and Düsseldorf. Please feel free to contact us for more information.
If you would like further information about catering supplies please do not hesitate to contact us during regular office hours. When it comes to catering supplies we have plenty of experience and expertise to offer.
Tel.: +49 (0) 8191 9194-0 / E-Mail: info@goin.de