Institutional Catering Business Method and Associated Website

摘要

The present disclosure relates to a catering business that utilizes a website to manage individual food orders that are processed at one or more production kitchens strategically located near the target market. The catering business manages the production of food items, the delivery of food items that can be maintained in portable ovens or warmers and/or active cooling, passive insulated or non-insulated containers that preserve the food items for subsequent consumption. The catering business delivers the food items to various institutional locations for distribution by the particular institution. The delivery of food items can be for breakfast, lunch and/or dinner meals. After the food is consumed, the delivery vehicles can return to the institutions to recover the portable ovens or warmers and/or active cooling, passive insulated or non-insulated containers.

主权项

1. A company sponsored catering method for individual customers associated with an registered institution with which the individual customers are associated, the catering method comprising the steps of:
establishing a contractual relationship between a catering company and an institution, said institution having a plurality of customers; said plurality of customers registering with said catering company providing individual profile information and payment information; upon registration, said plurality of customers are provided access to the company sponsored website; said company sponsored website designed to allow the ordering of food items; said company sponsored website allow the ordering of food items using one or more ordering methods; a first alternate method for ordering food items using a rolling calendar method; a second alternate method for ordering food items using an entree selection method; a third alternate method for ordering food items using an automated ordering method; upon receiving orders for food items, said catering company prepares said food items at a plurality of processing kitchens strategically located near said institutions; and said catering company delivers said food items to one or more institutions.