Laws on Catering

1. Laws Regulating Caterers

2. A caterer is defined as a person, firm or
association providing food and supplies, and
sometimes services, for parties, weddings and
other social functions. A caterer is defined as
a provider of food and provisions
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3. There are two (2) kinds of catering services
(a) On-premise catering In this type of catering, the
catering has his own banquet hall with an attached kitchen
or production area.
(b) Off-premise catering. For this type of catering, the
caterer brings the complete service to the customers. It is
a kind of banquet operation that takes place in a venue
chosen by a client or in an airline,boat,industrial site and
other places.
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4. b. Off-premise catering
This banquet service caters to various types of functions such as
(a)wedding
(b) social events like parties, debut, anniversaries, and the like
(c) seminars
(d) trade exhibits; and
(e) other events." 4

5. Business entities engaged in the catering business
may be organized as a singe proprietorship, a
partnership of a corporation. There are no standard
requirements for the accreditation of caterers by the
Department of Tourism, except when putting up a
restaurant Caterers are subject to value added tax
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6. The Food Caterer's Association of the Philippines
(FCAP) is group of catering companies with the need
to professionalize the industry and serve the needs
industry. The association has managed to attract a
diverse network of renowned allied members the
Philippine catering who represent the food
manufacturing, food distribution, audio systems,
floral photo, andwedding planning industries.
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7. Membership in FCAP has the following benefits:
1. The opportunity to network with the best minds in the
catering industry.
2. Expansion of the catering business by showcasing itself
to several prestigious events
3. To learn thru interchange of ideas and educational
programs
4. To keep abreast of the latest trends in order to keep
business operations at optimum
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8. 5. To uplift the standards of food service to greater
heights by growing with FCAP as it moves toward the
dream of professionalizing the Philippine Catering
Industry.
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9. The following are the requirements to become a member of FCAP
(For Regular Members Caterers,
Restaurateurs and the like)
1 . SEC or DTI registration
2. Company Profile
3. Mayor's Permit/Certificate of Business
Registration
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10. 4 . Pictures of different set-ups
5. Sample of Brochure and Business Card
6. One or more Office Visitations coming from the Board of
Directors of FCAP
7. One time Application Fee of P3,000 plus P2,000, as the
1st Annual Fee which give a total of P5,000 (With annual
renewal
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11. For Allied Members (Suppliers))
1. SEC or DTI registrations
2 Company Profile
3. Mayor's Permit/Certificate of Business Registration
4. Sample of Brochure and Business Card
5. One time Application Fee of P5,000, P10,000 or P20,000
(depending on the capitalization.
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