catering staff
Party food team
Catering staff are the workers who prepare, serve, and clean up food at events, restaurants, or institutional settings.
The term covers everyone from kitchen workers to servers to dishwashers: The catering staff arrived early to set up for the wedding reception.
In British English, staff takes a plural verb; in American English, either singular or plural works.
- waitersDining room attendants
- serversMachines providing network resources
- front of houseGuest-facing venue operations
- bartendersDrink preparers at pubs
- chefsProfessional kitchen leaders
cooks · banquet · event · trays · uniforms · aprons · hospitality · on the floor · buffet · kitchen · reception · wedding · platters · clearing plates · serving · white glove service · dishwashers · canapés
- airport workerspilot, flight attendant, baggage handler, gate agent, ticket agent
- hospitality workersservers, waiters, hostess, hosts, bartenders
- office cateringcoffee service, fruit platters, salad bowls, cheese platters, team lunch
- starter jobsbabysitter, cashier, busboy, busser, lifeguard
- ground crewbaggage handler, marshaller, fueler, wing walker, ground crew
- seasonal workfarm workers, fruit pickers, crop picking, farm labor, farm hands
catering staffguests
People received hospitably
diners · patrons · customers · clientele · wedding guests
catering staffhosts
Those who entertain guests
VIPs · honorees · bride and groom · dignitaries · keynote speakers
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