2. Read and translate the text: Catering Establishments

There is a great amount of places where catering is undertaken: from snack-bars, lounges and coffee-shops to luxurious restaurants. According to Standard Industrial Classification food and beverage service establishments are divided into 2 groups: establishments primarily engaged in operating restaurants, take-out food and catering services and ones primarily engaged in serving alcoholic beverages. The first group includes restaurants (licensed and unlicensed), mobile canteens or places in private halls, camps, deli and many others. By take-out food services we mean establishments primarily engaged in preparing and selling packaged or wrapped food to the public for consumption away from the premises. The second group includes taverns, bars and night clubs.

But there are also some establishments that like coffeehouse, coffee shop, or café share some of the characteristics of a bar, and some of the characteristics of a restaurant. As the name suggests, coffeehouses focus on providing coffee and tea as well as light snacks. Other food may range from baked goods to soups and sandwiches, other casual meals, and light desserts. In some countries, cafes may more closely resemble restaurants, offering a range of hot meals, and possibly being licensed to serve alcohol.

A public house, usually known as a pub, is a drinking establishment found mainly in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and other countries influenced by British culture. Pubs are social places for the sale and consumption of mainly alcoholic beverages, and most public houses offer a wide range of beers, wines, and spirits. Traditionally pubs in Britain were drinking establishments and little emphasis was placed on the serving of food. The usual English snack food consisted of crisps and peanuts. If a pub served meals they were usually basic dishes such as a ploughman's lunch. Food has now become much more important as part of a pub's trade and today most pubs serve lunches and dinners in addition to snacks consumed at the bar. Many pubs serve excellent meals which rival the best restaurants and going for a 'pub lunch' can be a real treat.

Restaurants differ in type of services and food served. A fast-food restaurant is a restaurant characterized by food which is supplied quickly after ordering and by minimal service. A fast casual restaurant is a type of restaurant which is similar to a fast-food restaurant in that it does not offer full table service, but promises a somewhat higher quality of food and atmosphere. “Greasy spoon” is a small restaurant specializing in short-order fried foods. The typical “greasy spoon” serves mainly fried or grilled food, for example: fried eggs, chips, bacon, black pudding, burgers, waffles, pancakes, omelettes, sausages and mushrooms. A delicatessen is something between a fast-food restaurant and a grocery store. It offers a much wider and fresher menu than chain fast food restaurants, never employing fry machines and always making sandwiches to order.

All types of catering establishments tend to be popular in certain periods with certain cultures. To find your niche in the food service industry is possible if you study carefully customers’ wants, market, and national peculiarities.