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catering
The professional service of providing food and drinks for events, celebrations, or companies.
Für die Firmenfeier haben wir ein Catering mit einem großen Buffet bestellt.
For the company party, we ordered catering with a large buffet.
'Catering' is a modern loanword from English. It is the usual term in event planning, business, and the restaurant and hospitality industry.
Unsere Firma arbeitet mit einem bekannten Catering-Service zusammen.
Our company works with a well-known catering service.
Although 'Catering' comes from an English verb, German almost always uses it as a noun. Instead of a verb, constructions like 'ein Catering machen' (to do catering), 'ein Catering organisieren' (to organize catering), or 'sich um das Catering kümmern' (to take care of the catering) are used.
Wer kümmert sich bei der Konferenz um das Catering?
Who is taking care of the catering at the conference?
Common verbs used with 'Catering' (catering) are 'bestellen' (to order), 'anbieten' (to offer), and 'liefern' (to deliver). It is also often combined into new words such as 'Catering-Firma' (catering company) or 'Catering-Angebot' (catering offer).
Wir müssen das Catering für die Hochzeit bis nächste Woche bestellen.
We need to order the catering for the wedding by next week.
catering / board
'die Verpflegung' and 'das Catering' both have to do with food and drink for several people. 'Verpflegung' is the more general term: it says that people are provided with food and drink, for example on a trip, in a school, or at an event. 'Catering', on the other hand, usually means a professional service that delivers or provides food and drinks. Learners may confuse the words because both are possible at events. If you are talking about the provision itself, 'Verpflegung' fits. If a company or service provider organizes the food, 'Catering' is more precise.
Für die Hochzeit buchen die Eltern ein Catering mit warmem Essen.
For the wedding, the parents are booking catering with hot food.
Bei der Klassenfahrt ist die Verpflegung schon im Preis enthalten.
On the class trip, food and drink are already included in the price.