Event catering: making time for those finishing touches
Scotts of Carshalton uses Rationals to grow outside catering businessRecently, the outside catering business at Scotts of Carshalton has really taken off. On busy weekends staff can cater for up to twelve big buffets. Scotts has come a long way from the original family business of selling meat from a horse and cart. There are 8 chefs and 16 waiting staff for events, with extras drafted in as necessary, as well as 14 people in the butcher’s shop, deli and kitchen. “We’ve only got a tiny galley kitchen,” explains Alan Dye of Scotts of Carshalton. “So as we expanded the catering side of the