Outdoor catering guide: Open 365 days

How do you create the perfect outdoor area in the catering industry? What are the obstacles to overcome when setting up, what do you need to pay attention to in order to offer guests a beautiful outdoor experience? LUSINI gives you a step-by-step guide to check out what to consider when setting up an outdoor area and how you can possibly use it all year round. We have summarized five important points for you here, and you can get the detailed tips in the file.

1. Suitable spot

First, you need to find a suitable spot, and the question arises whether the area should be opened in spring and autumn, or perhaps on mild winter days. Here, a small backyard or garden may be suitable, or the sidewalk and the pedestrian zone may be used.

2. Design concept

Outdoor lounge furniture often already creates living room-like locations. Decorative cushions help to emphasize flexible styles and plants lend a special summer feeling. Outdoor rugs allow your guests to feel comfortable and can connect areas or deliberately separate them.

3. Weather protection

Your guests should feel comfortable in the outdoor area in summer as well as in rainy autumn. Therefore, think about sufficient shading, wind and rain protection. A wide range of heating mushrooms or cushions, radiant heaters, blankets or plaids will help you on colder days.

4. Ambience

Outdoor cooking is very much in vogue. You can showcase your cooking skills live here, plus you save walking distances for your service staff. In addition, decoration and music attract guests, because the more homelike, the better.

5. Marketing

An attractive outdoor space is worth nothing if no one knows about it. That's why advertising measures are very important, such as on social media channels, via Google Ads or quite old-fashioned in newspapers and magazines.