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General administrative procedures

 

Kitchen Services

The Canteen in the North Common Room caters for staff throughout the day with most payments being made via our EPOS System:
  • 0930 - 1130 Free Coffee
  • 0930 - 1615 Free Tea
  • 1000 - 1615 Various sandwiches, traybakes, buns, pastries, seasonal fresh fruit, crisps, other snacks, speciality coffees
  • 1200 - 1400 Soups
Catering can be booked by staff for lunches in the Department. This includes the following items:
  • Sandwiches, ciabattas, wraps, rolls, baguettes, or quiches can be made to order with a wide range of fillings – just ask.
  • The canteen’s range of traybakes, buns, seasonal fresh fruit, crisps, and other snacks.
  • Orange juice, mineral water, and other soft drinks on request. No alcohol can be booked without prior arrangement with the Secretary of Department (Finance).
  • Tea/coffee and biscuits.

Booking Procedures

An email must be sent to Alan Moggridge, Utilities Manager (am512@eng.cam.ac.uk), who will then forward the details to the Kitchen staff. It should clearly state the following information about the booking:
  • Date
  • Time
  • Number of people to be catered for
  • Job number
  • Location, if the catering is to be delivered by Kitchen staff (Otherwise, note that the requestor will collect from Kitchens).
One week’s notice should be given when booking lunches, twenty-four hours when booking tea/coffee and biscuits.

If you collect catering from the kitchens, please remember to return everything (trolley, trays, crockery, etc.) once the event has finished.
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Information provided by Alan Moggridge (am512)
Last updated: April 2011