Catering Publications

Catering Retail and Leisure / Pay As you Dine Charges

Catering Retail and Leisure / Pay As you Dine Charges (CRL/PAYD)

Date: 11 Aug 11

Daily Messing Rates

Daily Messing Rates information

Date: 12 Jan 10

Defence Food Services - Frequently Asked Questions

A list of Frequenlty Asked Questions (FAQs) relating to the Defence Food Service.

Date: 2 Mar 11

Defence Food Services Integrated Project Team Sustainable Procurement Action Plan and Policy

Defence Food Services Integrated Project Team Sustainable Procurement Action Plan and Policy

Date: 2 Mar 11

Exercise Joint Caterer 2011 - Forms

General information about Exercise Joint Caterer 2011.


An exhibitors application form for the 2011 exercise Joint Caterer will be available here shortly.

Please see link under related pages for more information and contact details.

Date: 17 Mar 10

Food Quality Standard

This Food Quality Standard (FQS) is issued by the Defence Food Services Team (DFS T hereafter referred to as the Authority), under delegated authority from DE&S on behalf of the Ministry of Defence (MOD), The FQS is not to be considered as a series of product specifications but as a guide to the minimum quality criteria that the Authority will expect a Contractor to deliver.

Date: 17 Aug 11

Joint Service Publication 456 - Defence Catering Manual: Volume 4 - Catering, Retail and Leisure.

Joint Service Publication 456 - Defence Catering Manual: Volume 4 - Catering, Retail and Leisure.

Date: 29 Sep 06

JSP 404 - Manual of Catering Services

The aim of this manual is to provide standard recipes and methods for use in unit catering departments and in training.

Date: 2 Mar 11

Ten man Operational Ration Pack (ORP) recipe ideas

This recipe book has been devepoled to help get the most from the 10 man Operational Ration Pack (ORP).

All the recipes have been sent in by Chefs from the three Services, and each menu has been trialled by 3 Mobile Catering Support Squadron Royal Air Force.

Date: 30 Oct 08

Vocational Catering - A Code of Practice

This Code of Practice has been designed to assist detachments, deployed on operations or exercise, prepare and serve food without the support of qualified Service catering staff. It is promulgated under JSP 456 Vol 3 -Defence Food Safety Management, which should be referred to for definitive policy.

Date: 19 Nov 07