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KENYA · GUIDE 0142 · EDITION 4.2

Construction crew lunch catering in Kenya

Provide crew lunches to a defined construction site.

A CONCRETE EXAMPLE · ILLUSTRATIVE

Fictional SITE-142 serves 30 construction workers one lunch each: two chapati and 250 g cooked bean stew, requiring 60 chapati and 7.5 kg stew. Supervisor confirms count and a clean designated serving point away from dust/work traffic. No catering inside active hazardous work zones, unrestricted site entry or nutrition prescription. Service sheet: tickets S01–S30, chapati tally 60, stew target 7.5 kg, site release contact and meals issued. If supervisor requests 32, record an authorised change rather than divide 30 portions into 32.

Who is the first customer?

Site supervisors arranging meals for workers.

Test the offer

Trial a single shift after confirming headcount, access and payment authority.

What your operating pack contains

  • A business-specific operating guide PDF
  • Offline itemised costing and quotation tool
  • Supplier request and sales message drafts
  • Job-card and quality-response documents
  • Offline operations desk: supplier comparison, work checkpoints, accepted deliveries and cash tracking
  • Cashflow and launch review: downside scenarios, break-even, 13-week cash plan and trial decision
  • Source register and unresolved checks

Delivery and quality

Agree portion size and who signs for meals before delivery.

Cost drivers

  • food
  • transport
  • serving labour

Use your own supplier quotations. Worked figures in the pack are illustrative and do not establish a verified startup budget or profit forecast.

Evidence and scope

Public Health Checklist for Food Hygiene Licensing — Kenya MoH, March 2023 ↗
March 2023 checklist; current county implementation and requirements require direct confirmation. No fee quoted. · Checked 2026-10-26

Safer food, better business for caterers — FSA ↗
Food-safety management, cross-contamination, cleaning, chilling and cooking reference; UK requirements are not Kenyan law. · Checked 2026-10-26

Transporting food safely ↗
Food-container and transport-control reference; Australian requirements are not Kenyan law. · Checked 2026-10-26

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