The public catering system refers to an organized food supply for individuals of various ages and backgrounds. This concept emerged and spread in the post-World War II period, although community catering had already been implemented in various institutions such as the military, educational facilities, hospitals, and correctional facilities. The aim of public catering is to meet the social needs assumed by the state, which is realized through central and local government bodies as well as other organizations. A particularly important area of public catering is child nutrition, which includes the food supply for residents of nurseries, kindergartens, schools, as well as dormitories and children’s homes. Additionally, workplace catering and food…