Expendio a la mesa de comidas preparadas

English translation: retail sale of prepared foods and drinks for on-premise consumption.

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Spanish term or phrase:	Expendio a la mesa de comidas preparadas
English translation:	retail sale of prepared foods and drinks for on-premise consumption.
Entered by:	Antonella Bova

06:58 Apr 26, 2017

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Spanish term or phrase: Expendio a la mesa de comidas preparadas

Hi all,
I'm translating a 'Certificado de existencia y representacion legal' from a Chamber of Commerce in Colombia in British EN (for the UK authorities).
The business of the company on which name the certificate is issued, is tourism services of different types, including the following:
***Expendio a la mesa de comidas preparadas***

Would it be correct to translate it with "Retail of prepared foods for on-premise consumption", which is what basically I think 'a la mesa' refers to, or does anyone know a more appropriate and equivalent expression in English?

Many thanks for your replies...;)

Antonella Bova KudoZ activity Questions: 21 (1 open) (2 without valid answers) Answers: 48
Local time: 08:34

retail sale of prepared foods and drinks for on-premise consumption.

Explanation:
Retail sale of prepared foods and drinks for on-premise consumption.

This is what I have found:

"Bogota Beer Company S A was founded in 2001. The company's line of business includes the retail sale of prepared foods and drinks for on-premise consumption."
https://www.bloomberg.com/profiles/companies/0819313D:CB-bog...

bogota beer company sa - Registro Nacional de Turismo
rntbogota.confecamaras.co/detalle.../bogota-beer-company-s-a-11
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Razón Social, BOGOTA BEER COMPANY SAS ... en establecimientos, puestos de venta o mercados; 5611 - Expendio a la mesa de comidas preparadas; 5630 ...

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Note added at 1 hr (2017-04-26 08:26:18 GMT)
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This is about the "International Standard Industrial Classification":
5521 - DANE
formularios.dane.gov.co/.../aym_index.php?...
Grupo: 552 (Expendio de alimentos preparados en el sitio de venta). Clase: 5521. Descripción: Expendio a la mesa de comidas preparadas en restaurantes.
But it seems to be only in Colombia, and is not specified:
INTERNATIONAL STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION OF ...
https://www.dane.gov.co/files/investigaciones/fichas/.../ISI...
3.1 ISIC adapted for Colombia versus 3.1 International ... The International Standard Industrial Classification of All Economic Activities adapted for Colombia (ISIC) A.C ...... There is a new structure in Group 552 “Sale of food prepared on-site” .

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Note added at 1 hr (2017-04-26 08:33:15 GMT)
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Although drinks are not mentioned in the ST, food and drinks are usually included in the same category.

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Note added at 8 hrs (2017-04-26 15:00:17 GMT)
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Another example:
"alimentos spress ltda establecimiento de comercio matriculado en la camara de comercio de bogota, cundinamarca, colombia dedicado a: **expendio a la mesa de comidas preparadas**"
https://www.empresasaz.com/co/alimentos-spress-ltda/bogota/a...

"Alimentos Spress Ltda. is headquartered in Colombia. The Company's line of business includes the **retail sale of prepared foods and drinks for on-premise consumption**."
https://www.bloomberg.com/profiles/companies/9260161Z:CB-ali...

Selected response from:

Marie Wilson
Spain
Local time: 08:34

Grading comment

thank you for your suggestion!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

3 +3

retail sale of prepared foods and drinks for on-premise consumption.

Marie Wilson

Catering

Robert Carter

convenience food available in a small store

Michael Powers (PhD)

Discussion entries: 3

Answers

7 hrs confidence:

Catering

Explanation:
Isn't that what this means?

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Note added at 7 hrs (2017-04-26 14:39:37 GMT)
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Perhaps more specifically "catering of prepared foods/meals".

Robert Carter
Mexico
Local time: 00:34
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 84

1 hr confidence:

peer agreement (net): +3

retail sale of prepared foods and drinks for on-premise consumption.

Marie Wilson
Spain
Local time: 08:34
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 8

Grading comment

thank you for your suggestion!

9 hrs confidence:

convenience food available in a small store

Explanation:
small store time to eat convenience food

Explanation:
"expendio" as a noun quite often means "small shop" or "small store" or "corner store". This goes hand-in-hand with so-called "convenience food" and "a la mesa" is a common way of saying "time to eat" or other similar expressions.

This link is a forum on different ways of translating "a la mesa"

https://forum.wordreference.com/threads/a-la-mesa.508102/

"comida preparada"
Spanish definition | Spanish synonyms | Conjugator | in context | images

WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2017:

Compound Forms:
Spanish English
la comida preparada ready-cooked food, convenience food n
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Michael Powers (PhD)
United States
Local time: 02:34
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 155

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