No, but I consider your 'contributions' thus far to be somewhat troll-like and would suggest you stop.
This is a decent discussion about an area of major concern and will not be derailed by you in your usual inimitable style.
That's undoubtedly the correct approach in a number of circumstances.
However, in 1901 it sounds like it's not just a matter of the new caterers getting up to speed, but the whole product concept they are attempting to deliver is so wide of the mark, it doesn't matter how well they deliver it...