Beverage serving tray insert

Abstract

A tray insert device formed of a paper substrate is adapted for temporary insertion onto a correspondingly shaped serving tray. A top side of the insert device has an arrangement of designated beverage placement areas, each being intended for taking an individual customer's order. The beverage placement areas are color-coded and numbered for convenience. Customer orders are written in the beverage placement areas and then the drinks or dishes that were ordered by each customer are placed in their respective areas corresponding to the specific customers to make the taking and delivering of orders easier, organized and more efficient.

1 . An apparatus for taking, organizing, and delivering orders of beverages and food comprising:
 a beverage serving tray having a top surface for supporting a plurality of beverages thereon; and   a sheet substrate that is sized and configured for placement on the top surface of the beverage tray, wherein the sheet substrate has an upper exposed and visible surface.   
     
     
         2 . The apparatus as recited in  claim 1  wherein the sheet substrate's upper exposed surface is divided into equally sized beverage placement areas surrounding a central area. 
     
     
         3 . The apparatus as recited in  claim 2  wherein the beverage placement areas include a writable surface for taking customers' orders. 
     
     
         4 . A method of organizing and delivering beverage orders to customers in an establishment:
 providing a beverage tray having a top surface for supporting a plurality of beverages thereon;   providing a sheet substrate that is sized and configured for placement on the top surface of the beverage tray, and the sheet substrate having an upper exposed and visible surface;   dividing the upper exposed surface into a plurality of equally sized beverage placement areas surrounding a central area;   associating each of the plurality of beverage placement areas with a specific customer;   providing a writable surface within each of the plurality of beverage areas for writing notes including a beverage order for the specific associated customer;   filling beverage orders for all customers associated with the plurality of beverage placement areas;   placing each customer's ordered beverage within the beverage placement area associated with that customer; and   delivering the beverages to the customers and identifying each customer's ordered beverage based on the positioned arrangement of the beverages within the beverage placement areas.