Business & Operations Employee meals, the catering industry, and the IRS Carl SacksOctober 13, 2015The vast majority — though certainly not all — of caterers provide employee meals. On occasion, caterers tell me they don’t provide meals because...
Business & Operations How to Collect Money Faster Michael RosmanOctober 12, 2015A section of my book, Lessons Learned From Our Mistakes, discusses collecting money from customers, and this week I would like to...
Magazine Setting the Mood CatersourceOctober 09, 2015While food nourishes and beverages refresh, guests are first greeted by the tablescape, and then spend the evening surrounded by it. Here are some...
Event Solutions Five Ideas for Marketing Your Catering Business During the Holidays Anna WickhamOctober 08, 2015During the holidays, you may feel as if you don’t have time to market your business. Many catering companies get so busy in this peak season that...
People Anna Wickham October 08, 2015Anna Wickham is author of the book How to Get More Catering Customers with...
Event Solutions The Latest in Lighting and Candles Audrey IsaacOctober 07, 2015There’s a reason candlelit dinners are the embodiment of romance—the use of lighting plays a large part in the atmosphere of a space and can turn a...
Business & Operations Show Your Appreciation Anthony LambatosOctober 06, 2015H Jackson Brown wrote a New York Times Besteller called Life’s Little Instruction Book. In that book he has a great quote that says, “Don’t...
Business & Operations Creative Ways to Get Those Last Minute Orders Out The Door Michael RosmanOctober 05, 2015A successful drop off catering day requires serious planning. By Tuesday afternoon at 5:00, for example, you and your staff should know how you are...
Magazine Throwing a successful holiday party October 02, 2015Although fall hasn’t even officially begun, the most wonderful time of the year will be here before we know it. Whether celebrating Christmas,...
Magazine The comeback of the holiday party October 01, 2015Our team was sitting around the conference table in mid-July, reviewing our company-wide events calendar, when we realized that we were almost...