Who's News in Catering for December 24, 2022
Who's News in Catering for December 24, 2022
December 24, 2022
Hot Off the Presses
At a recent executive summit hosted by Funky’s Catering Events in Cincinnati, OH, the Leading Caterers of America, comprised of top catering and event companies throughout the United States and Canada, met to discuss the state of the industry—and to celebrate new member companies who joined the group in 2022.
New members include:
Blue Plate Catering of Madison, WI; Bold Catering & Design of Atlanta, GA; Zingerman’s Cornman Farms of Ann Arbor, MI; District Events & Catering of Atlanta, GA; Low Country Quisine of Farmers Branch, TX; Michael Scott Events of Queens, NY; Partyman Catering of Avon, NY; and Southern Way Catering of Columbia, SC.
In addition, shortly after the meeting concluded, LCA welcomed Great Performances of New York, NY to join beginning in January 2023. All potential members are vetted first via a stringent list of criteria, as well as by executive director Carl Sacks and a steering committee representing four regions of the U.S. plus one additional floating member.
Accolades
The Board of Trustees of the ICAEF are proud to announce the recipients of scholarships to attend the 2023 Catersource or Art of Catering Food conferences. Scholarships are awarded based on the potential impact attending Catersource or The Art of Catering Food will have on the applicant’s career in catering. Congratulations everyone!
The Sterno Emerging Star Scholarship
The SB Value Scholarship Leslie Tucke:
The Sysco Feeding the Future of Food Service Scholarship:
The Total Party Planner Scholarship:
The American Metalcraft Scholarship:
The Catering by Design Scholarship for Creative Events:
The Linda & Rob West Better Business Scholarship:
The Mary Crafts Culinary Crafts Scholarship:
The Antoinette & Alfred Frungillo Scholarship:
The MIBE Scholarship:
The Chef David Keener Memorial Culinary Scholarship:
The Elizabeth Mom Jones "Inspired" Scholarship:
The Chef Reinhard Jacob Memorial Scholarship:
The Nate Brancato Memorial Scholarship:
The Byron Conrad Brown Scholarship:
The ICA Lon Lane Leadership Scholarship:
The David Meckstroth Creativity Scholarship Fund:
The Donna & John Barsotti Common Plea Catering Scholarship:
The Dr. Dave McDowell Conviviality Scholarship:
The Jim McMerty Scholarship:
The Joann Roth-Oseary/Someone’s in the Kitchen Scholarship:
The Beets Hospitality Group Scholarship:
The Good Gracious! Events Scholarship:
The Michael & Ansela Dopkin Scholarship Fund:
The STRIVE Scholarship:
The ICAEF Catersource Scholarship:
Products on the Market
Steeped Coffee, a Certified B Corp and Benefit Corporation, announced today it is partnering with purpose-driven coffee company Connect Roasters to bring the company’s popular coffees to single-serve drinkers nationwide. Served to players in the clubhouse at Chicago's Wrigley Field, Connect Roasters is a notable addition to the 400+ specialty coffee roasters who use the Steeped Brewing Method to deliver single-serve benefits without any barriers.