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How Full Moon BBQ Scores Big With Game-Day Catering
For brothers Joe and David Maluff, owners of Alabama-based Full Moon BBQ, football and barbecue came together in a big way this October when the ...
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DoorDash Wants a Bigger Seat at the Catering Table
Workplace meals are no longer just a nice office perk. They’ve become a tool for getting employees back to their desks. DoorDash’s 2026 Meal Impact ...
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Las Vegas Prediction: Most Popular Wedding Dates for 2027
From lucky number combinations to holidays with special meaning, 2027 offers plenty of memorable dates for couples planning to say “I do.” And who better ...
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Uber to Acquire ezCater, Bringing Catering to Uber Eats
Uber Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: UBER) and ezCater, Inc. announced in a press release on Oct. 6, 2026, that they have entered into an agreement for ...
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How Caterers Can Plan a Successful CTV Ad Campaign
By David Martin, co-founder and COO, Adwave Caterers build their businesses on relationships, with venue partnerships and planner referrals bringing in a lot of the ...
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Don’t Delay: Why Early Claims Reporting Matters in Hospitality
Early claims reporting of employee injuries allows insurers to begin investigating and managing a claim while the facts are fresh—and can help reduce delays, disputes ...
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How to Choose Packaging for Fall and Holiday Catering
Now is the time for caterers to take stock of their fall and holiday offerings, like hot comfort foods and seasonal sides, and ensure their ...
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From the Show Floor: A Celebrity Chef, Cocktails on Tap and a Towel With a Twist
First in a series By Jay Webber and Sara Perez Webber One of the best parts of covering restaurant trade shows is walking the floor. ...
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Tradition With a Twist: Chef Kyungwon Kim on Reinventing Holiday Flavors
CFE News asked Nuri's Chef Kim how chefs can balance innovation with nostalgia when developing holiday menus, which seasonal ingredients inspire him and why diners ...
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Datassential Reveals Top Food and Flavor Trends for 2027
Datassential is offering an early look at its 2027 Trends Report, which gives operators insight into the latest flavors, ingredients and cuisines gaining traction with ...
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How California Caterers Overcome Challenges and Drive Growth
At the California Restaurant Show in August, CFE News Editor-in-Chief Sara Perez Webber moderated a panel discussion with three veteran catering executives: John Crisafulli, president ...
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Rick Rosenfield on the Lessons Behind California Pizza Kitchen
Ahead of his appearance at the Florida Restaurant Show and Pizza Tomorrow Summit in Orlando on Oct. 26, Rick Rosenfield, co-founder of California Pizza Kitchen, ...
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Puff ’n Stuff Catering Expands to South Florida
Puff ’n Stuff Catering—one of Florida’s leading full-service catering and event companies—has expanded to Greater Miami. The company opened a commissary kitchen in Coral Gables ...
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AUSTIN BLUES® Smoked Meats Make It Easier for Caterers to Deliver Authentic BBQ
AUSTIN BLUES® Smoked Meats are crafted using time-honored techniques—low and slow over 100% natural hardwood logs, by trained pitmasters for up to 16 hours. The ...
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Why Plant Based World Expo Belongs on Your Calendar
Plant Based World Expo North America is back and better than ever! Taking place on December 2–3, 2025, at the Javits Center in New York ...
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Smoke the Competition with AUSTIN BLUES® Smoked Meats
When you’re catering for a crowd, consistency is key. With AUSTIN BLUES® Smoked Meats, you can delight guests with authentic, pitmaster-crafted barbeque that’s flavorful and ...
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Six Ways Visual QR Menus Can Enhance the Guest Experience
For restaurants, cafés, hotels and catering companies, a well-designed visual menu can become more than a replacement for paper. It can serve as a flexible ...
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4 Reasons Your Catering Technology Is Under-Delivering
If your catering software isn’t delivering the efficiencies you expected, the problem may not be the technology itself. More often, the issues begin long before ...
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Hospitality Operators Using Winnow Now Saving $100 Million in Food Waste Per Year
Leading hospitality groups including Hilton, Accor, Marriott, Mandarin Oriental and IKEA are now collectively saving more than $100 million a year by cutting food waste ...
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NACE Experience 2026 Sees Attendance Growth, Emphasizes Connections
NACE Experience, the annual conference of the National Association for Catering & Events (NACE) drew 8% more attendees than last year, with first-time participants accounting ...
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Event Spotlight: Tomato Showcase Dinner at The Chef’s Garden
On the evening of August 22, 2026, The Chef’s Garden in Northeast Ohio turned one of summer’s most familiar ingredients—the tomato—into the foundation for an ...
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Nevis Mango Festival Offers a Recipe for Destination Dining
Nevis recently wrapped up its four-day Mango Festival, held annually in July. For caterers and foodservice operators, the festival offers a useful case study in ...
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Three Venues, 1,200 Guests: How Footers Catering Made It Seamless
How Denver's Footers Catering pulled off a 1,200-guest event across three distinct spaces, two floors and eight culinary experiences.
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Travel Table: History on the Menu at Miami’s Red Rooster Overtown
By Jay Webber, publisher of CFE News Sometimes a change of scene doesn’t require a passport—just a reservation. Recently Sara and I took the Brightline ...
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Travel Table: Returning to the Best Meal of My Life at Chicago’s Alinea
More than 15 years ago, my parents took me to Alinea, Grant Achatz’s famous restaurant in Chicago. It was the most mind-blowing dining experience I’d ...
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