Boston-based ezCater (ezcater.com) has grown rapidly since its founding in 2007. A nationwide marketplace for business-to-business catering, ezCater connects more than 60,000 caterers and restaurants with businesses in more than 22,000 U.S. cities and towns who want reliable office food delivery. About half of the caterers and restaurants in the ezCater network are independent operators.
These five simple systems can help you rein in food costs
By David Scott Peters, TheRestaurantExpert.com
Most caterers point to their food distributors and ask me how they can ever make a profit when rising food prices seem so out of control. The truth is food prices are just a small part of your challenges. What you do with your product has a much bigger impact than what you’re paying for product.
With the first Prova Pizzabar satisfying commuters and visitors alike in New York’s Grand Central Terminal, Chef Donatella Arpaia plans to open more nationwide—the latest venture in her remarkable career
By Sara Perez Webber
Donatella Arpaia beat out more than 300 competitors for her fast-casual restaurant’s spot at Grand Central Terminal in New York.
When negotiating the rental terms for your catering business location, it pays to understand lease term alternatives
By Jeff Grandfield and Dale Willerton –The Lease Coach
When the time comes for you to move your catering business out of your own kitchen to leasing commercial space (and paying rent to a landlord), or when you’re renewing a current lease, here’s one of the questions you need to answer—how long of a lease term should I choose?
Software for the catering industry is continually improving, with companies launching new features that help you run your business more
How to adjust your business operations to remain profitable as labor costs go up By David Scott Peters, TheRestaurantExpert.com Let
By Kerry Montgomery, Director of Enterprise Caterer Partnerships, ezCater According to foodservice research firm Technomic, business catering is on the
Involving your employees in healthy lifestyle changes can benefit the entire company By Lynn Hay How many times have you
By Bernadette Smith, founder of the Gay Wedding Institute Steps to take to better serve the LGBT market Nationwide marriage
To maximize profits and reduce risk, take strategic steps to source food locally By Michele L. Stumpe For some consumers,
