Consider the potential legal risk in hiring, firing and keeping staff By Colin Barnacle and Nick Ladin-Sienne In the past 18 months, foodservice businesses have taken drastic measures to survive (and, in some cases, thrive) under pandemic conditions. As events were canceled and demand dropped for catering services, businesses needed to consider changes to staffing … [Read more...] about Managing the Foodservice Labor Shortage
Business Tips
How to Sell Your Catering Company Part I
What you need to know if you’re thinking about getting out of the business By Carl Sacks, Certified Catering Consultants As consultants specializing in the catering industry, one of the most frequent questions we are asked is: How do I go about selling my catering business? Many caterers, including some of the most successful catering … [Read more...] about How to Sell Your Catering Company Part I
Introducing CF&E Training
Train your staff effectively and affordably with online courses designed for the foodservice and event industries By Sara Perez Webber This month, Catering, Foodservice & Events launches CF&E Training in partnership with Foodservice Training Portal. The catalog of 25-plus online, on-demand staff training courses for the foodservice and event industries makes … [Read more...] about Introducing CF&E Training
Build Your Catering Business’s Online Presence
By Elizabeth Riggio, MustHaveMenus If you’re just starting your catering business or are simply looking to build your brand and find new clients, one of the most helpful tools to consider is digital marketing. While print and traditional marketing remain incredibly important, finding new ways to get your business online and searchable is key to building your client base. … [Read more...] about Build Your Catering Business’s Online Presence
Negotiate Your Lease Renewal
Tips for communicating with your landlord to prevent a big rent increase By Dale Willerton – The Lease Coach Catering companies are beginning to see the summer light at the end of the pandemic tunnel. The industry took the full brunt of the pandemic, with catering clients of The Lease Coach reporting no or low revenues over the past 15 months. Yet landlords still wanted … [Read more...] about Negotiate Your Lease Renewal
On The Road Again
Food trucks offer a mobility that helped businesses chart a course through the pandemic By Sara Perez Webber Have food, will travel. When it came to weathering the pandemic, being on wheels helped some food trucks stay in business. Mobility is a huge advantage for food trucks,” says Ross Resnick, co-founder and CEO of Roaming Hunger, a booking marketplace for more than … [Read more...] about On The Road Again
Staying Relevant During Recovery with NACE
NACE’s expert-led webinars encourage personal and professional growth for catering and event professionals By Lynn Graham, Lynn Graham Designs, and NACE Education Committee Chair As the catering and events community rebounds from the pandemic, businesses in different markets and geographic areas are growing and thriving in different ways. The National Association for … [Read more...] about Staying Relevant During Recovery with NACE
Navigating a Hard Insurance Market
By Paul DiBenedetto, Hub International As the long, painful pandemic lockdown more broadly lifts across the U.S., restaurants and catering businesses are anticipating the return to normal as much as their customers. Weddings are ahead, and family reunions, too, and planning’s underway for a growing number of corporate events in the second half of 2021. The pandemic … [Read more...] about Navigating a Hard Insurance Market
How to Protect Your Business From Costly Hail Damage
Steps to take to prevent hailstorms and other weather disasters from wreaking financial havoc on your foodservice business By Jarrett Wagner, Society Insurance Depending on where you live in the United States, hailstorms may be a frightening threat—or something that rarely crosses your mind. Known as “Hail Alley,” the region from Wyoming to Texas receives more hailstorms … [Read more...] about How to Protect Your Business From Costly Hail Damage
Delivering the Goods
How three caterers grew their prepared meal delivery business By Sara Perez Webber There’s no doubt about it—people will pay for convenience. The global meal kit delivery services market is expected to grow from $10.26 billion in 2020 to almost $20 billion by 2027, according to Grand View Research. The pandemic accelerated the trend, with more people eating and cooking … [Read more...] about Delivering the Goods
