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
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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
Don’t Let Uncertainty Stop Your Success
Creating systems in your catering business helps to navigate the ups and downs of the industry By David Scott Peters (davidscottpeters.com) For a lot of caterers, running their companies during the COVID-19 pandemic felt like trying to navigate their way home through a raging forest fire. Much like a forest fire burns homes to the ground and devastates communities, … [Read more...] about Don’t Let Uncertainty Stop Your Success
Trends: Four Reasons to Consider a Virtual Kitchen
Why delivery-only concepts with no physical dine-in space are catching on By Nili Malach Poynter, ChefReady At this time last year, the average eater or chef didn’t know much about virtual kitchens. Now, these often delivery-only concepts are popping up in almost every U.S. city and are slated to be a $1 trillion global market in the next 10 years. It makes sense—food … [Read more...] about Trends: Four Reasons to Consider a Virtual Kitchen
How to Protect Your Business
By Michael Giusti, insuranceQuotes.com Being the life of the party can be exhilarating, and—as a caterer—you are the unseen life of the party. Unfortunately, you are also on the hook if things go terribly wrong. Just like any other business, caterers need to protect themselves through insurance. By understanding a few basics about protecting your business, you can stop … [Read more...] about How to Protect Your Business
Green Your Takeout
Compostable foodservice ware can help “green” your business while creating positive environmental change with your to-go offers By Lauren K. Olson, World Centric As a result of the pandemic, more people than ever are ordering takeout food. While some may worry about the environmental impact of disposable ware, there is a way to “green” your business while increasing your … [Read more...] about Green Your Takeout
Bringing the Party Home
How two New York-area caterers are making virtual events entertaining and delicious By Sara Perez Webber Hopefully we’re seeing the light at the end of the tunnel when it comes to the COVID-19 pandemic and its transformative effect on catered events. Yet even during the strictest days of lockdown, innovative caterers found ways to help clients celebrate events from home. … [Read more...] about Bringing the Party Home
