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Experts expect strong social event bookings in 2022.

Outlook for 2022

By all accounts, 2022 is the year of the comeback for the catering and events industry. Yet after a tumultuous 2020 and 2021, stumbling blocks remain—such as the ongoing labor shortage. To get a sense of where we are and where we’re going, CFE asked six industry executives to share what they’re seeing in the marketplace and where they predict we’re headed in the new year.

Expectations are changing among foodservice employees regarding employment benefits.

The Cost of an Hour

For good reason, industry observers and foodservice professionals have spent months standing at attention for signs of an emerging recovery: resumed corporate events, larger group gatherings, the green light to get back to normal.

Copa di Vino’s best-selling varietals include Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Merlot and Pinot Grigio.

One Glass at a Time

The owner of Sunshine Mill Winery in The Dalles, Ore., Martin came up with the idea for single-serve premium wine while exploring vineyards in the south of France in 2007. From there, he worked to develop the technology to make it possible.

CF&E Training makes it easier than ever to ensure that staff members are properly and cost-effectively trained.

Introducing CF&E Training

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 it easier than ever to ensure that staff members are properly and cost-effectively trained—at a time when businesses may need it most.

Do your research before getting started on the renewal process.

Negotiate Your Lease Renewal

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.

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