Jason Savino of Potions in Motion explains how his company is serving drinks safely at weddings—and what guests are ordering While corporate business is still hard to come by, wedding business in South Florida is coming back, says Jason Savino, CEO of Boca Raton, Fla.-based Potions in Motion Catering & Events. Before the COVID-19 pandemic, Potions in Motion catered … [Read more...] about Drinks: Sipping Strategies
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Raising the Bar
Ideas for elevating your wine and cocktail offerings Make sure bar glasses are sparkling and hygienic with the GP-100 Glass Polisher from Bar Maid Corporation. Lightweight and portable, the GP-100 makes glassware polishing fast and easy, while reducing unhygienic handling, labor costs and risk of injury associated with hand polishing. In addition to reducing the spread of … [Read more...] about Raising the Bar
Transition to Takeout
Products that will enhance presentation and packaging as many caterers focus their operations on pickup and delivery In March, many caterers had to swiftly transition to a pickup and delivery model, as required social distancing due to COVID-19 resulted in a mass cancellation of events. Adapting to a new mode of business requires new products. Catering Magazine asked the … [Read more...] about Transition to Takeout
Understanding COVID-19 Relief Options
Pay attention to the loans, grants, credits and deferrals available for your catering business—and position yourself for future programs By Gerri Detweiler By now, most small businesses fall in one of two categories: those who got COVID relief loans and those who didn’t. Whichever group you fall into, you’ll want to understand what happens next and explore other … [Read more...] about Understanding COVID-19 Relief Options
Super Food
Centerplate scores with a Super Bowl LIV menu infused with Miami flair By Sara Perez Webber CATERER: Centerplate • centerplate.com VENUE: Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, Fla. EVENT DETAILS: Centerplate hosted its 15th Super Bowl on Feb. 2 at Hard Rock Stadium. For Super Bowl LIV, the company employed more than 3,000, including 20 executive chefs, and utilized … [Read more...] about Super Food
Waste Not
A Timely Message From Feeding America on Helping People in Need From Justin Block, managing director of retail information services at Feeding America: The Feeding America network of food banks is working round-the-clock to provide food to people across the country during this difficult time. With school closures, job disruptions and health risks, millions of Americans … [Read more...] about Waste Not
Feeling the Latin Beat!
By Deanne Moskowitz In its March 2020 issue, featuring a cover story entitled “Taco Nation,” Bon Appétit magazine touts tacos as “quintessential to the American experience” and marvels at the country’s “unrelenting passion and hunger for quality tacos,” available coast to coast now, not only in Mexican population centers. But the appetite for Latin food isn’t limited to … [Read more...] about Feeling the Latin Beat!
What Will Be Hot in 2020?
Bullfrog + Baum Shares Its Predictions New York-based hospitality marketing and communications firm Bullfrog + Baum has released its trend forecast for 2020. The company has an impressive prognosticating track record, calling the donut trend in 2012 and predicting the rise of Taiwanese food in 2018, among other successes. Bullfrog + Baum’s food-related forecasts for the new … [Read more...] about What Will Be Hot in 2020?
Creating a Respectful Workplace
Strategies for building an inclusive company culture and preventing workplace harassment By Andrew Rawson, co-founder and chief learning officer of Traliant Just as creating healthier menus is increasingly important for the catering and event industry, so is creating a healthy, harassment-free workplace culture. In the #MeToo era, organizations across industries realize … [Read more...] about Creating a Respectful Workplace
Planting the Seed
How Spectra empowers its chefs to innovate, sparking a passion to create dishes that meet the growing demand for vegan and vegetarian dishes By Scott Swiger, vice president, culinary excellence, Spectra Keeping up with trends and innovating is always a challenge, but it’s vital to the success of caterers and foodservice companies today. At Spectra, we empower our culinary … [Read more...] about Planting the Seed
