Drinks: Sipping Strategies
Jason Savino of Potions in Motion explains how his company is serving drinks safely at weddings—and what guests are ordering […]
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Raising the Bar
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.
Transition to Takeout
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.
Understanding COVID-19 Relief Options
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 options.
Super Food
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 nine kitchens to serve concourse concessions as well the stadium’s luxury private suites and all-inclusive clubs.
Waste Not
The Feeding America network of food banks is working round-the-clock to provide food to people across the country during this difficult time.
Feeling the Latin Beat!
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.
What Will Be Hot in 2020?
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.
Creating a Respectful Workplace
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 the consequences of letting bad behavior go unchecked. Sexual harassment claims can result in costly lawsuits and reputational damage, which can negatively affect morale, productivity, recruitment and retention, customer loyalty and the bottom line.
Planting the Seed
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 teams to be creative, collaborating with each other and with our foodservices partners, which is how Spectra began leading the way to meet the growing demand for plant-strong options in catering.
