Perlick Debuts Next Day Delivery Program
Perlick Corp. is making it easier for customers to keep their refrigerators up and running, at a time when they […]
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Marrying Resources
Julie Mead of The Knot Worldwide explains how WeddingPro connects event pros with clients, and shares insight into top wedding trends. The Knot and WeddingWire—two leading wedding planning resources—joined together to launch WeddingPro, the largest marketplace and community for wedding professionals.
What’s Blooming?
Wondering which blooms your clients will be requesting for their events in the new year? The Flower Trends Forecast 2020, recently released by International Floral Distributors (IFD), gives a sense of how floral décor is expected to blossom next year.
Healthy Hotels
Meeting travelers don’t have to put their diets on hold, as properties step up to the plate with good-for-you catering options.
By Sara Perez Webber
Red quinoa with edamame beans and sweet peppers. Kale smoothie with cocoa nibs, goji berries, yogurt and honey. If these aren’t the type of menu items you think of when you think “hotel meeting catering,” think again.
Holiday Recipes from The Classic Catering People
The Classic Catering People provides catering for about 500 events each holiday season. The company, outside of Baltimore, has been serving the area for more than 40 years, with a philosophy of honoring food traditions while embracing new tastes and techniques. Executive Chef Alan Maw designs seasonally appropriate menus for these holiday events; he shared four of his holiday recipes with Catering Magazine.
Taking the Show on the Road
By Sara Perez Webber
Last year, Atlanta-based Proof of the Pudding took on the challenge of catering five major boat shows in Florida. The company’s five-year concessions contract with Informa U.S. Boat Shows includes the Palm Beach International Boat Show, the St. Petersburg Boat Show, the Miami Yacht Show, the Suncoast Boat Show in Sarasota and—the largest in-water boat show in the world—the Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show.
A Recipe for Disaster
By Brad Korkow, Society Insurance
In today’s digital world, it’s impossible to avoid handling electronic data while running your catering business. Credit card and mobile payment options are the norm, putting caterers increasingly at risk of a cyberattack. Considering 60 percent of small companies go out of business within six months of a cyberattack (according to the National Cyber Security Alliance), data security should be at the top of any caterer’s to-do list.
That’s entertainment
With dancing servers, 12 courses and food prep on a stage, this corporate event was anything but staid CATERER: D’Amico
