ezCater, the #1 food tech platform for workplaces, released its third annual Lunch Report, revealing new insights into employees’ lunch habits. Although 98% of employees recognize the benefits of lunch breaks on job performance and productivity, nearly half (49%) skip lunch altogether at least once a week. Employees cite fear they won’t have enough time to get their work done … [Read more...] about ezCater’s Third Annual Lunch Report Reveals Lunch Breaks Are Losing Ground to Busy Schedules
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Listing Your Business for Sale
Tips for determining the value of your company and presenting it to potential buyers By Dale Vaillancourt As a caterer, you know that meticulous preparation is the key to a successful event. If you don’t put in the work beforehand, you won’t achieve satisfying results for you and your clients. The same philosophy applies to selling your catering business. With … [Read more...] about Listing Your Business for Sale
Preparing to Sell Your Catering Business
Nine steps to take for a successful exit strategy By Dale Vaillancourt You know the catering high you get after a successful event? Even though you’re bone-tired, you arrive home, put your feet up, and celebrate—perhaps with a cocktail—reveling in a job well done. Much like any catered event, your career will end, too. If you want to enjoy that same well-earned … [Read more...] about Preparing to Sell Your Catering Business
A Tale of Two Kitchens
How top caterers on the East and West coasts realized the need to gut the past to make room for the future (not to mention cold blasters) By Liese Gardner Picture this…you’re envisioning the future of your business over the next five years. It’s brimming with exciting possibilities—increased client satisfaction, large-scale events, a cohesive team, fruitful brand … [Read more...] about A Tale of Two Kitchens
Managing Risk in 2024
What foodservice firms need to know about the latest operating pressures By Kim Gore, HUB International The restaurant and foodservice industry ended 2023 on a high note as consumer spending was projected by Foodservice Equipment & Supplies to hit $845.7 billion, versus $790 billion in 2022. But that was without the lift of alcohol sales, and without factoring in … [Read more...] about Managing Risk in 2024
How to: Reduce Employee Turnover
Six steps for training effectively to keep your best people on the job By Carolina Bautista-Brown, marketing manager at 3M The restaurant industry has a clear turnover problem. Topping 70 percent annually in recent years, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, employee departure rates leave eateries, bars and other commercial kitchen-driven businesses challenged to … [Read more...] about How to: Reduce Employee Turnover
A Recipe for Disaster
Five mistakes caterers make that put data at risk—and how to avoid them 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 … [Read more...] about A Recipe for Disaster
Building Up Drop-Off Business
By Sara Perez Webber Above & Beyond Catering abovecatering.com As demand for drop-off catering picks up, many restaurants and full-service caterers are launching or expanding dedicated divisions to meet the demand. San Francisco-based Above & Beyond Catering, however, began drop-off catering first, in the early days of its founding in 2005. It expanded to encompass a … [Read more...] about Building Up Drop-Off Business
Vet Cost Control Systems
Tips for choosing technology to help your catering operation be more profitable By Mark Kelnhofer, MBA Operating and managing a foodservice business has many challenges. Whether you’re running a restaurant, catering operation, hotel or casino, the right technology can assist you in becoming more efficient and profitable. Systems create more formalized processes and controls to … [Read more...] about Vet Cost Control Systems
