Catering News & Media

Sales, staff needed to execute successful catering program

by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com

If you want to move the needle, teach everyone in your organization how to sell.

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Eliminate complacency to build a thriving enterprise

by Erle Dardick — CEO, Monkeymedia

People, products, markets, customers and processes are dynamic and must change in order to adapt and grow.

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Boston catering concierge secures $300K VC Investment

October 10, 2014

The funding will help Phoodeez, a corporate catering concierge that works with more than 40 local restaurants and food trucks, reach more customers.

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WorkPlace Impact adds restaurant brands to portfolio

October 7, 2014

WorkPlace Impact, a marketing company that targets consumers directly at work, has added restaurant clients to its portfolio.

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Dinova lists top network restaurants for corporate dining

September 18, 2014

Corporate dining preferences lean strongly toward fast casual concepts, according to Dinova.

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Five steps to creating a successful catering platform

by Erle Dardick — CEO, Monkeymedia

Having a plan is crucial to the success of catering within your organization, and it includes timelines, teams, locations, the menu and marketing.

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Birthday giveaways, value packages offered at Chuck E. Cheese's

August 19, 2014

Chuck E. Cheese's announced its birthday celebration giveaway from Aug. 1 through the end of 2014.

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The importance of online ordering when it comes to catering

by Erle Dardick — CEO, Monkeymedia

Research has shown that people who place mobile and online orders have an average ticket 30 percent higher than in-store customers.

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Reward and loyalty programs for your catering customers

by Erle Dardick — CEO, Monkeymedia

Provide your customers with the option to select which program they prefer.

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PizzaRev launches catering program

June 20, 2014

PizzaRev has launched a new catering program, and has appointed Bibiana Deaver as the new catering sales manager to build to channel. Deaver will lead…

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Giordano’s expands food truck service to weddings

June 2, 2014

The Giordano’s Famous Stuffed Pizza food truck is now serving weddings. According to an email sent from the company, the truck can serve more than 400 pizzas…

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Are you ready to add off-premise catering to your business?

by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com

Catering should never be an afterthought; it's a lot of work and it reflects your reputation and brand.

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How the entrepreneurial spirit can lead to new heights

by Erle Dardick — CEO, Monkeymedia

Every successful brand in the multiunit restaurant community began with an entrepreneur who had vision and passion.

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Five off-premise catering sales tactics every manager should know

by Erle Dardick — CEO, Monkeymedia

The telephone remains an important tool for your brand and you should not be afraid to use it.

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A new vision for restaurant catering

by Erle Dardick — CEO, Monkeymedia

By simply pursuing traditional restaurant sales channels, we are not getting our consumers to spend more money with our community.

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MMS Catering Institute adds senior faculty members

March 10, 2014

The MMS Catering Institute has announced the addition of three new institute senior faculty members.

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Sales systems for closing more restaurant catering business

by Erle Dardick — CEO, Monkeymedia

To sell more restaurant catering, you have to solve your customers' problems; the experience needs to be seamless.

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How to grow restaurant-catering sales from a franchisees perspective

by Erle Dardick — CEO, Monkeymedia

If employees at the restaurant level are not trained around your designed catering culture, that culture will cease to exist and your catering program will…

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Using technology to scale your restaurant catering sales

by Erle Dardick — CEO, Monkeymedia

Today's POS systems have not been built with the right business logic needed for the catering market.

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Off the menu: 10 pizza stories in 2013 that had nothing to do with food

by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com

The fast casual segment experienced a 9 percent growth in visits in 2013, led in part by top-your-own pizza concepts.

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