catering

Food

Caesars Superdome gives basketball fans a taste of New Orleans with special Final Four menu

Catering partner Sodexo Live! is serving up local favorites for the NCAA championship games.

Technology

EzCater eyes IPO amid $100M fundraise

The online catering provider has rebounded strongly from the pandemic, drawing the attention of SoftBank and giving new life to its go-public plans.

Unique ingredients, artisanal sourcing and creative presentations are taking the traditional meat-and-cheese board to the next level.

As workers return to their offices and the holiday season gets underway, restaurants in every segment are ramping up catering programs to feed increased demand.

The 70,000-square-foot space houses a huge commissary, R&D kitchen, tasting rooms, a bistro-style dining area for “family meal," offices and more.

The food technology platform offers a database of 800-plus local independent restaurants.

Operators are packaging catering programs in new ways to win back lost business. Individually boxed meals are seen as a safer solution as people slowly return to the office or are in need of a quick lunch to grab-and-go. Cracker Barrel, BJs and El Pollo Loco recently introduced or upgraded boxed meal catering.

Recent events have shown articles of faith on the minimum wage, catering, virtual brands and casual dining are nothing more than fake news.

A new virtual catering channel and more are giving the brand hope for the sluggish revenue channel in the new year.

With big corporate parties out, the catering industry is creating small solutions to bring in some revenue this season.

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