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The Secrets to Successful Catering

Modern Restaurant Management

A strong catering business can be a restaurant’s biggest moneymaker. Most of the year, catering can comprise 10 to 15 percent of your total sales, but during December, if 20 percent of sales are not coming from catering, you’re missing an opportunity. And you’re getting them for free!). ” they all say no.

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Key Strategies to Drive Catering Growth from Second-Generation Bojangles Franchisee

Modern Restaurant Management

As a proud, second-generation Bojangles franchisees at Georgia Foods, my family and I have tapped into a distinctive strategy that has boosted our profitability across our 41 Bojangles locations – catering. With industry data projecting the catering and food service sector to reach $477.3B

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Corporate Catering Leaders Share Insights On Consumer Demand, Labour Shortages, Sustainability And Technology

Apicbase

The corporate catering sector faces a host of challenges, including labour shortages and the Herculean task of making the supply chain more sustainable. In a recent TrendTalk hosted by Rational, catering industry leaders discussed how they are tackling the challenges and what they are doing to stay relevant and competitive.

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To Cater or Not to Cater? That is the Holiday Question

Modern Restaurant Management

Catering can be a great way to increase your sales during the holiday season. You already have the commercial kitchen, staff, customer base, and the economy of scale for bulk ordering so the cost of entry into catering should be relatively low. Promote, Promote, Promote. Start Small. Ask Lots of Questions. Get Super Organized.

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A Buyer’s Guide to Future-Proofing Your Restaurant Tech Stack

In this guide, you'll discover: How driving digital growth delivers impact across teams Everything you need to become 100% digital A digital maturity self-assessment to determine your next steps Here's why leading brands are laser-focused on enhancing their tech stack: More revenue: Across on- and off-premise channels, our data shows digital orders (..)

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12 Tips to Increase Catering Profits This Busy Season

Cheetah

The busy season is underway, and for caterers and restaurants it is the biggest opportunity in the past two years to boost sales and make a hefty profit. Most travel and social distancing restrictions have been lifted and supplier indications point to a record breaking catering season. 2021’s Massive Holiday Catering Opportunity.

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Catering for Restaurants

Goliath Consulting

Important points to consider before starting a catering program. Off-premise catering is undoubtedly a compelling business opportunity for restaurant owners. Catering also gives businesses brand exposure and valuable marketing opportunities. But on average these numbers are much more modest. annually through 2019 (4).