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3 Easy Strategies for Getting New Catering Business in 2013
Do you experience that sudden drop off of business in January that so many catering businesses face? After a grueling—but successful—holiday season, do you welcome the break, or by the end of the month, do you start to feel a little anxious? Do you start looking for ways to find new business faster and stay…
Continue ReadingA Letter From Our Founder
Greetings, As 2012 comes to a close, I would like to personally thank you for your business and your loyalty to Total Party Planner. Next year Total Party Planner celebrates its 15th anniversary. Some of you reading this have been with us each and every one of those years. This anniversary milestone would not be…
Continue ReadingHolidays are the Best and Worst Time to Grab Catering Clients’ Attention
So even if you’re already booked solid, you still want to grab people’s attention for your catering services during the holidays.
Continue ReadingIn The Catering Kitchen: Special Election Edition!
For our October spotlight, we wanted to feature two of our clients who recently had the honor of catering the Republican National Convention and Democratic National Convention in Tampa, FL and Charlotte, NC respectively. La-Tea-Da’s Catering in Charlotte, NC really made an impact on the Democratic National Convention by bringing their “Southern charm with a…
Continue ReadingIn The Catering Kitchen With Serendipity Catering!
For our September Spotlight, we caught up with Laura Zaspel of Serendipity Catering in Denver, CO. Read on for great info and tips! Tell us about your business. Laura and Todd Zaspel owned and operated “Laura’s Mountain Bakery” in Nederland, Colorado from 1996 – 2002. “Some of Colorado’s finest baked goods are found in Nederland …at…
Continue ReadingIn The Catering Kitchen With Charlotte Berwind Fine Foods & Party Planning, Inc.
This month, we asked busy upscale caterer and event planner Charlotte Berwind of Charlotte Berwind Fine Foods & Party Planning, Inc. how Total Party Planner has helped her Carmel, NY business. Read on for great info and tips! Tell us about your business. We are extremely high end caterers and event planners whose focus is…
Continue ReadingSimplify Your Busiest Seasons with Total Party Planner!
When you’ve got a full plate, using a catering software like Total Party Planner can help to keep your clients, staff, and vendors organized and happy. Get rid of your pencil and paper, multiple calendars, and inefficient ways of tracking. Total Party Planner can not only improve your business, it can make it easy! During…
Continue Reading10 Reasons to Use Catering Management Software
It’s easy to manage all your catering events when you use event management software!
Continue ReadingIn The Catering Kitchen with Roy-El Catering
This month, we asked Marty Nungesser of Roy-El Catering for some insight on how he and his family have successfully run their Belleville, IL business for the last 25 years. Read on for great info and tips! Tell us about your business. We are an all-inclusive family catering business. We provide catering services for any…
Continue ReadingTeam Building for Your Catering Staff
For caterers, team building activities are a way to have staff interact in ways outside of the typical day-to-day routine.
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