Author: Beth

  • Catering for your own party

    Catering is often seen as the pastime of the rich; hog roasts, huge tents full of people schmoozing and drinking free champagne. Catering does not exclusively mean that though; even if you are having people over tonight for a few drinks you will still need to cater to them. But what kind of decisions will you need to make? What drinks to provide, what sort of food as well? Are you putting on nibbles? What about ordering in? What about cooking something properly and having a dinner party?


    How you host your night can have a huge impact on the rest of the evening; setting the mood at home, hosting an enjoyable evening will set you up for enjoyment throughout the night, but have a rubbish time at home can really set up your night for disaster; catering is not just about food, it’s about setting up the event and making sure it goes off without a hitch.

  • Supporting local economies

    One key area to consider in the running of any business is how you want to be perceived by people; both customers and your local community. One area to consider when running your own catering business is where, and most importantly how, you are going to be sourcing the things that you need to run that business. Are you going to hire local people? What about the places you are going to get your produce from? One area that people can be quite easily tricked into thinking more about your business is if you are supporting their local community in a very obvious way.


    Get in touch with the local paper; talk about looking for local people who understand the community and its values, talk about how you’re looking to work with local farmers and take on their expertise as well. By tapping into that psyche you’re opening yourself up to a lot of business.