ABF Catering

So you have seen a gap in the market; your local town’s events are constantly looking for caterers but are having to send for companies out of town, adding time and money to their already expensive costs. So you have decided that you are going to fill that void and forge ahead in your own business. What kinds of things do you need, though, to make your catering business a success? For starters you need a plan; you need to decide if...

I recently found out that some companies outsource their lunch meals to companies. They do not work on the premises, but prepare the meal off site and come into business to serve lunch to the employees. It is an idea that has been brewing for a long time, especially in the modern recession hit era. Companies have let their catering departments go; the cost of buying in, stocking and preparing food, in addition to paying the wages of the...

It turns that everything goes through fashions and trends. Clothes, hairstyles, music and, which I didn’t know about, big events. I was talking to my friends, who are a little older than I am, about marriage. Two are recently engaged and have set a date and were discussing what kind of things they might have at the party. “What about a Hog Roast?” I suggested. I was simply met with blank stares and vacant faces. “That’s so last...

Everyone’s least favourite day of the year is fast approaching. “But I love Valentine’s Day,” I hear you cry, “I can show my partner how much they mean to me!” First of all that is something you should be doing every day anyway instead of getting ripped off once a year if ever buy anything red. One of the biggest areas of disappointment on Valentine’s Day is routinely trying to plan and book a restaurant for some “romantic”...

There are some events in life that require that extra amount of planning and effort. Birthdays and particularly wedding days are often cited as the most expensive events across someone’s life. For those planning a wedding day in particular one of the most expensive, and most particular requirements, is that of the post wedding reception. Renting of space, sorting out guests and numbers, booking live music and, perhaps most importantly,...