New Ideas Track

Of course, the best part of the Catersource Conference & Tradeshow is always the number of new, exciting, usable ideas you'll come home with! To make sure you gather the most ideas in 4 days, check out the New Ideas Track from all focus areas that guarantees you'll head home with a year’s worth of fresh ideas and endless inspiration.

SUNDAY
2:30pm
#012 Cooking Up Great Photos

4:00pm
#013 The Roman Report

MONDAY
10:45am
#109 The ABCs of Social Marketing

1:30pm
#112 Learn from the "Masters of Reception"
or
#113 Brunch: The New, Hot, Meal!

Noon
Out of the Box Lunch and Contest
Show off your best boxed lunch style! Share your unique ideas and grab your chance to win cash and prizes as well as marketing and bragging rights. Or, just attend the lunch to pick up some fresh ideas and inspiration for your boxed lunch program.

TUESDAY
7:30am
#201 Pork: The New Cater-Friendly Superfood

9:00am
#207 Event Design with the Caterer in Mind
or
#208 The Power of PR
or
#209 The Operations Toolbox

10:30am
#213 Using Flavor Profiles to Design New Recipes with Perfect Balance

Noon
Tradeshow
You’ll find literally hundreds on new ideas on the Tradeshow floor! 1,000+ booths will feature vendors showcasing the latest trendsetting equipment, food and beverage, products and services on the market for catering today. Learn what’s new for catering and gain the upper hand in selling and creating outdoor events!

WEDNESDAY
10:00am
Tradeshow: Chef Demo Arena
Take advantage of this intimate arena Tuesday and Wednesday on the Tradeshow Floor.  Watch these chefs prepare catering specific menu items, cutting edge concepts and give you hundreds of ideas using easy to find ingredients and labor saving preparation techniques. Sample some of the chef’s creations and take photos of their displays and presentations.

3:30pm
#306 The Tasting Bar: A Fresh Look for Buffet-Style Parties
or
#310 Tips, Tricks and Systems for Managing On Premise and Exclusive Venues

4:45pm
#315 The Event Style Report for On- and Off- Premise Caterers

THURSDAY
For the first time ever, Thursday bonus sessions are ALL hands-on opportunities for you to actually practice what the speakers are teaching. Each of these classes will be presented in two part and will offer time for you to build and create everything from buffet stations to new menu presentations. Or, you will be guided through actual role-playing real-life business situations that will get you to problem solve and think fast on your feet.

Mike Roman's Sales Clinic
Hands-on Design
Team-Building Workshop
Food-Styling and Menu-Building

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CatersourceXperience Room
Join us in the CatersourceXperience room. One room, three visionary stages, hundreds of ideas to add to the learning Xperience! Get up close and Xperience live demonstrations showcasing the newest culinary techniques, latest design trends, and cutting-edge marketing ideas including social media. Throughout the Conference, the CatersourceXperience Room will offer you live 20–minute demonstrations that allow you to quickly Xtract more new ideas than ever before.

Themed Menu Contest
What makes an event stand out? The THEME does! And the way you propose it to your client via email can make or break the sale. Share your clever theme ideas for your chance to win cash and prizes as well as marketing and bragging rights. Themed Menu contest entries will be posted on the Tradeshow floor so you can get some fun ideas and inspiration for your next themed event!

Recipe Contest
Catersource magazine wants to feature YOUR freshest catering recipes in our first ever Recipe Contest. You don’t have to win to get great publicity. All entries will also be considered for an upcoming Catersource recipe book and for use in future issues of Catersource magazine, our Get Fresh enewsletter and on www.catersource.com. Winning entries will be posted throughout the Conference so you can gather some new ideas to try in the kitchen.