On-Site Catering Track

This year we have expanded the sessions that are applicable to on-site catering. With more than 100 educational sessions, culinary demos, hands-on classes and learning experiences at the 2010 Catersource Conference to select from, you will learn how to make sure that you are capturing your share of the market while keeping your profit margins in line. Here are some of the suggested sessions in this track:

SUNDAY
1:00pm
#001 Create Memorable Guest Experiences with Sensational Service

2:30pm
#007 A Culinary World Tour of Innovative Food Stations
or
#009 A Case Study: Fixing a Broken Catering Company

4:00pm
#016 Creating a Loyalty Program for Your Business

MONDAY
10:45am
#107 The Science and Art of Selling

Noon
Ask the Experts Lunch
Share a table with a cross-section of caterers plus an industry expert and marvel at the ideas you hear flying across the table. Take advantage of this special opportunity to enjoy your lunch while gathering ideas and knowledge that you can put to work immediately.

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

TUESDAY
7:30am
#204 We've Been in Your Kitchen…and We Can Help

9:00am
#206 Revisit, Revamp and Reinvent Your Traditional Buffets

10:30am
#212 Finding, Training and Paying Event Captains

Noon
Tradeshow
1,000+ booth Tradeshow 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 receptions and gain the upper hand in selling and creating events. You’ll find the newest trends in linens and chair covers, china and unique table top accessories, buffet service pieces and chafers, imaginative displays and trays, distinctive plastic serviceware, the best selection of kitchen and transport equipment and so much more!

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
#309 Stylized Proposals That POP!
or
#310 Tips, Tricks and Systems for Managing On Premise and Exclusive Venues

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

Click here for full sessions schedule including course descriptions and speaker information.

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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.

Tabletop Contest
Enter this exciting contest for a chance to show off your creative flair and win exciting prizes and a marketing advantage. Or just come to the Tabletop Contest on the Tradeshow floor on Tuesday and Wednesday to see some of the most creative table setting ideas in action. Take home photographs and dozens of ideas for creative tables that you can put into your upcoming proposals

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!