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How To Start Your Own Highly Profitable Catering Business

By on May 14, 2003 in Ideas

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People with money seem to be on a binge to prove their status and flaunt their wealth by staging large, catered parties. As a matter of fact, in some circle of affluency, a party or social get-together isn’t considered an event of any significance unless it’s a catered affair.

With the same kind of reasoning, businesses of all sizes are using catered lunches, cocktail parties and dinner meetings to build their images and increase company sales. It’s a matter of keeping up with the competition in promoting a company and/or product.

On a smaller, but just as busy marketing scale, more and more working mothers are paying to have catered birthday and graduation parties, as well as wedding receptions handled by caterers. The reasons are simple to understand–if she’s working outside the home, today’s mother just doesn’t have the time or the energy to do all the planning and staging of a memorable party.

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Business Opportunities Weblog editor and publisher Dane Carlson lives in the Sierra Nevada mountains of California, just 15 miles from Yosemite National Park. He accidentally became a professional blogger in 2001. He has added 12,198 posts to the site.

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  • http://www.startingcateringbusinessblog.com/ Dan Silverio

    Nice work. I agree catering is more popular than ever

  • Nic

    My Uncle went into the catering business and he’s done so well for himself. Every penny he has, he’s earned himself. He’s not exactly the sharpest pencil in the box but when it comes to catering, there’s no-one better. He used to be a chef on the boats and he’s good.

    And it’s good for me too, whenever he buys his catering supplies, he takes me to the wholesalers and it’s one of my favourite places. Something to do with the video games I can get my hands on! :P