Dishing on the Catering IndustryWhat to Know to Be a Better Client in Today's Market
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Host:\\xa0David Adler
Guests:\\xa0Carla Ruben, Chap Gage, Dawn Penfold, Vanessa Cominsky
In this episode of GatherGeeks, along with the main interviews, BizBash chairman and founder David Adler has added two new \\u201cAsk the Expert\\u201d features. One is with career and hiring pro\\xa0Dawn Penfold, president of Meetingjobs, who will discuss salary transparency and where the job market is today. Our second expert is\\xa0Vanessa Cominsky, wine and spirits specialist for Prestige-Ledroit Distributing Co., who will touch on how the wine and beverage industry has changed because of the pandemic. In the main interviews, our two speakers give us a sense of the state of the catering industry.\\xa0Carla Ruben, owner of\\xa0Creative Edge Parties, dishes on a new generation of guests at events, and how clients are moving away from comfort food and leaning into clean, luxurious offerings. Then,\\xa0Chap Gage, CEO of\\xa0Susan Gage Caterers, discusses how the building blocks of a great company include taking care of coworkers and building meaningful relationships with clients and the community, and how aspects of his military training have become a benchmark for service.
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