FastCasual editor Cherryh Cansler chats with catering guru, Erle Dardick, about the $124 billion catering industry and how technology is only part of a restaurant's successful catering strategy.

Catering has become a significant revenue stream for many restaurants, offering a way to expand their reach and increase profitability. By providing off-site dining services for events like weddings, ...

In some ways, it was just a chicken. Nick Ivers was cooking at Le Pichet, a little French bistro in Seattle's Pike Place, when someone ordered the poulet. Each chicken was roasted to order, which took ...

SUCCESS. THE KITCHEN IS BUSY AT JEM’S CATERING. WE CHOPPED IT UP TO MAKE A CHICKEN SALAD SANDWICHES. OWNER EMILY GONZALEZ PLATE IS FULL WHEN IT COMES TO FILLING ORDERS. THESE DAYS ARE ALREADY DONE.

There’s a certain allure to the idea of launching a catering business. You imagine your menu dazzling at weddings, your charcuterie boards making the rounds on social media, your calendar booked out ...