Tough competition is keeping caterers jumping, according to Stephan Baroni, managing partner and chief operating officer of Tentation, the American arm of international catering/event design firm Potel et Chabot, based in Paris. In addition to its...
The American Rental Association has announced that it will no longer hold regional fall conferences with trade shows. The ARA board made the decision during a meeting at its convention and trade show in February...
Mary Kelley, CSEP, Master Bridal Consultant, has returned to Gillette, Wyo., after a three-year absence and re-launched Wyoming Events. Kelley will concentrate on local corporate events as well as events associated with conferences and trade shows...
Demanding clients, tough competition, a skittish economy — the environment for caterers is a challenging one. To see how one operator stays ahead of the pack, this month we interview Stephan Baroni, managing partner and chief operating officer of...
EVEN IN TODAY'S world of tight event planning, nine working days to create a custom-themed party for 700 seems like a punishing lead time. But David Merrell, president of Los Angeles-based An Original Occasion, says on-demand events are par for...
Spring is in the air … and on the table. Settings by Mona, a collection of 100-percent-cotton organza tablecloths, runners, place mats, napkins and chair covers, features fine embroidery, hem stitching and hand appliqué. All items are completely...
Paul Seeney, formerly of Hampshire, England-based Classic World Events, has joined London-based event rental supplier Thorns Group to spearhead a newly formed lighting and visual effects division. The new division, Classic Technical Services...
“In tough times or boom times, it's what the customer touches, what is at eye level, that has the strongest impact,” says New York restaurant consultant and designer Clark Wolf. Here, Wolf and others explain which styles of dinnerware pack a punc...
