The comprehensive, fully up-to-date guide to managing your catering business

Successful catering involves much more than just creating a great meal. Running your catering business properly also requires robust skills in marketing, cost control and budgeting, and day-to-day business management.

Catering Management, Fourth Edition gives working professionals and aspiring caterers the detailed advice and crucial business skills needed for successful on- and off-premise catering. The book covers all the fundamentals, including styles of catering operations, menu design and pricing, food and beverage service, managing staff and equipment, and much more. Updated to reflect the very latest in a growing field, this new edition covers current trends in sustainable practices, digital menu and proposal design, new software and equipment, social networking, online promotions, and on-demand proposal development. With essential management techniques that will keep current practitioners on the cutting edge and expert advice to help kick-start aspiring caterers' careers, Catering Management is an ideal all-purpose guide to the industry.