EDITOR’S NOTE
The Little Things I t is inevitable that we get to the end of a year and look back over accomplishments and failures, wins and losses. Our State of the Industry feature by Amber Kispert, beginning on page 18, will report on the high and low points in 2024 catering. Be sure to check it out for the insight you need as you launch your Q1 2025 season.
Career-wise, I saw myself pass the 10-year mark with Catersource magazine (major win!) in June. Honestly, it is the longest I’ve ever stuck with a job and I feel a great sense of accomplishment that I’ve been at the helm for so long. The magazine has gone through many iterations but the goal (which you can read on our cover) has always been clear: Education, News, Products & Ideas for Professional Caterers. One element on our cover, however, is absolutely new with this issue. After multiple decades we have refreshed our Catersource “flag.” We are Catersource with a capital ‘C’ now and the font used is called Aleo. It’s perhaps a near-unnoticeable thing to most of you, but we love the new look. Speaking of new looks, six months or so after I started my job as editor, I was asked to assist with the redesign of our website, catersource.com. It was painful... I’m not going to lie. The result was a site that worked well for many years, but it became clear as technology evolved that it wasn’t keeping up with the needs of our community. The past few months we finally (finally!) had the opportunity to do a top-to-bottom website refresh. Though I loathe to repeat myself, it was painful... I’m not going to lie. But the result—we are absolutely delighted. Everything about it is an improvement, from SEO to how articles are displayed, and the ease in uploading content, slide shows, ads, and videos (i.e., our daily work) is more intuitive. I encourage you to go to the site and give it a look. If you find something awry, let us know—we are still working the bugs out, of course. Wishing you the happiest of seasons and thank you for reading and supporting Catersource magazine. See you in 2025!
What do you think of this issue? Like it? Love it? Have something to contribute to our website? We’d love to hear from you. Write us at editor@catersource.com.
Kathleen Stoehr, Director of Community & Content Strategy
WEBSITES catersource.com specialevents.com leadingcaterersamerica.com informaconnect.com/catersource-thespecialevent/ informaconnect.com/art-of-catering-food/ CONTRIBUTORS International Caterers Association, Anthony Lambatos, Robin Selden, and Paul Neuman
Director of Community &
Content Strategy Kathleen Stoehr, kathleen.stoehr@informa.com Senior Content Producer Amber Kispert, amber.kispert@informa.com Content Editor Amanda Nicklaus, amanda.nicklaus@informa.com Art Director Sarah Kolcheck, sarah@nxtgennetwork.com Sales Director Michael Lindahl, michael.lindahl@informa.com Sales Account Executive Devin Barnes, devin.barnes@informa.com Managing Director Melissa Fromento, melissa.fromento@informa.com Ad Operations Specialist Lauren Loya, lauren.loya@informa.com
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