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Event Planning Has Risen in the Ranks of Most Stressful Jobs

Velvet Chainsaw

IStock Photo by cyano66 Before the pandemic, one could argue that jobs with life-and-death consequences were surely more stressful than planning an annual conference. Exhibitors are being more selective about the conferences they will support. Annual conference budgets are usually finalized 12-plus months prior to the event.

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Making Up for Fewer Skilled Workers at Your Conference

Velvet Chainsaw

Throughout 2022, nearly every meeting service provider continues to be short-staffed and plagued by last-minute no-shows or insufficiently skilled workers. To best prepare you, here are eight kinds of curveballs other meeting professionals have been thrown so far in 2022, with expectations extending into 2023— and how to deal with them.

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12 Event Trends and Shifts for 2021

Attendease

Food and beverage service will evolve from lines and buffets to service in individual containers or plates and offered with minimal contact points. We are gifting with items ranging from a new mug with a favorite beverage and snack to celebration boxes including everything from champagne to streamers and whatever else can be imagined.

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Best of 2022: Food and Beverage

Smart Meetings

This year, hotel food and beverage departments as well as catering outlets and F&B in conference and exhibition centers struggled to catch up to post-Covid pent up demand as well as to what is now called “accommodation cuisine.” Essential F&B: 2022 Catering Trends. Bon Accommodation. And then we’re left out.

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Skyrocketing Costs Squeeze Event Budgets

Velvet Chainsaw

As food-and-beverage costs increase for venues, those expenses are passed directly to event organizers. Some of our clients are experiencing up to 30% increase in prices over 2022. 88% report that budgets have increased due to inflation/higher costs and this percentage has increased from 68% in Q2 2022.

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13 Catering Trends to Keep on Your Radar

Social Tables

Food and beverage is perhaps one of the most anticipated elements of any event. Whether you’re planning a wedding, a conference, or an anniversary dinner, these catering trends can help you stay ahead of the curve and craft experiences that people won’t soon forget. Are you doing any food for remote events?

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Confection Convention: Sweets & Snacks Expo Returns as First Post-Pandemic Food Show

Event Marketer

The Sweets & Snacks Expo—a gathering that draws the biggest brands in candy, chocolate and snack foods sold at major retailers—made a sweet return as the first post-pandemic food show, taking place June 23-25 at the Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis. The Sweets & Snacks Expo will return to Chicago in 2022 and 2023.