Thursday, March 21, 2013


Organizing an outside catering event can be stressful, especially when a client prefers the setup to be a picnic style event.  First, you would have to look for the perfect venue to hold the event, after which comes the logistics, booking tent rentals, and hauling and putting everything in place.  Aside from that, you would have to carefully plan the menu as the food to be served should also match the party theme.  Of course, you would also have to prepare all the necessary paraphernalia from the paper plates, plastic utensils, and cups to paper napkins and decorations.

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It can be really an ardous task organizing events like this. The good thing is our business already has a list of suppliers that have been our partners in the business for quite some time now. We have worked with most of these suppliers since we started the business several years ago.  They might not necessarily be located within our vicinity, but everything has become possible because of the Internet.  Having partners online has been very helpful for us because we could source out one-of-a-kind decorations and other items needed to complete our setup.  We have been ordering plastic cups from Cup Depot ever since we learned about them after visiting their website.

The Internet has indeed brought a lot of good things for businesses like us.  We are not limited to transact with suppliers that are just within our vicinity.  Transactions are done online with ease and no worries.  So far, we have not been failed with the expectations we set like delivery schedules and the quality of the products we ordered.   These online merchants do have a reputation to maintain, so they also do their best to meet the expectations of their clients.

People in the restaurant or catering business know the importance and value of time.  A schedule should be set for everything, including delivery of produce, decorations, setup of venue, and many other details.  Each and every part of the operation should be regarded with attention, including the kind of plastic cups ordered.  Quality is never compromised because we know that it would only take one miss in an event for the solid reputation we have to crumble in an instant.

With picnic parties, we also make sure that we do not leave our trash behind.  Since the party requires most of the utensils to be disposable so that the guests would not have to worry about where to place their plates after, we would strategically placed trash bins all over the place for the convenience of the guests.  Of course, we know the implications of using plastics, especially on the environment.  Good thing the cups that we order from Cup Depot makes use of new technology for cups to be made of biodegradable materials.  This means that the plastic component does break down, even if it takes quite a while to do so.  We are assured that we are giving something back to the environment.  This is good karma, which we know will come back to us and bless our business a hundred fold. 

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