There are a good number of catering businesses in America. According to the National Federation of Independent Business, there are about 10,000 of them. You want to hire a catering service for your event, but you want to make sure they are excellent at what they do. Here are three characteristics that you should be on the lookout for.

1. They Should Make Good Food

This is the most important benchmark for a catering service. They should make food that makes you hungry just by looking at it. Take a close look at their menu and see what kind of offerings they have.

2. They Should Follow a Strict Safety Protocol

There are going to be a lot of people at your event. The caterers should follow strict food prep protocol so that everyone will get food that is safe for them to eat. This includes everything from cooking to transport to handling it at the event itself.

3. They Should Pay Close Attention to Detail

This one sort of goes hand-in-hand with the above. The people at your event are going to have various dietary requirements, and the caterers should be able to have a lot of options for them to choose from. This includes such things as gluten-free foods and foods that are prepared separately from others to avoid contaminating them with possible food allergy triggers. They should be able to keep track of all this without any issues.

There are other characteristics, like being creative with their menu, providing excellent customer service, being flexible in case something goes wrong, being enthusiastic, and having excellent time management skills. If you can find a service that provides all of these, then the guests at your event will be raving about the food.

You can ask friends who have had events in your area who they used for catering, or if you like what you see at an event you're attending, you can get the information from the staff there. Look online to see what people are saying. If they get a lot of great reviews, then you can feel safe hiring them. Then you can enjoy eating the food at your own event.

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