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The National Restaurant Association estimates that 33 million Americans will celebrate Easter by dining out. When it comes to must-have food items, more than half of consumers who dine out on Easter, 51 percent, say they will be looking for a buffets, 39 percent say they have to have ham, 37 percent said pastries are on their list of must-haves, and 27 percent said eggs. Where are you eating this Easter in the Sacramento Valley? What’s your favorite Buffet? Happy Friday… Happy Easter…

While we are known for our catering creativity (and yes, our cookies), what you may not know is that we are also one of the leading health-conscious caterers in our market. With nutrition awareness becoming more prevalent than ever in our schools and the media, we are now seeing an increase in healthy catering requests from our corporate clients. This is exciting for us because now we can provide you good food and help you feel good too! There are a number of reasons to consider more healthy food choices for your next business catering event, some are pretty obvious...

On August 23rd, we will be catering the Battle For Veterans Evening Of Honor. It goes without saying that we are honored to be participating in this event. Their mission statement says it all: “Our Mission is to work together with war veterans and families to celebrate achievements and build community awareness of their challenges. We are committed to creating career, business, and personal development opportunities through strategic partnerships and private donations. As they succeed, we succeed!” Help us help our heroes. You can donate online at https://grouprev.com/battleforveteransdonate Thank you for all of your support!

After thinking about it, we simply decided: We love food. You love food. Let’s have dinner! Not only are we going to have dinner, but you are going to get the VIP treatment! Your catered dinner for two will be held in our private tasting room where you will be greeted by our amazing event coordinators, served by our awesome chef, and accompanied for dinner by the owners (Lisa & I). As great as that sounds, we still wanted to share a little about the reasons for our monthly contest: The Food: Many people think of average, bland food when...

In part 2 of our series, we will share 4 tips to help you save when ordering catering for virtually for any type or size of event. The best place to start is knowing that you are in control of your order. Sounds simple, right? The reality is with so many choices it’s easy to overlook your budget and end up with more food than you can afford (or can eat!). The following four tips will help your caterer save you time and money when ordering for your next event. Know Your Guest Count The #1 factor of your catering...

We often find, particularly with new clients, that catering can be somewhat overwhelming. Whether your company is ordering for a meeting , or you are a newly engaged couple planning your big wedding day, there are ways to simplify your catering and save money doing it. But with literally hundreds of delicious food options, spanning dozens of menus, it can be tough to determine where to start. So we thought we would share some simple but effective ways to help. A good place to start, is to understand the different types of catering. Each type has a slightly different type...

Well, the time has come. I have made presentations, done interviews and even taught classes, but I’m finally starting the blog! Welcome. This blog is being launched in conjunction with our website. It’s going to be a way for me and our team to share not only inside stories, ideas and specials about Randy Peters Catering, but also a ways for me to share the personal side of what we do, who we do it with, and why we do it. From our president, Lisa Peters, to our event coordinators and executive chef, we will use this blog as a...