Crystal Food Services to go national
Crystal Food Services plans to team with several prominent restaurant chains for a nationwide expansion after severing ties with Marsh Supermarkets Inc. early next year. The locally based catering and...
View ArticleIMA may drop Puck for service lapse
The Indianapolis Museum of Art is considering whether to revoke Wolfgang Puck's exclusive catering contract after the company's slow service marred an important event in November.
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INSIDE DISH: Fairgrounds caterer revels in year-round gig
Plying fairgoers with country-fried treats is just the start for John Barto, whose firm provides food-and-beverage service for confabs across the Fairgrounds calendar.
View ArticleSuper Bowl party space scramble begins
Owners and operators of Indianapolis meeting venues are in the midst of a high-stakes game of musical chairs. The winners will land the biggest parties and events affiliated with Super Bowl XLVI.
View ArticleFew regulations for Indianapolis food trucks to keep
Owners, restaurateurs are hoping to avoid new ordinances.
View ArticleOnce-vaunted Crystal Catering gets new owners
Jack Bayt is transferring ownership to head chef Matt Schwartz and T.K. Nelson, a director and general manager. Crystal had largely been dismantled by its previous owner.
View ArticleMore companies planning holiday parties, survey says
A new survey shows 83 percent of companies polled plan to host holiday parties this year, up from 68 percent a year ago.
View ArticleIndianapolis Motor Speedway takes bids for food, souvenirs
The Indianapolis Motor Speedway has put its merchandise and food and beverage contracts up for bid for the first time in its 104-year history.
View ArticleFishers banquet hall set for sheriff's sale; owner cites 'technical problem'
A stand-alone banquet and conference center in Fishers is scheduled to go on the block at a July 17 sheriff’s sale, but its owners say that’s a mistake they hope to resolve before then.
View ArticleStar caterer Jack Bayt on upswing after tumble
Six years after having the area's largest catering business sold out from under him, Jack Bayt is back, leading a revamped Crystal Catering. But the new iteration is much smaller than in the days when...
View ArticleOwners of popular Greek restaurant turning 1920s warehouse into event center
Taki and Jeanette Sawi of Santorini Greek Kitchen, in Fountain Square, are branching out to open a large banquet facility in a nearly century-old warehouse on the southwestern edge of downtown just...
View ArticleFishers banquet hall set for sheriff's sale; owner cites 'technical problem'
A stand-alone banquet and conference center in Fishers is scheduled to go on the block at a July 17 sheriff’s sale, but its owners say that’s a mistake they hope to resolve before then.
View ArticleNameless Catering is darling of tech world
Nameless is the only caterer Eleven Fifty coding academy uses. It's also the preferred Vendor for Verge, The Speak Easy, Launch Fishers, DeveloperTown and Dreamopolis.
View ArticleJonathan Byrd’s diversifies, moves north
Jonathan Byrd’s has for years been quietly expanding beyond its successful restaurant and catering company in Greenwood. Now, it is shifting most of its attention to Hamilton County.
View ArticleInside Jonathan Byrd's eviction from Westfield's Grand Park
The company dreamed of becoming a major hospitality industry player and saw Grand Park Sports Campus as the place to hit a home run. But there were signs of trouble from the start, and unpaid bills...
View ArticleLucases plan to keep hosting parties, despite Carmel zoning decision
In September, the Carmel Board of Zoning Appeals denied a variance request from Forrest and Charlotte Lucas to allow for large gatherings on their massive West 116th Street estate. That decision hasn't...
View ArticleConner Prairie, Ritz Charles plan event venue on White River
Conner Prairie is teaming with Carmel-based hospitality company Ritz Charles on a $3 million project that will renovate the historic Chinese House at the Fishers living history museum and add an event...
View ArticleQ&A: Catering is all about ‘controlled chaos’
Renee Miner says there’s nothing better than making clients happy.
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