By: Dennise M.

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1. Time Management

 The biggest challenge caterers usually face during an

event is time management. Every day you have new
clients to deal with and managing time with different
parties on daily basis is a big challenge to face.
Sometimes it becomes very stressful and you need to
control your anger to have your peace of mind. You
have to act professionally as every client is not time
bound and you are the one who has to manage time
constraints.
2. Eleventh Hour Requests for Plan
Changes

 Sometimes you get eleventh-hour requests to make

changes in your plan, either from the client or from
your own staff due to certain reasons. Maybe it is
because of some item shortage in the market or the
clients changed their minds. This is very common in
the catering business and you have to deal with such
situations very wisely. You can get a big relief in such
issues if you use some caterer software. You can get
notified well in advance then if there is any such
shortage in a market or your clients can immediately
make changes in their orders online through that
software.
3. Transportation Issues

 This is also a big hurdle for caterers when your

transportation systems get delayed due to certain
traffic issues on roads. Clients do not understand the
situation when the food does not arrive on time for any
event and you are the one to face their anger. Also, it is
better to make a checklist of your items that you are
transporting from your place to the event site. This
way, you can better check mark items before leaving
any event site with all of your belongings.
4. On-site Organization

 You may often face issues when things are not

organized as planned. It is somehow interrelated with
time management but it varies from client to client. At
your part, you can train your staff for every such
situation but when you feel helpless when it comes to
your clients. No matter how accurately you plan for any
event considering even smallest details, things might
go in another way. You can learn a few exercises for
dealing with stress which might help you in such
scenarios which are very necessary for public dealing
work.
5. Fighting Nature

 Well, rain or snowfall can become a big hurdle for you

if you are organizing an open-air event. You can never
predict natural happenings in advance so all you can
do is just prepare yourself for such situations. For
instance, keep a contingency plan like an extra tent to
handle such issues.
6. Food Waste

 For a caterer, it can be a nightmare to not have enough

food for all the guests. In another way, you end up with
a huge waste of food. It is a global issue these days and
needs to be controlled vastly. You can cope up with
such issue by using some catering application which
can help you to calculate near to the accurate amount
of food required for the given number of guests.