Home / Blog / Industry Trends / What Students Want from College and University Foodservice Operations
How to Keep Hungry Students on Campus Keeping students well-nourished and healthy is the overarching mission of college and university foodservice operations. But, keeping hungry students on campus is a key challenge which operators face. A recent Technomic study found that “69% of students eat off-campus at least once a week” and only “33% of […]
Home / Blog / Tips & Tricks / 5 Ways to Promote Sustainability in Healthcare Foodservice
How to Reduce Waste for Sustainability in Healthcare Foodservice Operations Did you know that when food ends up in a landfill it releases harmful methane gas which heats the atmosphere and contributes to climate change? Food is one of the 3 largest sources of waste received by landfills, challenging healthcare foodservice operators to implement programs […]
Home / Blog / Culture / CaterTrax Gets Involved for National Volunteer Week 2019
CaterTrax Volunteers, Serves Dinner at Ronald McDonald House Rochester When a child requires extended medical care, family members need to focus on nothing other than helping them get better. Ronald McDonald House Charities provides a “home away from home” for these families so they don’t have to worry about lodging, transportation to and from the […]
Home / Blog / Industry Trends / Coming Soon! A New Online Ordering Experience
TRAX Platform Catering Software Enhancements Online ordering platforms are always evolving as industry trends, technology advances, and consumer needs continuously change across the non-commercial foodservice industry. Ordering technology must be responsive, user-friendly, and provide a positive customer experience while only requiring a minimal number of clicks for customers to place orders. Businesses must also maintain […]
Home / Blog / Culture / Employees Recognized for Dedication to Core Values at CaterTrax
TRAX Star Winners, Q4 2018 Employee recognition has always been a strong part of CaterTrax’s company culture. The TRAX Star Program allows employees to nominate peers for a TRAX Star to show appreciation when individuals go above and beyond what is typically expected of them. By showing appreciation for one another, we continue to spread […]
Home / Blog / Culture / How Did 7 CaterTrax Employees Earn a TRAX Star Last Quarter?
Core Values and Dedication to Service Another completed quarter means another round of TRAX Star recipients to recognize! CaterTrax employees nominate their peers for a TRAX Star when they experience an individual exhibiting one or more of our CaterTrax core values while going above and beyond in their role. Congratulations to the employees below who […]
Home / Blog / Industry Trends / Non-Commercial Foodservice Operators Fuel Urgency to Buy with Limited-Time Offers (LTOs)
LTO Menu Planning Best Practices Strategically offering limited-time offers (LTOs) serves as a low-cost, high-profit avenue to drive customer excitement and increase sales. Products available only for a limited-time fuel consumers’ urgency to buy and with 50% of millennials and gen X-ers aiming to be the first among their peers to try an establishment’s new […]
Home / Blog / Culture / Congratulations, CaterTrax Class of 2008!
7 Employees Over 10 Years of CaterTrax Employment This month we held our 3rd annual Service Awards reception where we honored the individuals on our team who achieved CaterTrax employment milestones within the past year. In 2016, we recognized 3 employees who reached the 10-year mark; in 2017 we recognized 1; and this year we […]
Home / Blog / TRAXER Nation / What Did TRAXERS Do to Win TRAXER BINGO This Summer?
You sit down in a room filled with eager BINGO players of all ages – chips in-hand. Your free space is already covered in the middle (of course) and you’re ready. You wait a few seconds in suspense until it starts … “B-3”. You frantically comb your board before the next square gets called, and the […]
Home / Blog / Culture / CaterTrax Core Values in Action Throughout Q2 2018
Star Employees Recognized for Going Above and Beyond As part of the interview process here, we ensure every potential hire will be a good fit for our team and company culture. CaterTrax core values are taken very seriously throughout the entire organization so when we grow our staff, it’s important that each new hire is […]
Home / Blog / Tips & Tricks / How to Improve Foodservice Employee Retention Rates
Maintaining a team of talented individuals in the foodservice industry is not a simple task. In 2016, the turnover rate in the hospitality sector topped 70%, causing foodservice operators to wonder “What can I do to motivate employees to stick around long-term?” When operators take time to research and implement better ways to manage their […]
Home / Blog / TRAXER Nation / TRAXER Nation Monthly: The TRAXER Program Grows By 5 in May
CaterTrax Clients Who Love the TRAX Platform Join the TRAXER Program What’s one thing that everybody could use more of? Time. Whether it’s extra time to put into our work, time to spend with family and friends, or just some extra time to relax, we can always use just a little bit more of it. […]
Home / Blog / Tips & Tricks / The Power of Plug-Ins
We understand that as a foodservice operator, you are doing a lot every day, from managing catering orders, fulfilling take-out orders, balancing deliveries, and even managing floor stock and replenishment for your organization. Many of our current administrators came to us eager to get the chaos of their catering businesses under control – a transition […]
Home / Blog / Culture / Who Earned a CaterTrax TRAX Star in Q1 2018?
Meet the Most Recent Round of TRAX Star Recipients Our core values drive our culture. Our culture makes us who we are. Who we are is CaterTrax. The beginning of 2018 brought us another round of TRAX Star winners – CaterTrax employees who embrace our core values in every action they take whether they’re working on a […]
Home / Blog / TRAXER Nation / TRAXER Nation Monthly: What Did Our New TRAXERS Rave About in April?
CaterTrax Grows Clients’ Sales and Delivers Great Service TRAXER Nation continues to grow each month as our clients, new and seasoned, share a variety of reasons why they love our team, our catering management software, and the tools we provide to help their foodservice operations grow. CaterTrax serves multiple lines of business in non-commercial foodservice […]
Home / Blog / Food Feed / 2018 Spring Menu Trends
Non-Commercial Foodservice Spring Menu Trends Spring is officially here! It’s time for flowers to start blooming, your favorite produce to be back in season, and menus to get a much-needed seasonal refresh. Spring offers a great opportunity for non-commercial foodservice operators to revamp their menus with limited time menu offers and seasonal flavors to drive […]
Home / Blog / TRAXER Nation / TRAXER Nation Monthly: Who Joined in March?
Meet Toby and John, New Users of our Catering Software Spring is in full bloom! Well … almost. It doesn’t seem that Mother Nature has gotten the memo quite yet, but we’re hopeful that soon she’ll send some sunshine our way to help our flowers grow. Until then, we’re happy to introduce two CaterTrax clients […]
Home / Blog / Industry Trends / What Do Residents Expect from Senior Living Foodservice Operators?
Cater to Seniors with Snacks, Meals at Their Convenience The idea of needing instant gratification is typically associated with the younger generations of today, but senior living foodservice operators are seeing this expectation more and more among the newest wave of residents entering their facilities. Senior living diners no longer want to rely on eating […]
Home / Blog / TRAXER Nation / TRAXER Nation Monthly: Who Joined in February?
3 CaterTrax Clients Join TRAXER Nation Roses are red. Violets are blue. We love our new TRAXERS. And they love us too! In February we were feeling the love from clients who shared their personal stories about how CaterTrax helped streamline their foodservice operations with our powerful catering management software, the TRAX Platform. We’re fortunate […]
Home / Blog / Culture / 8 CaterTrax Employees Honored with a TRAX Star Award
Core Values Personified Our CaterTrax core values make us who we are – as individuals and as a company overall – and the way our employees embrace each and every one of our core values continues to solidify our company culture. Every staff member is an ambassador of hospitality, delivering excellence in every interaction with […]
