March 4, 2024

Chicago Office Catering Tips and Trends

March 4, 2024

Chicago Office Catering Tips and Trends

Office catering is an essential aspect of corporate culture in Chicago. It plays a significant role in keeping employees happy and motivated. A well-planned office catering can help boost morale, foster teamwork, and increase productivity.

Whether you’re hosting a corporate event or a team meeting or want to treat your employees to a tasty lunch, the Windy City has something for everyone.

In this blog post, we will discuss some tips and trends for office catering in Chicago.

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January 28, 2021

Love is in the Air!

January 28, 2021

Love is in the Air!

Engagement season is underway and we are loving all of your romantic proposals and engagement rings on our social media! But what comes after the champagne toasts and congratulations? Wedding planning, of course! It’s easy, right? Wedding planning with a full-time job and chores and errands…ok maybe it’s a big ask. That’s why we’re here to help! Here are some things to think about while planning your unique wedding:

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December 30, 2020

Catering by Michaels – A Top Ten

December 30, 2020

Catering by Michaels – A Top Ten

Everything is harder in 2020, especially writing this end of year top ten. Every time I start to think back on the year, I feel like I am getting assaulted with everything we have faced this year. It is like being hit with snowball after snowball – in the face. I am sitting at my actual desk for the first time in months writing this, by myself, with just a small lamp, hot cup of tea, great music on, no distractions – the perfect setting to write a blog. I have been staring at my screen for 30 minutes and now have come back to trying to write this blog for three days. How do you put into words in a one-page blog what this year has been like? How do you explain surviving as a company in a year where you were forced to cease doing the very thing that your business is about? How do you properly recognize the resiliency and amazing teamwork our team has shown this year to survive?

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August 5, 2020

What Will You Take With You?

August 5, 2020

What Will You Take With You?

It’s been a minute since I have written a blog. We opened back up and the business of being open and operating during COVID-19 took over. That is another blog entirely and I will get to it, but that is not what I want to talk about today. I read yet another fantastic MIBE (Make It Better Everyday) message from my friend and mentor, Anthony Lambatos, from Footers Catering in Denver, Colorado. Seriously – sign up for his weekly MIBE message, his words are gold and always thought-provoking. I read his MIBE message from last week (the inspiration for this post) and knew that I needed to do this same activity with our team. We brought our sales team back into the office this week on an alternating A/B schedule. This is the first time any of them have been at their desks or inside our doors since March 16th. I have a few tears in my eyes just thinking about the journey we have been on thus far.

Our Wonderful Sales Team

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May 14, 2020

The Crisis We Never Wanted Episode 3: Our Response as a Company

May 14, 2020

The Crisis We Never Wanted Episode 3: Our Response as a Company

My name is Lisa Ware and I am the Director of Business Development & Special Projects at Catering by Michaels.  I have been writing each week about our journey through COVID-19. This is about my personal experience as we have been living through COVID-19 in our business. If you have not yet read the previous episodes – be sure to start from the beginning!

CBM Employee-First COVID Response

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