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Industry Innovators 2025: 10 F&B Professionals Who Are Rewriting the Rules of Event Catering
These catering and F&B professionals are changing the game through forward-thinking sustainability efforts, stunning presentations, clever business practices, and much more.
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Industry Innovators 2025: Thao Moore
The co-proprietor and executive chef at Green Mangos Catering blends her passions for both food and wine to create unique experiences for clients.
Green Mangos Catering offers intimate VIP Food and Wine Experiences, which feature custom menus paired with specific wines. Moore, who holds a WSET Level 3 wine certification, leads interactive wine education during the dinner.
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Industry Innovators 2025: Miriam Milord
The founder and creative director of BCakeNY loves experimenting with new flavors, designs, and techniques.
BCakeNY has created birthday cakes for celebrities like Jay-Z and Alicia Keys.
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Industry Innovators 2025: Michael Stavros
The vice president of business development at M Culinary Concepts has helped implement unique zero-waste efforts that consider the entire life cycle of food.
In addition to creating innovative dishes for events—like this clever taco housed in a Fritos bag—M Culinary and its partner, Waste Not, rescue more than 40,000 pounds of food annually, feeding tens of thousands of Arizonans contending with food insecurity. “We’re filling bellies, not landfills,” says Stavros.
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Industry Innovators 2025: Laura Calderone
The founder of Relish Catering emphasizes eco-friendly practices and international flavors.
Relish is a four-star green catering company. 'We are constantly finding ways to minimize food waste and reduce our carbon footprint in the catering industry,' says Calderone.
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Industry Innovators 2025: Joann Roth-Oseary
The president of Someone’s in the Kitchen has been a passionate industry advocate for more than four decades.
'Whether it’s a corporate event for thousands, a holiday party for hundreds, or an intimate fete for dozens, the same meticulous attention to detail assures success and client satisfaction every time,' says Roth-Oseary. (Pictured: a 'burrata bar' the team created at an event.)
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Industry Innovators 2025: Jason Sutton
The director of operations for Footers Catering and Social Capitol Venue encourages the team to experiment with flavors, techniques, and presentations.
Sutton was named Chef of the Year at the International Caterers Association (ICA) CATIE Awards 2024.
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Industry Innovators 2025: Frankie Thaheld
The director of mixology for Snake Oil Cocktail Co. aims to generate an open environment of creativity and excitement that keeps his team inspired.
'There are no bad ideas at our company,' says Thaheld. 'Instead, the questions are, 'How can we do it?' and 'When can we start?''
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Industry Innovators 2025: Elayne Sawaya
The owner and CEO of Culinary Concierge refers to herself as a "food matchmaker," emphasizing that one size never fits all when it comes to event catering.
'I ask a lot of questions as a way to determine what my client wants to achieve at this event,' explains Sawaya. 'Who are the guests? What is the occasion? What does the location offer or lack? What is the purpose of this event?'
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Industry Innovators 2025: Chris Evan Taylor
The owner and executive chef of Chris Evans Events and Catering blends traditional Southern soul food with modern California cuisine.
'I attribute much of my inspiration to the countless family holidays, cookouts, and Sunday dinners I experienced growing up,' says Taylor, who spent many summers and holidays with his grandmother and great-grandmother in Alabama.
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Industry Innovators 2025: Carlo Donadoni
The founder and executive chef of Spuntino Catering & Events is bringing authentic Italian cuisine and traditions to Miami restaurants and events.
Donadoni was born and raised in Milan and moved to Florida in the mid-1990s. 'I was able to bring my knowledge, my traditions, and my culinary skills to another country that I started to call home,' he remembers.
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Call for Nominations: BizBash's 2025 40 Under 40
BizBash is highlighting the impressive industry leaders who have made an early mark on the meeting and event industry—before celebrating their 40th birthday.
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