This week we get personal! At a recent event, I was given attitude about the vendor meals - and so I posted about it. And the response was intense on both sides of the aisle. To feed or not to feed?? You would think the idea of a vendor meal would be an easy issue to discuss but there are so many factors that go into it.

The cost - many venues and catering companies are upping the cost of a vendor meal making it almost the same cost as the guest meal.
The timing - when do you make them available and are the vendors missing anything because of the timing

The number - It happens all of the time, the client will provide a certain number of vendor meals, and then one of the vendors brings more staff than originally expected or the food is eaten by others than who it was intended for.

The expectation - It has been said that this is an industry standard but what industry? When did it become a standard? And if it is standard, who outlines the rules?

Client expectations - many clients don't understand the idea of paying for vendor meals since in most of their day to day lives, the company will give time for lunch, but not the meal itself.
And this is just one of many behind the scenes complication that seemed to becoming systemic especially now that vendors are busier than ever, with labor shortages, material slowdowns, and increased cost in EVERYTHING!

our panel today will have a lively conversation about all of these things and more.
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