I found this question on a Reddit-style website: I thought it was interesting. "Our caterer has asked to be paid before the event. Is this normal? What if they take the money and don't turn up?" The short answer is yes – it is completely normal for caterers to require payment before an event. In fact, it would be very unusual for a caterer to provide food and staffing for an event and then wait until afterwards to be paid. Catering requires a huge amount of preparation

We Brits do love a good buffet, don't we? And going to a party that have those "traditional" buffet foods we get all that tingly nostalgia

Yeah, it’s still dramatic! If you haven’t read part 1 please do so first, we break down why the party planner or host is the cause of an environmental disaster due to avoidable food waste from a lack of appropriate planning. There are no pointing fingers or even blame shaming it’s just food for thought and a way of looking at events from an environmental perspective especially as one of the top 5 listed reasons for avoidable food waste by the experts is badly planned events.

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