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November 9-11, 2025
Renaissance Providence Downtown HotelProvidence, RI

2025 Schedule

How Will Rough Seas Impact the Catering Industry - Demographics, Politics and the Economy

Carl Sacks  (Executive Director, Leading Caterers of America)
Location: Symphony Ballroom
Date: Tuesday, November 11
Time: 10:50 am - 12:00 pm
Track: Principals Network Group (PNG)
Vault Recording: TBD

What does the immediate and midterm future hold for caterers in the current unsettled environment? This session will address the macro level anxieties expressed by caterers within and outside the LCA. These include tariffs, food cost inflation, immigration restrictions, weakened institutions, declining population growth, and other concerns. Attendees will relate how these factors are affecting their businesses, and what mitigation strategies have been used.