--- title: The Catering Industry BOOMS [INFOGRAPHIC] description: The catering industry is booming with new and exciting opportunities. Food service operators are taking advantage of this boom by implementing catering services to their restaurants. Check out these tips and tricks on how to successfully implement catering onto any menu. image: https://insights.tampamaid.com/hubfs/catering%20boom-1.png --- [![TAMPA MAID](https://insights.tampamaid.com/hubfs/TampaMaid%20June2018/Images/logo.png) ](https://www.tampamaid.com/) # Trends, Innovations & Insights # The Catering Industry BOOMS [INFOGRAPHIC] Posted by [Tampa Maid](https://insights.tampamaid.com/author/tampa-maid) on Wed, Jul 18, 2018 ![Tampa Maid](https://insights.tampamaid.com/hubfs/TampaMaid_Author.png) Find me on: [Facebook ](https://www.facebook.com/tampamaidfoods/?fref=ts) [Twitter ](https://twitter.com/TampaMaidFoods) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) * The catering industry is presenting new and exciting opportunities for foodservice operators!* Check out some of these best practices and tips on how to implement catering to a foodservice business, including: - Catering industry stats - Challenges - Tips to maximize catering efforts  ![TampaMaid_Infographic_7-2018-3 (1)](https://insights.tampamaid.com/hs-fs/hubfs/TampaMaid_Infographic_7-2018-3%20(1).png?width=600&name=TampaMaid_Infographic_7-2018-3%20(1).png)   ### Looking for more inspiration? 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