After two years of cancellations, delays, and reschedules, 2022 is expected to be a massive bounce-back year for weddings and special events. Industry experts expect the pent-up consumer desire for celebration to result in a major peak of nearly 2.5 million weddings slated for 2022, up from 2.13 million in 2018 before the pandemic hit. The number is expected to drop to approximately 2.25 million in 2023, before finally returning to a more stable 2.14 million in 2025.
What does that mean for hospitality foodservice solutions? It’s time to make hay while the sun shines. According to the experts, hospitality foodservice is entering its busiest year on record. As a result, businesses will need to ready themselves for the onslaught of opportunities, and wisely maximize this once-in-a-lifetime chance to ring the register like never before.
In preparation for this year’s opportunity, Elevation Nation has been working behind the scenes with a wide variety of manufacturers and vendors to ensure that supply chain disruptions won’t prevent any hospitality foodservice client from getting access to a complete range of products, so every scheduled wedding and event opportunity is maximized.
After waiting for years for these milestone events, consumers want to make a statement with their wedding. Award-winning tabletop and buffet solutions manufacturer and supplier Steelite International offers extraordinary buffet solutions that include exquisite chafing dishes, marmites, and heating stands.
Celebrating their 75th year, American Metalcraft quickly became known for their pizza pans, which became the staple for Chicago’s famous deep-dish pizza. But pizza pans don’t nearly tell the story. Their comprehensive line of products now exceeds 3,000 products, including stainless steel roll-top chafers that can be kept open at any angle. The chafers come in various sizes and shapes, allowing your customers to select the look that best compliments their vision for the perfect wedding experience.
Leading the induction revolution, CookTek is spreading the latest in heating technology to meet your hospitality foodservice demands. The great wedding event explosion of 2022 will result in a jam-packed schedule at all venues all year long. As a result, hospitality foodservice businesses will be forced to focus on ensuring the foods are cooked and warmed, even in suboptimal weather and temperature conditions. Relying on CookTek cooking stations will ensure that customers and their guests are satisfied.
Founded in 1942, MagiKitch’n remains one of the most recognizable food equipment brands, thanks to its relentless focus on innovation. You can rely on their ventless portable grills like the MagiCater Propane grill, which allows you the flexibility to grill, roast, steam, griddle, or hold. It allows you to set up shop wherever you need to on-site to cater to the needs of your customers’ specific wishes for their special day. You can also rely on the MagiKitch’n Charboiler 600 series to use computer-designed heat patterns to provide the most even heat of any charbroiler in its class.
2022 will be a year to remember for hospitality foodservice businesses and customers. Make the most of your 2022 events by preparing now by scheduling a Hospitality & Catering Foodservice Assessment.