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Capital City caterers give the skinny on event planning. (Focus: Meetings & Conventions).

Publication: Mississippi Business Journal
Publication Date: 17-FEB-03 		Format: Online - approximately 795 words
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: Capital City caterers give the skinny on event planning. (Focus: Meetings & Conventions).(a discussion of Mississippi''s catering industry in regards to meetings)

Article Excerpt
JACKSON -- When the number of people expected at Cellular South's 15th anniversary celebration event held earlier this month nearly doubled, caterer Jimmy Morton accommodated the larger crowd with ease.

"We planned for 300 to attend and ended up with about 500 people, but the caterer handled it wonderfully," said Tanya Rankin, manager of public relations for Cellular South.

"Feeding 12 people at home will stress most people," said Morton, owner of Chimneyville Smokehouse and Catering in Jackson. "Feeding 1,200 without a hitch takes tremendous experience and know-how. When everything's right, catering is the easiest job in the world, but when you get on site and more people show up than planned or the weather turns ugly or...

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