Ovations is known in the industry of upscale catering for more than 27 convention and exposition centers throughout North America, many consistently ranked among the top in their region. Over the past seven years, our managers have hosted successful food and entertainment experiences for the “Who’s Who” of major conventions – including serving the President as well as Fortune 500 companies like Procter and Gamble and John Deere. We serve thousands of meals to guests every day and we do so at guest satisfaction levels that are the envy of the industry.
As a result, Ovations’ venues have gained national recognition from tradeshow and event managers as prime destinations for profitable shows, conventions and expositions. We actively seek partnerships with top ancillary suppliers at the local level to offer event planners the convenience of a full range of support services. – all at higher margins for our venue partners. Turn-key assistance in menu planning, decorations, staging, props, entertainment, recreation and even parking is offered on-site with personal style.
Catering options are virtually unlimited. Our talented chefs and event coordinators are renowned for creating any theme, special décor or style of cuisine. Indeed, we offer a variety of exceptional menu plans inspired by culinary influences from around the world and that appeal to unique market and regional tastes. Chef attended action stations, deliciously themed buffets, exquisite plate presentations, breathtaking ice carvings, decadent desserts - these are the distinctive attributes of Ovations’ catering excellence.
At Ovations, we are the industry leaders in generating additional revenue opportunities for our venue partners. Between conventions, shows and exhibitions we actively seek out business and social event opportunities to fill your “off-times” with viable bookings that promote year-round profitability. We think “outside of the box” when it comes to making the most of your available space to encourage special event business by transforming existing catering space into award-winning thematic party venues.
Our menus are flexible and offer the variety to appeal to any group’s desired budget or size – from the most upscale cuisine requests to basic boxed lunches and retail food services. We specialize in creative interpretations on traditional favorites as well as all types of gourmet, nouvelle and ethnic cuisines. Our unique Everything’s Fresh™ approach to catering delivers such innovations as custom created specialty carts that are capable of providing on-demand cooking ensuring freshness from our trained chefs and our themed buffets for special events offer the heightened value of even more sizzle and excitement for event day catering.
At Ovations, we understand that true customer satisfaction isn’t just measured by the skills of our chefs at creating extraordinary cuisine. Ultimately, it is defined by the quality of the total experience that your customers - and their guests take home.
