Catering Concepts: Catering to Creativity in the Corporate World

By Janie Pritchett-Clark

A busy professional organization has a lot to juggle. When meetings and special events get on the agenda, knowing where to turn for help is vital. Catering is a term many will use, but what you really want is a food-service partner that takes care of all the details without requiring supervision.

“Because we worked in the vendor community, we know how important the caterer is in making those meetings less stressful,” says Kacee Vojdani, who shares the apron strings of Catering Concepts with her husband, Shahriar, better known as Shar.

Catering Concepts is one of the largest full service catering companies in Northwest Arkansas, serving more than 50 miles of clientele. They are a familiar name among corporate clients who call upon Catering Concepts to plan business lunches, annual meetings, milestone celebrations, company picnics and holiday parties.

When Catering Concepts comes on the scene, they provide everything. They can even provide a venue. Their new location in Bentonville offers meeting space for up to 100 people. It’s even equipped with audio and video accessories.

A service driven company offering customized menus, banquet set up and tear down, staffing and great food, Catering Concepts involvement can be scheduled by email or phone. Depending on the size of the event or special requirements, most events can be scheduled with a 3-5 day window.

“I always wanted to get back to my passion. Food has always been close to my heart and there is no place better than catering to do that,” says Shar, who spent 29 years in the food industry. “I learned early that the ‘sky is a limit’ in creativity and interaction of food ingredients. The menu options are infinite and allow for creativity in meeting a customer’s vision or theme.”

“Customer centric is our mission, and caring about the customer’s vision is our aim when it comes to catering an event,” says Kacee, whose background is in marketing and public relations. “Attention to detail is what sets us apart. We want our customers to be customers for life.”

Sharing the Catering Concepts kitchen are seasoned chefs, David Bradford, Billy Messex and new pastry chef Elizabeth McClean. Catering Concepts is now located in Regency Park off Walton Blvd in Bentonville.