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		<title>Catering Treats and Snacks on the Boardroom Table &#8211; Some Thoughts</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; &#160; Several months ago I was invited to speak about catering at the global franchise convention for Ben &#38; Jerry&#8217;s Ice Cream. It was an eye opening experience; not only is the culture of this organization unique but in fact, the off-premise catering opportunity might just be the largest growth opportunity that the scoop [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=erledardick.com&#038;blog=31459203&#038;post=1418&#038;subd=erledardick&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Heading to NRA 2013? &#8211; Join the Celebration of Technology Dinner, May 19, 2013</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 21:32:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Erle Dardick (Author, Speaker &#38; Catering Expert)</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I always look forward to this time of year.  As a restaurant operator in Vancouver years ago, I always made sure I attended the National Restaurant Association gathering, year after year.  Mostly, it was for the learning.  Lot&#8217;s of learning. Even today, 15 years later, as the CEO of MonkeyMedia Software and the Founder of [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=erledardick.com&#038;blog=31459203&#038;post=1415&#038;subd=erledardick&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Order Execution &#8211; A key enabler for successful restaurant catering</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2013 15:43:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Erle Dardick (Author, Speaker &#38; Catering Expert)</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This year, I am celebrating the beginning of my 16th year at MonkeyMedia Software.  As an entrepreneur, I am pretty much &#8220;path dependent&#8221; on my journey at this point.  For better or for worse.  It&#8217;s not impossible to shift gears, but at my age, it&#8217;s logistically challenging.  Just like catering out of restaurants.  Logistically challenging. [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=erledardick.com&#038;blog=31459203&#038;post=1407&#038;subd=erledardick&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>View my Catering Presentation to Restaurant Leadership Conference attendees</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 May 2013 20:20:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Erle Dardick (Author, Speaker &#38; Catering Expert)</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[My presentation on catering from Restaurant Leadership Conference is in post production.  In the coming days, my team will be releasing the full presentation (45 minutes). Here&#8217;s a peek &#8230;. If you would like access to the full presentation (45 minutes), just visit this link and let my team know&#8230;. www.monkeymediasoftware.com/rlc It&#8217;s all about catering! [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=erledardick.com&#038;blog=31459203&#038;post=1404&#038;subd=erledardick&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Restaurant Catering Workshop Filling up &#8211; Chicago, June 6, 2013</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 May 2013 15:55:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Erle Dardick (Author, Speaker &#38; Catering Expert)</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; Our MMS Catering Institute&#8217;s workshops series sure are popular!  Book your spot today and energize your catering sales! We will have over 100 of our restaurant industry&#8217;s best catering sales managers in attendance.  We have a wonderful day planned.  Here is what you can expect to learn: Rockstar Canvassing and Lead Generation Techniques Time [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=erledardick.com&#038;blog=31459203&#038;post=1402&#038;subd=erledardick&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Box Lunch Business?  Think Volume</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Apr 2013 23:47:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Erle Dardick (Author, Speaker &#38; Catering Expert)</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m just on my way home from a fantastic week on the road, working on MonkeyMedia Software and our Catering Institute!  I really enjoyed my time at the Restaurant Leadership Conference in Scottsdale and then a fantastic visit with a 500 unit restaurant chain where my team and I focused on helping them with their [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=erledardick.com&#038;blog=31459203&#038;post=1385&#038;subd=erledardick&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>On the Cusp of Something Huge &#8211; Keepin&#8217; on</title>
		<link>http://erledardick.com/2013/04/16/on-the-cusp-of-something-huge-keepin-on/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Apr 2013 19:23:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Erle Dardick (Author, Speaker &#38; Catering Expert)</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last week was just a great week at MonkeyMedia Software! There are days when I just don&#8217;t know how I am going to get to &#8220;the end&#8221; of this project.  Whatever that means.  All good things come to an end at some point!  Isn&#8217;t that part of the plan? All successful entrepreneurs plan for an [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=erledardick.com&#038;blog=31459203&#038;post=1382&#038;subd=erledardick&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Save The Date June 6,2013 &#8211; Chicago Restaurant Catering Workshop</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Apr 2013 04:52:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Erle Dardick (Author, Speaker &#38; Catering Expert)</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[   Join the MMS Catering Institute TM Team for a one-day Catering Sales Management Certification (CSM) workshop on June 6th, 2013 in beautiful Downtown Chicago. This workshop is open to restaurant executives and management teams looking to develop their catering programs and drive real results through improved operations and increased sales. The CSM course was [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=erledardick.com&#038;blog=31459203&#038;post=1373&#038;subd=erledardick&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Professional Delivery Bikes &#8211; For Urban Restaurant Catering Deliveries</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Apr 2013 19:01:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Erle Dardick (Author, Speaker &#38; Catering Expert)</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m always looking for cool restaurant catering ideas. After all, at the MMS Catering Institute where we support MonkeyMedia Software with the implementation of MonkeyCatering, it&#8217;s world class restaurant catering technology, we have an obligation to share business improvement ideas with the 4000 restaurants currently using MonkeyCatering to increase sales and improve operations, when it [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=erledardick.com&#038;blog=31459203&#038;post=1364&#038;subd=erledardick&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Powering Your Print Media For Catering &#8211; Call Paul &amp; Dan at Primary Color</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Apr 2013 18:08:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Erle Dardick (Author, Speaker &#38; Catering Expert)</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As the CEO of MonkeyMedia Software and the founder of our Catering Institute, I&#8217;m always searching high and low for great products &#38; services that can be layered on top of restaurant catering operations.  I spent some time over spring break in Los Angeles, and as I often do, mixed some pleasure with business. Of [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=erledardick.com&#038;blog=31459203&#038;post=1355&#038;subd=erledardick&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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