Today we’d like to introduce you to Kim Jones.
Hi Kim, so excited to have you with us today. What can you tell us about your story?
My son played for the football team in White House, TN a few years ago. His junior year I helped to serve some meals for his team and thought to myself “I could cook this next year” so I went to the coach and offered to cook pregame meals!
We started cooking about 100 meals a week, and so I decided to speak about it with my business partner at the time and decided that since I had the network, we could start expanding our business! Not long after that, word got around and alongside my husband, my business partner, and I we decided to grow and make a business out of it! 12 years later, we are still catering. Now through word of mouth, social media, and family, we have multiple jobs a week. Three weeks ago we opened our second kitchen.
Can you talk to us a bit about the challenges and lessons you’ve learned along the way. Looking back would you say it’s been easy or smooth in retrospect?
Far from a smooth road! Any business is going to have its ups and downs, but I can say some of our biggest struggles at first were space and equipment! A lot hours into cooking one meal for 100 to 600 people and while we build up our business, we struggled to have the equipment to do it all! A lot of effort has gone into having what we have now, and I could not be more grateful!
Alright, so let’s switch gears a bit and talk business. What should we know about your work?
We cater events anywhere from small birthday party’s to 600 plus people galas! We specialize in making quality meals and providing the best service for our guests! I am most proud of the fact that I have a staff that treats my business as their own and strive to make it grow and succeed! We go above and beyond for every event no matter how big or small! We just really want people to be happy with all we do for their events.
If you had to, what characteristic of yours would you give the most credit to?
Caring about the people! It’s not just a job for us, but a way to share love through food! Whether it’s a wedding or a celebration of life, we take pride in knowing that the food we provide will bring a smile to someone’s day!
Contact Info:
- Website: https://itsapearcatering.usegraze.com
- Instagram: @itsapearcatering
- Facebook: @itsapearcatering
