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Special Events

The Premier Brand Trusted by the Special Events Industry

Special Events provides high-quality, engaging content to event professionals worldwide.

Learn more about partnering with us today!

We Don’t Just Cover the Industry. We Help Lead It.


Catersource is the nation’s leading events and media resource dedicated to catering and event professionals.

The Catersource portfolio of products delivers fresh ideas and business strategies, and reveals established techniques used by successful industry professionals, worldwide.

With market segments that include members of national and international associations such as NACE, ICA, ILEA, plus colleges, universities, restaurants, convention centers, banquet facilities, arenas, casinos, event venues, healthcare, and more—your product will reach a targeted audience passionately engaged in hospitality services.

Nation’s Restaurant News Audience

NRN engages and influences foodservice decision makers as they face unprecedented technological transformation, menu changes, operational costs and workforce challenges.


3.5M

Points of Contact Made Monthly

91%

of Audience Involved in Purchasing Decisions

91%

Consider NRN a Trusted Industry Resource

Get the Most Out of Every Impression.


Beyond having the most qualified audience in the restaurant industry, our foodservice audience is also highly engaged across multiple platforms. Showcase your brand and be top of mind with decision makers and restaurant influencers.

450,000+

monthly website users (avg.)

90,000+

flagship eNewsletter subscribers

85,000+

magazine subscribers

600,000+

social media followers

Sources: Google Analytics (Jan-Sep 2024); Publisher Data (Sep 2024); Facebook/Twitter/Instagram/LinkedIn/Pinterest (Oct 2024)

Marketing Solutions


Advertising & Branding

Reach a large or hyper-targeted audience via display ads, newsletters, custom content, print and programmatic advertising.

Content Marketing

Fuel native marketing strategies with visual storytelling, content creation services and lead generation programs.

Direct Marketing

Apply first-party data and insights to build a targeted audience and reach them with display, social, e-mail advertising and more.

Industry Intelligence

Leverage our audiences for custom surveys that we can turn into lead generation programs and insights.

Lead Generation

Fill your sales funnel and drive leads with your content or partner with us on developing qualified leads.

Live Engagement

Catersource + The Special Event brings the entire catering and events industry under one roof for an unparalleled immersive experience.

Expert Spotlight


Peter Loibl

VP, Media Sales - NRN, RB, RH, FSD

Peter Loibl has 25+ years of B2B media experience and leads the sales, product solutions and customer success strategy for the foodservice brands.

Jason Bogovic

Senior Director, Product Development & Client Success

With over a decade of experience, Jason has developed an expertise in matching diverse client objectives/targets with the right solutions to drive successful marketing campaigns.

Sam Oches

Editor-in-Chief - NRN, RH

Sam has covered the foodservice industry for over 15 years and is a past president of the International Foodservice Editorial Council (IFEC) and a past board member with the American Society of Business Publication Editors (ASBPE). His foodservice insights have been shared in national media outlets such as the New York Times, USA Today, National Public Radio, and CNBC.

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