The Certified Professional in Catering and Events (CPCE) is a nationally recognized certification program and the mark of excellence for catering and event professionals. The Program was established by the National Association for Catering & Events (NACE).
Stacey Messina, Co-Owner & VP of Sales of Marketing for Messina’s Catering and Events, recently passed the exam, making her the only certified CPCE Catering Company Owner in the city of New Orleans.
What Does the CPCE Certification Mean?
CPCE is the only professional certification focused exclusively on the business of catering and events. It is earned by taking a 2.5-hour exam that covers 8 core competencies: accounting, beverage management, catering services, contracts and agreements, food production, event management, human resources, and sales and marketing. It allows graduates to understand all components of an event. (clubdeportestolima.com.co)
What is NACE?
The National Association for Catering and Events (NACE) is the first non-profit national organization for caterers, event planners and event professionals that provides education, certification and a network of resources for members in all segments of the hospitality industry. It’s the go-to resource and community for catering and event professionals nationwide. NACE was established more than 60 years ago, and has more than 40 chapters across the country and 3,500 members and growing. NACE empowers catering and event professionals by providing them with industry-leading education, tools and resources, and a community in which to learn from.
Benefits to Messina’s Catering and Events
Messina’s Catering is very involved and committed to the NACE New Orleans Chapter and its mission. Stacey has even served on their Board of Directions since 2017. (wccannabis.co) Messina’s values involvement with NACE as it is a way to stay abreast of industry-leading trends, catering menus, tools and resources. This makes for better catering events for our clients! It’s also a way to give back to the industry that we have been a part of for more than 58 years.
Messina’s Catering and Events is a local-third-generation, family-owned and operated business. It has grown from a neighborhood restaurant into a regional full-service catering and special event venue company over the past 58 years. We believe our involvement in industry organizations like NACE have helped us to achieve distinctions like being named Best of Weddings for Catering by the Knot in 2019, named one of the Best Caterers for the 3rd Year in a row by CityBusiness Readers, be rated 5 stars by Wedding Wire, 4.9 stars by The Knot, 4.6 stars on Facebook and 4.5 stars on Google.
