Kenneth Hodges

Boise, ID (USA)
Role(s):
Founder/Owner/Principal

Tri Star Catering

Location: Meridian
Industry: Food Service/Restaurant
Year Founded: 2008
Number Employees: 1-10 people
Description: TriStar Catering (TriStar) is a new QSR concept, which has just recently hit the Boise Marketplace and Food Service Industry. TriStar has a strong management and entrepreneurial vision to make the venture a success. TriStar offers above average quality food and service provision having positioned itself in this market niche, and intends to continue to be consistent with it. TriStar is an exclusive small business enterprise, ventured by dynamic entrepreneurs, whose core competency has been in the field of catering, hospitality management, and community involvement with dreams of business ownership within their community. The strategic locations of the TriStar is crucial and ideal, and assures the free flow of customers for its exposure as well as a vastly larger variety of food and services that no other competitor offers. Products are custom-designed to the buyer’s taste; firm goals initially are set to satisfy the customers. TriStar’s philosophy and culture, to fulfil the customers demand at a reasonable price, is a competitive edge to command a good reputation. TriStar has developed its strategic planning to achieve, quality of product and services, to focus on marketing segments, and to utilize the working capital in the right direction. TriStar assets build on its customers, reputation, image and equipment involved in the industry. This report highlights the feasibility features of TriStar in its future position, for its investors. The loans will be utilized for financing: a used or new AA Cater truck, Food Stocking Location to include Walk-in Refrigerator, Freezer, Shelving, and day to day working capital requirements. It is the intention of the owners/operators to pay off the bank loan/investment within five years if not earlier. In addition the owner will take adequate insurance coverage for contingencies. Our plan provides an assessment of the strategy and operations. Our plan will help shape the future of the business and contribute to long term viability and growth, it ensures effective coordinated use of resources, minimizes costly mistakes and failures, enables owners to anticipate and identify potential pitfalls and also identifies company strengths and weaknesses in relation to competitors. Tri Star Catering is a new enterprise concept that has introduced itself to the Culinary Industry promoting quick-service, healthy food choices to the Industrial Workforces in the Boise & Meridian commercial districts. Tri Star Catering has strong skills in many of the domain areas required for the success of this business including entrepreneurial vision and flair, depth of management skills and a wealth of experience in the hospitality and industrial catering industry.