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Partysist Catering & Special
Events was created in 1971 by Emma Freeman. In the early years, Ms.
Freeman planned and coordinated children’s birthday parties for friends in
New Orleans. Partysist’s client base grew as its regulars constantly raved
about Ms. Freeman’s brilliant parties. Because of this unexpected
popularity and the demand for more and different kinds of events, Emma
purchased a building on Willow Street in the Carrollton neighborhood of
New Orleans and expanded operations. As business grew, so did
Partysist. The company enjoyed a consistent flow of happy and satisfied
customers throughout the 1980s. Ms. Freeman always stressed hard work and
a strong desire to go beyond fulfilling her clients’ needs. A key
ingredient to Partysist’s cohesion and success is a strong family
presence. Emma instilled her belief in strong, unique relationships and
dedication to each event in each of the three children who work at
Partysist. |
| Renee
Freeman was assigned originally to kitchen duty part-time in 1973.
She
began to work permanently for her mother in 1980 and worked her way
through the ranks. She is now the General Manager and co-owner of
Partysist and oversees all operational aspects of the company. Charles
Freeman, now retired, started working full-time at Partysist in 1985
and later became chief financial officer. Although he no longer works
on a permanent basis, he does seem to make his way into Partysist
about once a week to maintain the financial aspects of the company.
Finally there is Lea Freeman, Director of Sales and co-owner. Lea
constantly has her finger on the pulse of clients’ needs and knows how
to fulfill them. Since 1984, when she came to work full-time at
Partysist, Lea has created inspired and overseen thousands of
functions of all kinds. Through their collaborative effort, the
Freeman family has built the foundation for what Partysist is today,
the #1 Event Planning & Catering Company in New Orleans and beyond. |
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During the 1990s,
Partysist continued to enjoy great success due to its exceptional
food, service and events. Within New Orleans social circles, Partysist
became synonymous with unequalled, brilliant, and majestic, and for
good reasons. As a full-service company, departments within the
company now include a fully staffed kitchen, diverse and
well-experienced sales office (including an exclusive international
wedding consultant), production department, processing center and
professional wait staff for all events. There is no party or event
that Partysist cannot deliver! Due to continued
growth, the company once again relocated to a larger compound in early
1997. By taking advantage of the outstanding
facilities this new
site has to offer, we were able to handle more requests and bigger events.
Since the initial transition, business has been better than ever. Partysist’s
client list includes premiere companies such as Turner
International Broadcasting, Nokia, Sony, Fortune 500 and Fox Broadcasting.
No client request is unattainable; we’ve done parties for more than 10,000
people, starting them off with 100,000 hors d’oeuvres. |
| In December of 1999,
Emma Freeman retired after nearly thirty glorious years of making
people happy and creating life-long memories. Her spirit lives on
through her daughters and the rest of the Partysist staff, as well as
the wonderful clients who have had the opportunity to experience her
kindness and passion at making their special occasions just that.
Although she does still does come in to visit, Emma has moved on to
new endeavors. In our now fourth decade, Partysist continues to enjoy
growth and prosperity. We look forward to taking your dream and
turning it into an extraordinary reality. |
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