Exceptional moments are made here.

As southeast Minnesota's s largest and most experienced caterer, you can count on Rochester International Event Center to provide you with unmatched service, flawless attention to detail and exquisite food ensuring the most memorable wedding day for you and your guests.

Our beautiful facility has plenty of free, front door parking and features a Grand Ballroom, which accommodates up 800 guests (13,000 sq feet) or can be divided in two, for separate events of up to 400 guests. We have a large, comfortable lobby area and a state of the art 6,000 square foot kitchen staffed by our full-time culinary team.

Exquisite Food with Sophisticated
Presentation

Our food is guaranteed to be of the freshest and highest quality. Our award-winning culinary team creates exquisite food with a sophisticated presentation, sure to please the most discerning pallet. To ensure the freshest possible options, we nurture and cultivate our own seasonal garden on sight ensuring delicious, locally grown herbs and produce.

For your wedding reception, we offer butler passed appetizers, plated dinners, buffets, family-style and a variety of creative and custom menu options. Your food will be expertly prepared and beautifully presented.

For nearly 30 years Powers Ventures has been proudly serving southeast Minnesota building a strong reputation on respect, honesty, trust, and integrity. Canadian Honker Enterprises includes the Canadian Honker Restaurant, Canadian Honker Catering, Rochester Event Center and Canadian Honker Events at the Ramada. Powers Ventures is Southeast Minnesota's largest and most experienced caterer and is an invited member of "Top Gun" an industry exclusive group through CaterSource featuring some of the world's top catering and restaurant organizations.

Locally owned and involved in our community

We believe we have a social and moral obligation to help improve the quality of life for all those we serve. By giving back and supporting the needs in our community we'll not only help those around us but we will also have greater societal impact. At Powers Ventures we are committed to being a good member of society and helping those in need. To date, our organization has given over a million dollars in cash donations to address issues of hunger, affordable housing, homelessness, youth development, community development, education initiatives, seniors citizens, military and veterans.

In addition, we have donated half a million pounds and counting of food to community causes like the Channel One Food Bank, Salvation Army, and the Boys and Girls Club. The organization also helped found Rochester's Community Food Relief. There isn't a critical community cause or initiative that the organization hasn't raised his hand to be a part of.