Well heres my suggestion:
do not use any plates and utensils, focus on napkins and finger foods. A favourite I always do for low budget but higher class feel is chocolate covered strawberries. After that a cost effective appetizer would be bruschetta, slice up some baguettes and have a bowl of bruschetta with a spoon so they can serve themselves; always goes over amazing.
After that you could focus on some heartier items, such as pita's with hummus dip or some meatballs with toothpicks, antipasto platter, maybe some chicken or beef satays?
I would base my menu for something like that and keep the event simple yet sophisticated.
P.S. 33% is profit? wow.. I have been doing the opposite and it works out amazingly well for everyone involved, just need to do some clever planning. I could not survive off of 33% profit. Maybe 33% is aimed at the restaurant industry?
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