Posts by Mordopaul

 Thank you guys for your advice. This venture of mine, was launched this Feb, it was planned to capitalize on my interest and experience of catering to people, cooking graduation parties, wedding rehearsals, religious events... in...

 Pete you have such good advice, I keep re-reading your posts to understand my own pricing structure, and to tweek it. Thanks bro. I know it's not rocket science but I agree it is very important to understand all costs and what...

 Sounds good foodpump, I'll take your advice and run with it. I will go after developing the menu inhouse instead. will have to work creatively by testing different techniques over time. 

 Thank you Shroomgirl, I will be specific in listing off-site catering requirement for both the consultant and the menu design. I have off-site catering experience for 3 seasons (summer), experiencing both sales, cooking,...

We just launched an off-site catering business aimed for social and corporate clients in and around the Detroit Area. we are currently 2 operators, one specializing in booking and coordinating events, while the other in coordinating...

Pete, yeah you can tell right away that I'm using the newbie way of costing (at least that's how Ive done it) but it worked for me since I didn't have much overhead to account for and I was dishing out parties cheaper than competition....

I have only done small events 50-100. I try to budget food cost and divide it by .30 and depending on service i would throw in 15-18% service charge, than sales tax. I'm sure you guys have done this before but this method is kinda...

Hello fellas, anyone in the Metro D area interested in joining a team in dishing out solid catering parties, let me know (all types/sizes). we are looking for talented cooks that are both creative and efficient, our cuisine will be...

"you're not in central IL are you?" no I am actually in SE Detroit area.

livinitup0, I am running the same scenario right now with having a number of certified kitchens on call. however, think twice about health inspectors, you really need to follow food safety guides. I will keep you posted on what i'm...