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11-17-2005, 03:49 AM
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 Catering pricing New to this forum. Im starting to dabble in small party catering and was wondering if there is a formula for figuring out how to price a particular catering job? Thanks for any help anyone could give.  |
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11-21-2005, 05:05 PM
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| If only it were that easy I'd suggest by looking at your total expenditures without food, and use that as a base. You need to consider so many aspects when planning a menu and pricing it that there truly is no easy answer. I would suggest you get menus from caterers that you consider to be the competition and review their pricing in order to give yourself a ballpark, but look at seasons, ingredient costs, location of party, rental equipment, labor, prep time, and the other 800 variables before you nail yourself into a price structure. And remember, it's easy enough to change as long as you don't over-promote a priced menu!!
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