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I'll huff & I'll puff, but these links, might
"BLOW YOU AWAY"!
(please bookmark first)
Catering Connections
Frequently
visitors to my site leave comments in my guest book
indicating
they run a small catering business or are just
in the process of starting a
Catering Business.
Well, this page is for you!
In addition to all the information and recipes on "Growlies"
the
following Links
will be of special interest to Caterers
(and the rest of you too)!
Message Boards:
specializing in catering and party Planning:
Food
Network Entertaining Recipe
Exchange Entertaining
Caterers
Corner
Cater Source (you need to register)
Catering
Tips:
How to keep your
food warm & Cambro
Carriers & Chaffers
What
you need to do to START a Catering BUSINESS
More
Catering Info and Still
More Catering Info
What
People Look for in a Cater & Here
A
Catering Magazine
On Line Catering Handbook
Books
on every aspect of professional catering
Party Themes and Decor
How to
Create a Brochure
Insurance
& Here
& Here
Growlies
Buffet
Formula Charts
Growlies
Wedding
Self Catering Page Tricks:
Bar
Calculator
Professional
Equipment you can rent (check in your
area)
Growlies
Tips & Tricks - Table Linens too
Buffet Table
Set Up and here
Growlies Main Menu
Menu
Planning and Pricing Resources:
(look at sample menus from other caterers)
go to search engine and type in catering menu and you will find many that will be guidelines.
There many ways of
pricing a menu.
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Rule of thumb,
charge 2 1/2 to 3 times the actual cost of the food, to cover all the other
expenses. Everything beyond the food is usually an additional charge,
dishes, linens, flowers, etc.
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Individual
items by the dozen, e.g., chicken wings.
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Individual
items in amounts of 25 or 50.
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Platters
(cheese & crackers) to serve a set number of people; so much a platter.
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Platters
(cheese & crackers) on a per person charge.
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Meal on a per
person price
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Each dish of
the meal an individual price per person, the more choices on a buffet the
more it costs on a per person basis.
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Desserts
included or desserts extra
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Coffee and Tea
included or extra
Choose the style of
pricing you and your clients
will feel comfortable with;
taxes additional.
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