subject: A Successful Party Catering Business [print this page] A Successful Party Catering Business A Successful Party Catering Business
Having a successful catering business requires a lot of extra personal attention on your part. You will have to go that extra mile and do the little extra things for your customers so they will remember you and recommend you to their friends. Personal attention is how you will climb to the top of the catering field and have a successful catering business.Once you enter in to the catering business you will discover that there is more to the catering business than just cooking and serving food. Other things that go along with a successful party catering business might also include taking care of the flowers, location of the party and the theme of the party. You are the caterer and it will be the food that you serve that will make the party great. Most of the time the first thing a person will ask, was the food good and that is where your creative talents will come in. You can make suggestions about the menu but remember to to ask your client to. Listen to your clients for suggestions because they will know what kind of food their guest will like or dislike. You could turn a mundane get together into a gala event with a little creativity. Just be flexible because if your customer wanted something ordinary they would have went to a normal buffet restaurant.Make it a point to know the people that are giving the party and learn all you can about the guest of honor. Information is one key factor, the more information you have about the guest of honor the better it will be to plan a successful event. This will help when you plan the event and it will make it a lot easier to sell the catering event to the clients with out using high presser tactics.Remember a successful catering business relies on excellent food and top notch service. To make sure your clients get the party they deserve and pay for you will need prices for all budgets. The parties are pretty much the same whether the are small or large. The customer will get in touch with you at first and then you can interview them at that time or a later date. It is then you can have a written proposal with ideas like pricing and the menu. It is not a good idea to give them a price before a proposal is written as it will depend upon the things that they will require. If they insist tell them it will cost between fifty dollars and one hundred and fifty dollars an hour with all expenses added to that. The cost will really depend on what the customer want for the event. Have another interview in case there are any changes and give them your proposal. If there is an agreement have them give you a deposit. Follow the contract and do the party as described in the contract and the you can receive final payment when the party is over. Having a successful party catering business is made easier with good planning and following your plan.
