Free catering starter kit
Get the Free Catering Starter Kit
Four files that turn a verbal yes into a booked, priced, signed event. A 12-clause catering contract in Word and PDF, a one-page per-head pricing cheat-sheet, and a pricing calculator with live formulas. Drop your email and they are yours. No strings.
What you get
Catering Contract Template
Word, fillable · .docxThe 12 clauses every catering contract needs, with brackets to fill in. Edit it per event in Word.
Catering Contract Template
PDF · 3 pagesPrint-ready. Send this version for signature so the terms cannot be edited after you send it.
Per-Head Pricing Cheat-Sheet
PDF · 1 pageThe core formula, the target food-cost band, per-head benchmarks by event type, and the guaranteed-minimum rule. Print it and tape it by the desk.
Per-Head Pricing Calculator
Excel · 2 tabs, live formulasType in your food cost and your headcount. It returns your price per head, your margin, and a second tab with the benchmarks and the sources behind them.
Four files, three tools. The contract comes in Word and PDF so you can fill it in, then send a version nobody can quietly edit.
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