Catering for about 30 people

trucky9754 · 09-06-2010, 11:36 PM

I was contacted today and asked to cook for a birthday party for approx. 30 people. I just talked to the guy for a few minutes about what he wants so I don't have all the details but so far here is what he wants.
He wants me to cook for approx. 30 people and wants pulled pork, baked beans and some type of potato. He wants me to supply all the items needed for the food portion. This would include the meat, buns, beans and potatoes, ( cheesy potatoes or potato salad, haven't decided). I need to know what you guys think would be the best way to charge for this event. Should I charge per plate or for each individual items cooked? If I charge for the plate, what do you think would be a fair charge? Any help would be greatly appreciated.

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grillfella · 09-07-2010, 02:34 AM

you should set a minimum of 50 guests. make it worth your time

chad · 09-07-2010, 07:22 AM

I used to do OK with the smaller groups like 25-50 folks. Especially when it was "simple" like your gig. Some of the small gigs lead to 150-400 folks the next time.

Pricing depends on your market. You should be able to make some money charging between $8.50 and $10.00 per person. I priced a job out recently for $10.00 per and that included drinks and paper products...but that was for Kiwanis and I would work out of the church kitchen.

BBQ VT · 09-07-2010, 11:14 PM

I would think $10 a person as a minimum. You have to remember that they are also paying for the time that this will take along with the headache they wont have about preparing food for 30 which is priceless to alot of people. Good luck

C Rocke · 09-07-2010, 11:50 PM

$500 minimum order should apply as a drop off. Let the customer make the choices on sides.

5-0 BBQ · 09-08-2010, 06:58 AM

1 Meat, 2 Sides I charge $12.00 a head. With this being a small party I would charge $10.00 per lb on the pulled pork, tray of beans $20.00, potato salad $20.00 and roll $5.00 per dozen.

09-06-2010, 11:36 PM	#1
trucky9754 On the road to being a farker Join Date: 11-28-08 Location: Mendota, Illinois Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Catering for about 30 people I was contacted today and asked to cook for a birthday party for approx. 30 people. I just talked to the guy for a few minutes about what he wants so I don't have all the details but so far here is what he wants. He wants me to cook for approx. 30 people and wants pulled pork, baked beans and some type of potato. He wants me to supply all the items needed for the food portion. This would include the meat, buns, beans and potatoes, ( cheesy potatoes or potato salad, haven't decided). I need to know what you guys think would be the best way to charge for this event. Should I charge per plate or for each individual items cooked? If I charge for the plate, what do you think would be a fair charge? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Trucky9754 cooking on Fast Eddy FEC100 C/S sm009 Weber Gasser 2 X Ultra-accurate Thermopen RED of course. Official MOINKER since 2010 KCBS Member 7 X 14 Competition Trailer

09-07-2010, 07:22 AM	#3
chad somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 08-13-03 Location: Clearwater, FL Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I used to do OK with the smaller groups like 25-50 folks. Especially when it was "simple" like your gig. Some of the small gigs lead to 150-400 folks the next time. Pricing depends on your market. You should be able to make some money charging between $8.50 and $10.00 per person. I priced a job out recently for $10.00 per and that included drinks and paper products...but that was for Kiwanis and I would work out of the church kitchen. __________________ Dave Southern Brethren BBQ Competition Team "It's all about getting paid!" - Myron Mixon "I love being hated in my hometown!" - David Hair KingFisher Gator Rotisserie cooker, WSM, Stainless 5 burner with IR gas grill, Turkey Fryer, Weber JD Commemorative grill, slightly used Bandera chamber for future use as a cold smoker, Masterbuilt 40" insulated ELECTRIC smoker

09-07-2010, 11:50 PM	#5
C Rocke is One Chatty Farker Join Date: 01-29-07 Location: Garden Grove, CA Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	$500 minimum order should apply as a drop off. Let the customer make the choices on sides. __________________ *Rancho A Go Go BBQ Truck* *Rancho To Go BBQ Takeout* Cookshack 250 Smoke Chef 200 Twitter - @ranchoagogo @ranchotogobbq www.ranchoagogo.com www.ranchotogobbq.com

09-08-2010, 06:58 AM	#6
5-0 BBQ is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 08-27-10 Location: Hampstead, MD Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	1 Meat, 2 Sides I charge $12.00 a head. With this being a small party I would charge $10.00 per lb on the pulled pork, tray of beans $20.00, potato salad $20.00 and roll $5.00 per dozen. __________________ Steve Rogers 5-0 BBQ Competition Team Facebook Owner The BBQ Equipment Store www.bbqequipmentstore.com Proud 2013 Sponsor of Degüello BBQ, Christmas City BBQ, Lo'-N-Slo BBQ, Bar-B-Que Mayham, Uncle Bucks, Finns Finest, Pigheaded, Simply Q and Little Lukes BBQ No Thermapen Here, I have a Water & Shock Resistant Backlit Maverick PT-100BBQ 500 Gal Stickburner - Backwoods Gator, Red Kamado Joe, Primo Oval XL, Maverick Competition Smoker CS-55 and Many Others

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09-07-2010, 11:14 PM	#4
BBQ VT Knows what a fatty is. Join Date: 08-08-10 Location: Westminster, VT Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I would think $10 a person as a minimum. You have to remember that they are also paying for the time that this will take along with the headache they wont have about preparing food for 30 which is priceless to alot of people. Good luck