What is the best group to target our catering services to?
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I work for a school system and we use catering all the time for business functions.. All large businesses have to cater for corporate functions..target schools and any large business or corporation.
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First you need to figure out what your budget is for this.  I don't think you need to go full-out 5 course meal for your guests.  A nice dinner dish with a salad or side dish would be fine.  Whatever you do, I would recommend having at least two choices for people so everyone can find something they like.  I went to a wedding that served a salad, then a grilled chicken breast with veggies.  It was great, without be over-filling.  Remember, they will need to have room to have the cake! :)
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One of the main things I would incorporate is to ensure that they are child friendly and family friendly. This immediately increases your target group and opens you tourism market.
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MacDonald bros and Robert\n\nMacdonalds to go! (hopefully)
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Just include it in the details.  I just had a big birthday party for my 40th and I don't think anybody was offended with my way of doing it.\n\nI said where, when, described the food and entertainment, and listed the prices for adults and kids and asked them to pay me which I then took care of with the manager.\n\nDo yourself a favor and have a list of who is coming and how much they owe.  That way you can check off who came so the restaurant doesn't overcharge you and you can mark off who paid.\n\nIt worked like a charm for me and everyone had a blast.
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Look in your local phone book under the Caterer's and ask them their prices, also ask them if they will let you sample their food, in their place of business or some caterers let you come to a reception they are doing and taste test the food on the side.  Good Luck to You.
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Turn it into a big family and friends event. Get both guys and girls involved. Have a cookout. That is what I did.
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you sound like you are writing a report or such like on this :)  i mean.. its going to take more than a para to answer this..but DM in the hospitality would largely help in building a great relationship/ loyalty program with the consumers.. get them to keep coming back for more..
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Waiting tables is the best bet.  As a restaurant owner, I am constantly hiring college students with flexible schedules.
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A lot of restaurants will allow you to have fundraisers at their establishment and give you 5-10% of sales of the people you bring in (with fliers, etc.).  I know that Baja Fresh and Pizza Hut do that, and people LOVE mexican food and pizza, so it's a good choice.  Get everyone you know to go the night of the fundraiser and order a bunch of food!
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This iste might help. It has a menu planner.
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You will have to call your county regarding rules and regulations governing home based catering. Contact the Food Services group of your county, or however your county calls the section responsible for food businesses.\n\nIn the Nags Head area of North Carolina, for example, catering businesses are subject to prepared food and beverage tax that the business operator pays to the county on a monthly basis, and this tax is 1% of total gross of each month. Different counties have different rules. Those starting a catering business also need to get a state ID from the Department of Revenue, which is the ID in those monthly food and beverage report that will be submitted to the county. \n\n I suggest you read the free article "How to Start Your Own Highly Profitable Home Based Catering Business" http://www.powerhomebiz.com/vol25/cateri... . The article can give you an introduction on how to start your own catering business. It covers information on the demand for catering, startup costs, income potential, and marketing your catering business.\n\nFor detailed information, I suggest you check out the following books:\n\n- How to Start a Home-Based Catering Business \n- How to Run a Catering Business from Home \n- The Complete Caterer: A Practical Guide to the Craft and Business of Catering \n- How to Manage a Successful Catering Business \n- Catering Management \n- Successful Catering \n- Start Your Own Catering Business \n\nYou can also learn a lot from the following associations of the catering industry:\n\nNational Association of Catering Executives http://www.nace.net/\nNational Restaurant Association http://www.restaurant.org
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Subscribe to Restaurant Startup & Growth magazine. There are several other food service industry magazines such as Restaurant News, but Restaurant Startup & Growth publishes the best and most informative article by a huge margin. They don't beat around the bush and guide you to purchasing some sponsor's services like most the magazines, they lay out advice, in layman's terms that anyone can understand on real issues that restaurant owners and food service managers face every day.\n\nBrandon O'Dell\nO'Dell Consulting\nRestaurants/Retail/Bars\nbodell1@cox.net\nhttp://www.bodellconsulting.com
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Just invite your closest friends and relatives.It gets overwhelming if you have to many people there.Remember you have to feed all the people that you invite.I just got married two weeks ago and we spent alot on food and the cake and we ended up with food left over.
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Restaurant management, a lot of todays chef's are investing in restaurants, or you could look into working for a cruise line for a change of scenery. Menu planning for schools or other institutions.  Take you knowledge on the road and speak at events such as nra expos., start a catering service
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IF THOSE 3 ARE YOUR CHOICES, I WOULD DEFINITELY GO WITH MCDONALDS, THEY HAVE GOOD BENEFITS, AND INCENTIVES. YOU CAN ALSO WORK YOURSELF UP THE LADDER. GOOD LUCK!
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try grouping them then tell them that the most obedient group will get a packet of sweets each but take note their health too make sure the sweets will not triger any of ther allergies. If you don't have time to buy sweets or not enough $ then try giving them points. The group that has the most points will get something at the end of the month. So meanwhile use this month to save enough $ to buy somehting for the winning group.Try punishing th emost naughtiest group then so all of the groups will strive to get away from the punishments and try to get the presents at the end of the month.\n\nGood Luck to you...