Catering Kitchen Rental Agreement

Overview

This professional Catering Contract template is designed to help catering businesses efficiently prepare customer contracts. With this template, you can quickly and easily draft comprehensive agreements tailored to your clients' needs.

Contract Pricing Structure

The contract specifies a price that covers a guaranteed number of guests. If the actual number of guests exceeds this guaranteed amount, an additional per person charge will apply.

Substitution of Menu Items

The caterer reserves the right to substitute menu items that are unavailable or have become overpriced.

Provision of Staff

If required by the client, the caterer will provide serving staff and bartenders. Should staff be needed outside of the agreed contract hours, the client is responsible for paying overtime.

Insurance Requirements

The caterer is responsible for obtaining and maintaining their own general liability insurance coverage.

Client Responsibilities

The client is required to provide adequate food and beverage storage facilities. Additionally, the client is responsible for any illness or death resulting from a delay in serving the food, unless the delay is directly attributable to the caterer.

Limitation of Liability

The caterer's liability is limited to the actual amount of damages sustained by the client or the sum of all amounts paid by the client, whichever is less.

Contract Price Worksheet

A contract price worksheet is included to help calculate the total cost based on the agreed terms.

Template Features

The Catering Contract template is provided in MS Word format and is fully customizable. You pay once and may use the template as often as you need. Perfect for self-employed caterers.

Prepare a business plan for your catering operation with this affordable Catering Business Plan template.

Why You Need a Business Plan

Lenders and investors will want to see that you understand the industry and have a plan for growth and success. To that end, you will need to show them a well-crafted and realistic business plan.

What is Included in the Template

This easy-to-use MS Word document includes:

• A market analysis and marketing strategy.
• A sample financial model with pro formas.
• A Confidentiality Agreement to protect your proprietary information, such as financial data.
• Instructions in each section to help you complete the document.

What Lenders Want to See in Your Business Plan

Potential lenders want to know why they should give you money. You must convince them that your business model is viable, and that you have a plan to meet the challenges and risks of starting a new business.

• Management Team. Your plan should give details about the people who will manage and operate the business (yourself, your partners, key employees, etc.). You need to demonstrate that you and your team have the skills and experience necessary to successfully run the business.
• Professional Advisors. Include information about your professional advisors (accountants, legal counsel, etc.). These people will be an important factor in your business' success.
• Market Research. Provide market research about your industry generally, and locally in particular. The strength of the overall industry is an indicator of how well a business can be expected to perform. How big is your market? How many competitors are there, and what percentage of market share do they hold?
• Competitive Edge. Discuss how your business meets the needs of customers, and what differentiates it from your competitors.
• Financials and Forecasts. Provide detailed financials showing all revenue sources, assets, liabilities, and debt repayment plans. Keep your sales and financial forecasts realistic and conservative. Consider both best case and worst case scenarios.
• Capital Investment. How much capital are you putting into the business? Lenders want to know that you are committed to the enterprise and are prepared to share the risk.

Write a professional marketing strategy and action plan for your catering business with this fully editable Catering Marketing Plan template.

• financial and budget projections with respect to marketing and promotions,
• a marketing strategy,
• market research and forecast,
• a competitor analysis and competitive strategy,
• a SWOT (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, threats) analysis,
• a risk evaluation and contingency plan for dealing with those risks,
• a Confidentiality Agreement which should be signed by anyone outside your company who receives a copy of the Plan, to protect your confidential business information.

To get the Catering Marketing Plan, put it in your shopping cart, check out with your preferred method of payment, and download the template to your computer or tablet.

Conduct a focus group of potential clients to get input on their catering preferences with this easy-to-use questionnaire form.

• The answers that your group gives to the questions can help you determine what food products and services your target customers are looking for and the price they expect to pay for those products and services.
• Find out what types of events people typically hire a caterer to look after for them, and how frequently they use a caterer.
• You can easily customize the questionnaire to fit your unique business profile and personalize it for each focus group.

To purchase the Focus Group Questionnaire, add it to your shopping cart and proceed through the checkout.

Rent space in a catering kitchen to a food truck operator on a monthly or yearly basis with this downloadable  Kitchen Rental Agreement.

• The kitchen rental includes the use of kitchen appliances, equipment and utensils, countertop workspace, cleaning supplies, utilities, and pantry space.
• The food truck operator will pay rent monthly. In addition, the caterer requires a security deposit which can be applied to unpaid rent or late fees. The deposit will be returned (less any deductions) on termination.
• The term has a fixed start and end date. Either party can terminate the rental on 30 days' notice.
• The food truck operator must supply its own food wrap and packaging materials.
• The operator must obtain commercial general liability insurance naming the caterer as additional insured.
• The food truck operator is responsible for keeping the kitchen space clean and sanitary. Caterer is responsible for maintenance and repair of the structure, appliances, food preparation systems, etc.
• The food truck operator indemnifies the caterer against claims and damages resulting from its use of the kitchen.
• This template is available in MS Word format and is fully editable.
• This is a generic contract form that can be used anywhere.