Need a little help pricing a catering job.

[pithappensbbq]

Cooking pulled pork and chicken for 60 people with baked beans and mac and cheese. Is $400 delivered or $500 catered a crazy price to ask? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

 

[robcava]

$8 per person seems like a pretty good deal to me. It is on the low side if anything.

 

[pithappensbbq]

Thank you. Just starting out and don't wanna scare anybody off by over pricing.

 

[smokinadam]

Do you know how many pounds your cooking and food costs? I would start with that and then you have some wiggle room. Don't sell yourself short.

 

[pithappensbbq]

Planning 3 butts at $1.79 a pound and 5 whole chickens at $1.09 a pound

 

[smokinadam]

Planning 3 butts at $1.79 a pound and 5 whole chickens at $1.09 a pound

So figure 100$ in the meat. Mac n cheese and beans might cost you another 50$ to make so that's gonna be around 150$ on those add in utensils and that and you could guess $200 for costs to plate everyone with sauces added in. What type of cooking method you using? I'm thinking if costs to make everything is $200 asking $400 is not bad. Less than $7 a person is pretty reasonable.

 

[pithappensbbq]

Gonna be using my stick burner pit. Thanks for your help!

 

[oldschoolbbq]

Pithappens, $400 is good , you'll have your time in that , so you wont be short. Usually a customer tips me $50 or so . . .

Have fun and hope everything go good .

 

[pithappensbbq]

Thank you!