Open Your HomeCatering and Party Planning Service

Deliverable Summary task 1 Summary task 2 Summary task 3 Summary task 4 Summary task 5

Customers Tastings Advertising Contact friends Business cards Display at home/garden shows

Events Decide on event types

Obtain décor Research customs Create calendar Learn competition

Meals Locate recipes Create and test recipes

Plan menus Obtain dishes and cookware

Research – food prices, shelf life, freezer life, wine pairings

Closing Assess budget Determine employee needs

Determine price structure

Book future events Legal

1. Customers1.1.Tastings

1.1.1. Host small dinner parties1.1.2. Take samples to work and church1.1.3. Invite neighbors over

1.2.Advertising1.2.1. Create flyers1.2.2. Create Facebook page1.2.3. Create website

1.3.Contact friends1.3.1. Kids’ friends’ parents1.3.2. Co-workers1.3.3. Church friends1.3.4. School friends1.3.5. Post opening on Facebook

1.4.Business cards1.4.1. Create different types for different customer

bases1.4.2. Pass out at local events1.4.3. Attach vCard to Outlook messages

1.5.Display at home/garden shows1.5.1. Working women’s survival show1.5.2. Taste of St. Louis

2. Events2.1.Decide on event types

2.1.1. Size2.1.2. Occasion2.1.3. Food offerings2.1.4. Age range

2.2.Obtain décor2.2.1. Shop – stores and online

2.3.Research customs2.3.1. Religions, celebrations

2.4.Create calendar2.4.1. What holidays happen when, age groups,

weddings, church activities2.5.Learn competition

2.5.1. Research area competitors, attend meetings and functions

3. Meals3.1.Locate recipes

3.1.1. Website3.1.2. Cookbooks3.1.3. Friends3.1.4. Cooking shows

3.2.Create and test recipes3.2.1. Recreate restaurant offerings3.2.2. Visit mom and grandmom’s kitchen3.2.3. Be creative with different meats, veggies,

cheeses, and breads3.2.4. See advice from family and friends3.2.5. Taste creations yourself

3.3.Plan menus3.3.1. Formal and informal3.3.2. Based on party size3.3.3. Buffet and sit down styles3.3.4. Dessert only3.3.5. Vegetarian offerings

3.4.Obtain dishes and cookware3.4.1. Visit restaurant supply companies3.4.2. Shop online3.4.3. Host Pampered Chef ® parties3.4.4. Inventory what we have on hand

3.5.Research – food prices, shelf life, freezer life, wine pairings

3.5.1. Participate in cooking class 3.5.2. Visit various stores – specialty, warehouse,

regular, discount 3.5.3. Joint National Association of Catering

Excellence4. Closing

4.1.Assess budget4.1.1. Determine financing (if needed)4.1.2. Seek a partnership

4.2.Determine employee needs4.2.1. This will be based on bookings.

4.3.Determine price structure4.3.1. This will be based on research of food

prices, break-even point for supplies purchased and employee needs/salaries

4.4.Book future events4.4.1. Get referrals4.4.2. Sign on to sell Pampered Chef and coincide

shows with dinner parties