How Platter Catering Will Help You Save Bucks?

When organizing an event, one has to look at many things, many things require attention such as decoration, lighting, photography, catering, venue hall, invitations, etc., all of them add to a hefty cost. An average function can cost very much, especially food and snacks can be very expensive. While the organizer may not know the exact amount of food that should be prepared in a buffet system, it might account for a lot of wastage of food and money, people have now started opting for the platter catering system. While throwing a lavish function, one also needs to pay heed to the expenses being incurred or the entire budget might go out of hand, so in this article, we will discuss how platter catering can help us in saving bucks.

• What is platter catering?

Platter catering or commonly known as the per-plate system refers to a system of catering in which the caterer only charges the event organizer for the number of plates used in serving food for an event, the entire management of the number of ingredients used and other such things are to be looked into by the caterer himself, the organizer only decides the menu and pays for the count of plates of food used.

• Benefits of platter catering in saving money:

1. Saves hustle:

• • The organizer can take care of other things other than food items and the menu. Once the terms and conditions are negotiated and decided, the rate of every plate is agreed upon, the organizer does not have to look into the food department, it is the responsibility of the catering service to arrange the ingredients, chefs, and the caterers who will look into the hospitality of the guests.
  • While in the buffet system the organizer is on this edge of managing all the things, such as gathering the ingredients and making other arrangements which cost traveling expenses, petrol/diesel, and mental stress and tension.
  • Caterers have an idea of the ingredients required for a particular quantity and opt for money-saving techniques for procuring the material, hence, it saves the hustle of the caterer.

2. Payment of only the consumed food:

In this system, the organizer has to only pay for the number of plates used at an agreed rate which includes the cost of ingredients, the quality of food and the charges of the banquet hall or the venue, and the charges of the caterers altogether which on average amounts to somewhere around 1200 INR per plate in India.

It does not include the entire quantity of food prepared or wasted, only the amount that was consumed by the people.

3. Payment on mutually agreed rates and terms:

The payment done to the caterers is based on the mutually agreed terms, the catering service of the venue negotiates the rate of every plate agreed, they also decide the amount to be charged if the used plates exceed the number of ordered plates, this brings in the element of transparency and is much cheaper than the buffet system.

4. Does not include the amount of food consumed:

In platter catering, the cost does not depend upon the quantity of food consumed, one can eat any amount of food in a single plate, and the organiser will only be charged for the single plate that was used, for instance a person uses three plates for three different purposes then three plates will be counted for his consumption but not the quantity of food consumed.

5. Coordinated management of caterers:

One can save on hiring caterers separately while the food is cooked by the chefs separately. On hiring a catering service that offers a platter system, the food is cooked and served by professional chefs and waiters, they are well managed and coordinated, thus an organizer can save a lot of money in hiring such people who have high expertise and can offer good services at a nominal rate.

Platter catering is a good option for people who want to have a number of options in their menu, yet want to spend less amount on the catering services.

The above points mentioned certain benefits of opting for platter catering.