Business Idea: Catering business has become a profitable business in the country today. Be it a wedding or a birthday party, people need delicious food on special occasions. If you are good at cooking and can provide excellent catering services to people, then this business can prove to be a very profitable deal for you. Today we are going to give you information like how to start this business, how much will it cost, let’s know…
Prepare a plan before starting a catering business
Before starting a catering business, it is very important to know the purpose of the business, target market, cost, potential profit, menu and services, competition. You can start many types of catering business, you have to decide what type of business you want to start like wedding, corporate, birthday party catering business, food truck, theme based catering service etc.
License required for Catering Business
To start a catering business, some necessary licenses and permits will be required. Such as FSSAI license, GST registration, shop act license, permission from fire and health department etc. To start a catering business, some things will be required like large cooking pots and pans, industrial ovens, cutlery, plates and serving trays, freezers and refrigerators, vehicles for transportation etc.
How much will it cost to start a catering business
How much will it cost to start a catering business, it depends on you, on how big a scale you want to start the business and how much money you can spend to start it. You may have to spend 1-3 lakhs to set up the kitchen, 10 to 50 thousand rupees for licenses and permits, 50 thousand to 1 lakh rupees to buy cooking gear and 10 to 20 thousand rupees for marketing and 10 to 50 thousand rupees (spend every month) for staff and other expenses.
How to market a catering business?
You can market your catering business through social media. Apart from this, you can also do local marketing. You can also publish ads in newspapers.
How much will you earn from catering business?
Earning from catering business depends on your service, number of customers and marketing, in a small scale catering business you can earn 50,000 to 1,00,000 per month, whereas on a large scale this earning can go up to about Rs 5,00,000 to 10,00,000 per month.