Catering Business Startup & Operations Kit spreadsheet template

Quote events fast with a per-person, buffet, and plated cost estimator, then build the production timeline and prep checklist that gets you to the day-of. Log cold-chain food-safety temperatures end to end and plan delivery routes with an equipment checklist, so you cater profitably from your first event.

What's included

Event proposal and pricing calculator (per-person, buffet, plated, equipment rental)
Production timeline and prep checklist (days before, day-of, setup)
Food safety cold-chain logs (transport temp, holding, reheating)
Delivery route and equipment checklist with vehicle inventory

Inside the workbook (5 tabs): Start Here · Event Price Calculator · Cold-Chain Log · Event Tracker · Income & Expenses

$59

This kit is built and launching shortly. Drop your email and we'll send it the day it goes live — plus a free quote calculator now.

Packages & pricing

Buy just the piece you need — or get everything as the Business-in-a-Box bundle and save.

Run It

$59

The operations kit — the spreadsheet you run the business on.

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Win It

$89

Contracts, quote/invoice, intake, waiver, SOPs, client scripts & a marketing starter.

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Grow It

$179

The complete premium setup guide — an in-depth operator playbook for this trade.

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Best value

Complete Business-in-a-Box — $229

Everything above + the starter-gear list + a first-30-days launch plan. À-la-carte value $327 — you save $98.

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How it works

No software to learn. No subscription.

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Instant download, no subscription.

Open it
In Google Sheets (free), Excel, or Numbers.

Run your numbers
Plug in your job and the math is done.