ALACHUA COUNTY CATERING PROGRAM
MANAGEMENT OF THE PROGRAM Catering Manager Oversees the Program Designs menus Organizes logistics of all events Creates quotes and invoices Receives, deposits and tracks all payments Works with school level managers to create invoices for any non NSLP related sales
EVENTS Teacher Appreciation Week Breakfasts and Lunches District level meetings Large, district wide, student events (Robotics and Science Fair) Title 1 Parent Night PTA Meetings Catering with our Food Truck School Board related events only
TEACHER APPRECIATION WEEK
ROBOTICS EVENT Customized Menu Hamburgers, Nachos and Salad Reimbursable Meals
SCHOOL RELATED EMPLOYEE OF THE YEAR
STAFFING Depends on the type of event Utilize staff members from schools Managers in training
MARKETING Partnerships with the PTA on school and district level. District Staff Word of Mouth Website
Wondershare Filmora Design Program
TIPS Start Small- Snacks, Cookies, etc. Make key connections within the district and community. Standardize. Keep it simple. Focus on presentation and make it look appealing. Provide great customer service. Have fun.
THOMAS OCCHIPINTI CATERING COORDINATOR SCHOOL FOOD SERVICE THE SCHOOL DISTRICT OF PALM BEACH COUNTY THOMAS.OCCHIPINTI@PALMBEACHSCHOOLS.ORG 561-383-2006
PALM BEACH COUNTY CATERING School Based Audience School site staff, parents, students Location Usually on site during regular school hours Who Manages? Onsite school cafeteria manager. If assistance is needed I will help with pricing, product sourcing, logistics, and additional staffing Staffing Onsite school cafeteria staff unless additional staff is needed. Additional staff will be pulled based on availability from an on-call catering team of other cafeteria sites staff members Specialty Audience School district dignitaries, staff, parents, students, district partners (school nurses, etc.) Location Any site where a school district event is taking place and/or after regular school hours Who Manages? Myself Staffing Available on-call catering staff from cafeteria sites, available manager interns, available floating managers, temporary staffing
EXAMPLES OF POPULAR CATERED EVENTS: School-Based Back To School welcome breakfast for staff Honor Roll award breakfast Principals breakfast Football team dinner 5 th grade graduation lunch Honor Society fundraiser ice cream party Greek Day lunch Thanksgiving dinner for staff Specialty 2-day professional development education days for health care department (300 guests) Continental & hot breakfast buffets, hot panini s & boxed lunches, lite snacks New teacher orientation (1000 guests) Coffee service and boxed lunches Wellness champion breakfast (150 guests) Parfait bar, fresh fruit platter Transportation department (500 guests) Cookie platter
CONSIDERATIONS WHEN COSTING OUT EVENTS: School-Based Determine cost of food Determine if additional labor is required (events taking place during the school day typically do not require additional charge for labor) Food + Additional Labor + 20-25% Service Charge / # of People = Per Serving Cost Specialty Determine cost of food Determine the additional labor hours Food Cost/0.40 = Cost of Event
PROFITABILITY School Based Opportunity to market our program offering a service to school staff and organizations. A way to connect with school based stakeholders. Set pricing at a reasonable cost due to multiple discretional funds. Costs are covered with a small profit Specialty Revenue generators Fairly priced since our customers are district based staff and community organizations Opportunity to partner with and provide a cost effective service while making a profit creates a win/win for everyone Margin for profitability increases
THOMAS OCCHIPINTI CATERING COORDINATOR SCHOOL FOOD SERVICE THE SCHOOL DISTRICT OF PALM BEACH COUNTY THOMAS.OCCHIPINTI@PALMBEACHSCHOOLS.ORG 561-383-2006
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