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98. GROW your Catering Sales with these 7 tip to | GROW your SALES

2020/4/23
logo of podcast Making Dough Show | Restaurant Show

Making Dough Show | Restaurant Show

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Which would you prefer:

Finding ten customers where each of them orders ten pizzas from you?

Or

Get one catering deal from one company that orders ten 6" pizzas at once?

In today's show, we are centering on the power of catering to boost up your restaurant's sales.

If you're looking into growing your catering sales, you must have a strategy in place. So here are seven tips we can share with you:

1. Always be on time and provide accurate orders.

2. Create a menu offering that stands out.

  • Research to identify what’s the gap in the market

  • Discern the best offering, price, and packages

3. Stay professional.

  • Confirm order

  • Initiate courtesy calls

  • Make it easy for them

  • Do follow up calls to ensure they were satisfied

  • Consider a thank you card or gift

4. Make it personal.

  • Build rapport

  • Gather intel about the event

5. Provide an excellent presentation (food, packaging, staff, etc.)

6. Conduct food drops on businesses within the 3-5 mile radius of your restaurant.

7. Pursue partnerships and long term relationships.