Corporate Lunch Catering Service

Corporate lunch catering serves businesses providing meals for employees, offering predictable revenue through regular contracts versus one-off events.

You develop rotating menus to provide variety, arrive at offices for scheduled lunch service, handle setup and cleanup, and accommodate dietary restrictions.

The model works as monthly or annual contracts - 1-5 days weekly providing lunch for 20-200+ employees at $12-$18 per person.

Initial investment includes catering vehicle ($30,000-$80,000), catering equipment, commercial kitchen rental, and initial inventory.

Revenue potential reaches $200,000-$500,000 annually with 20-30% margins on volume contracts.

Target clients include tech companies and startups providing employee lunches as perks, corporate offices for meetings and events, business parks and office campuses, law firms and professional services, and companies too small for in-house cafeterias.

Success requires developing diverse rotating menus preventing employee fatigue, reliable on-time service (corporate clients have strict schedules), scalable systems to handle varying daily counts, managing special dietary requirements and allergies, and delivering consistent quality.

Leading corporate caterers establish long-term contracts providing stable revenue, offer online ordering systems for easy employee selection, accommodate various dietary needs (vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, halal), and provide volume discounts for regular clients.

The B2B model means fewer clients generating larger revenue versus individual customers.

Many operators start with 2-3 corporate clients and expand as reputation builds.