A. Catering businesses, unlike restaurants, don't tend to have a single average for food cost.
Caterers sell volume food.
Often they sell the same menu at a lower or higher price depending on the total number of guests. Unlike a restaurant that tends to sell the same items over and over with the same portion sizes, caterers tend to do the opposite. So, it's not wise for caterers to try to average their box lunch sales with their weddings. More information can be found in the CaterSource Journal. We feel that a combination of both would be the best goal for most caterers.