SDSBBQ - How Much Money I Made Catering A Small Event

Hey man thank you for sharing this video. I am actually in Maryland as well and looking to start up my own bbq business as well. I'm from NC originally but PCS brought me to Maryland. i would love to fire you an email or try to set up a zoom to pick your brain on the steps on how to get started. Looking to start with cook to order for weekend deliveries and doing small catering events and hopefully have the ability to get into selling at breweries and such. Let me know the best way to connect. And keep up the good work.

thanks you new to catering and this was VERY helpful! thanks for the breakdown!

Wish we had a restaurant depot here in central Arkansas lol

You're literally working to feed people for free. Lmao 🤣
You can't NOT pay yourself an hourly wage for all of the shopping and driving, unless this is forever going to be a money losing hobby.
A business makes profit. A hobby costs money. You could have worked at McDonald's the same amount of time and made 4x the money.

tthank you!!!!!!!!!!!

what about taxes? do you have an updated video on pricing & profits....I charge 4-5x costs

I just did one like that. I'm going to 4 times. Peace. Ya gotta love it!. Did You forgot to add in your BBQ sauce.

I bought pork butt for .99 a lb at Stater Bros and cooked it up low and slow after marinating it overnight. It was a major hit. I wondered if I did this for a living...hmmm.

Where was the restaurant Depot you went to.

Informative video for any person wanting to do catering. Lots of expenses and lots of time doing indirect work to keep the business running.
I hope that example was a small event and that you have many events where you’re selling enough food for over a hundred people.

Awsome tips

Thayer how you are supposed to do it. The first 2 or 3 caters you want to use that money to stock up on supplies. Once you have all the supplies that will last so many cooks. Those other books will be mostly profit

I sincerly appreciate your insight good Brother. So glad i came across your page.

Anyone watching this. Get your licensing, LLC & a CPA. Buy exclusively wholesale, negotiate with food vendors, local butchers who will sell wholesale or direct from farms is a significant move.

You're a smart man.

Bruh, I just wanna tell ya I appreciate your videos. I’m in Tallahassee, Fl and have my first big gig next month. Your videos are helping me TREMENDOUSLY

Love it man. I'm thinking about buying a food truck now

What about sides

Wow! We pay $6 to $7/lb for Beef Brisket here in Alberta, Canada....so probably like $4.45 to $5.55/lb in USD😮

Exactly what I do. I cater out the house also when it comes to doing something I ask for a down payment usually half of what I’m going to charge them that way if they decide to cancel I got the coverage on my end of what it cost me.

Don't forget the cost of your pit trailer if you didn't include it.

You lose money because you are grilling your meat, use another cooking method, sell your meat with a dinner .

Grilling causes your meat to withdraw all of its saturation

Great video man, thank you for sharing and best of luck on your BBQ journey! Your passion for the craft and process is shining through here!

My brother greatly appreciated this video about BBQ finances, about to get my side hustle fully operational and this particular aspect has been causing tons of anxiety LOL. Once again thanks and keep on SmokN

Discouraging to say the least

Awesome video!!!!

just saw your channel tonight im gonna watch all your videos this week !

You know whats weird.
I have several degrees.
IQ of 135-145 depending on test.
Can public speak better than most and deal with high pressure situations.
HOWEVER, I still can't muster the courage to start a cooking side business like yourself.
I love cooking, and everyone says i need to give my gift to the world.
You are an inspiration, and even if its no thing to you, it takes courage to do what your doing and i want to thank you for gifting the world with your journey.

Im thinking im starting me a business alot of people say im better than company's been in business over 30 years

It is far easier to serve 300 people at one time then to wait on 300 people.

Uh, this is pretty disingenuous. You didn't make 1.10. You profited 123.22. Before tax

We Love your channel 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

I'm not in the food industry but if had to guess, you're not charging enough.

Hioe you and the family are doing well, so where does it come in that you can make a nice profit to able to buy another grill if needed pr another vehicle or just start putting back to watch your business grow? I wanna get out there but right now I would just be workinh with a double den propane fryer and griddle. No trailer and no shelter.

Dude just came across your video and when you showed the price of brisket in Restaurant Depot I had to stop the video and go back and check the date I realized this was 3 years old and I said ohh that's why the price was cheaper Thanks for the info!!

Great Video

Thanks for the breakdown I have a stainless steel rotisserie grill that fits a whole pig plus A flat riddle I’ve been wanting to sell food for a while. I’m sure I can make enough daily to quit my my night drivin job. 🤦🏻‍♂️ I need to make the jump

This is something I am considering doing myself all my neighbors and friends tell me I need to open a restaurant but I just love to cook so I was thinking catering some would be a good option

I need to go buy briskets out where you are. They are 4$ a pound in so cal

I do BBQ catering on the side as well. My last catering event, my out of pocket on food and serving materials was close to $800. That was my cost. Doesn't include my time cooking and preparing. Estimated for the event was for 125 people, I charged $26 per plate.

Food, serving materials, my time cooking and preparing, and setting up and serving at the event, I charged $3250

I just saw that you’re from Catonsville, Maryland! I am from Annapolis, but live on the eastern shore and love cooking barbecue! I’ll keep you in mind if we have any events

I've always wondered about this. Thanks!

BBQ is a tough business with those kinds of returns. Gota love what you're doing I guess.

Need to find a restaurant depot like that in Tx 👀. The price of beef is crazy 📈 now compared to when you bought it back then

Looking to start out in the business and your advice is much appreciated!

Omg im watching your video learning a lot because im thinking of starting a catering business and yours P.O. Box pops up . My husband and I and our 6 kids are Baltimoreans !!!! The last places we lived before moving to Indiana almost 6 years ago was off of Edmondson ave. I was listening to to you talk and I’m like he sounds like home lol!!! Great video , Thanks!!!

You need to be at x4 at a minimum plus 20% for profit. People don’t understand how much work catering is. BBQ is less “work” but requires skills to provide a good product.

HOW... do you Legally do this out of your house???
Here in New Mexico and most States...
You can run a Bakery out of your house... through the "Cottage Law"...
but I have Never seen Anyone run a food business that has MEAT in their product...

Please tell me how you did this...
Thank you for this great video

This video is over 4 years old
Do you have an UPDATED version of this video?
Or... does the math still apply, just update the updated version of what things cost now?

Just came across your video. Keep up the good work. Much love from Minnesota. Kelm's BBQ