For corporate drop-off catering
Office lunches that quote themselves
Drop-off is a volume game: small margins, tight turnarounds, the same order five times a week. Win it on speed and consistency — cost each order per person, price it once, and send it before the office manager emails the next caterer.
One order, priced once
Enter your sandwiches, salads, and hot trays once with pack sizes and costs, and every headcount prices itself per person. A 20-person lunch and an 80-person all-hands come from the same menu — no re-quoting from scratch.
Quote before they move on
Corporate buyers compare three caterers and book the first professional reply. The inquiry lands at 9am; your itemized, branded quote goes back by 9:20 with a deposit line and an accept button — no PDF, no callback.
The standing account
The real money in drop-off is the repeat order. Rebooking reminders resurface past clients who have gone quiet, so a one-off Tuesday lunch becomes a standing account instead of a name you forgot to follow up.
What it goes for
A 50-person office lunch, dropped off, per person
$23.50 – $39.00
Total
$1,175.00 – $1,950.00
2026 market range: delivered drop-off service, standard protein, three sides, national cost average. Your number comes from your own ingredients — that is the point.
Adjust this estimate for your guest count and region — free, no signup.
A starter office lunch drop-off menu
The recurring weekday order, ready to cost: mains, sides, and the things clients forget to ask for.
Mains
- Assorted sandwich & wrap platter
- Hot entrée tray (chicken, pasta, or grain bowl)
- Vegetarian / vegan main
Sides & salads
- Garden salad with dressings
- Pasta or grain salad
- Kettle chips
- Fresh fruit tray
Finish & setup
- Cookie & brownie tray
- Bottled water & canned drinks
- Serviceware, napkins & labeled allergen cards
Build this into CaterKit once as recipes — cost each item from your own ingredients, and every office-lunch quote starts half-written.
Price it right
The deal, plainly
- No setup fees.
- Clients pay you directly. We never take a cut.
- No per-quote quotas.
- The price you join at is yours.
- Export everything, free, on every tier, forever.
Free is real — no card, no countdown. See pricing for the exact table.