CaterPro · Costs & profit

Catering Providers App for Staffing Costs

Understand the people cost behind every event.

Calculate and monitor personnel costs for every event, including working hours, agreed rates and externally hired staff.

  • In-house and external staff
  • Automatic cost calculation
  • A clear view per event
CaterPro Staffing Costs 3D product mockup. A catering manager and service colleague reviewing a roster beside a laptop displaying staff costs totaling €634.
Illustrative app view · sample event data

See what the whole event team costs.

An event manager, a chef and an external server have different hours and rates. Bring their individual costs together to understand the personnel total.

Make every calculation visible

Working hours multiplied by the agreed rate give you the cost for each person. Review the breakdown as well as the total.

Include the extra hands

Account for temporary and externally hired staff alongside your own team, so the event’s staffing picture includes everyone.

Hours × rate = staffing cost

Event manager

10 hours × €25

€250
Chef

8 hours × €30

€240
External server

8 hours × €18

€144
Total personnel cost€634
Illustrative workflow · sample event and figures

Make personnel costs part of your event picture.

Working hours for each event

Calculate personnel costs from working hours and agreed hourly rates. See each person’s contribution to the total cost of delivering the event.

Agreed personnel rates

Use the agreed rates when reviewing staffing costs. See how the hours and rates contribute to the personnel cost of the event.

External staffing costs

Include temporary and externally hired staff alongside your in-house team. Review the breakdown and total staff cost in one event summary.

How it comes together

  1. 01

    Record working hours

    Record the working hours for each person on the event.

  2. 02

    Account for agreed rates

    Apply the agreed rates, including those for externally hired staff.

  3. 03

    Review the event staffing cost

    Review the individual costs and the combined personnel cost for the event.

Personnel costs that include the whole event team.

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