Seminar Planning - Trimming the Cost of Food and Beverage

Are you serving a meal at your seminar? If you are, you’ll notice the cost of food and beverage can be quite high. You don’t want to be stingy when it comes to food, doing so will certainly leave a bad impress on your audience. Here are some suggestions on how you can keep costs relatively low:

• Use a caterer or a venue with moderately priced menus or one willing to create menus that work within your budget

• If you are having a sit-down meal, don't have too many courses

• Generally speaking, breakfast is less expensive than lunch or dinner so start your seminar early in the day. If you still need two meals, serve a full breakfast and a light lunch.

• Don't serve bottled water

Most important of all, plan and book your seminar as early as possible. This will give you more time to negotiate lower costs not only for food and beverage but for all of the services you require.