Part of the Event and Catering Production track. Lesson 1 of 10.
The sequence
Get the count in writing.
Get the time in writing.
Get the location and its constraints in writing.
And find out what the count actually means.
The decisions
What number to produce to. A guaranteed count and an expected count are different numbers and the difference is a cost somebody bears.
Which needs to be settled before production rather than discovered after.
And what the location can support. Power, water, refrigeration, and access — because a plan that assumes any of them and does not get them fails on the day.
Walk the site if it is unfamiliar.
What you are reading
The gap between what was said and what was written.
What goes wrong here
A verbal count.
And a site assumed rather than checked.
Verification
The written agreement.
The boundary
Contracts, deposits, and liability belong with a licensed attorney, and this material does not advise on them.