You can create a Catering Contract for a single event, multiple events, or regularly scheduled catering. Our simple, step-by-step questionnaire will customise a Catering Contract to reflect your event. The details required are as follows:
Specify the state or territory where the service will take place. LawDepot tailors the Catering Contract to reflect your location. Provide the full address of the venue with the start and end time of the event(s).
Add details of additional services, such as linen rental, menu requests, event preparation, and clean-up. Be clear and specific when describing these tasks. Include any essential dates within the document.
There are also some catering menu and guest details you may wish to include:
- Specific menu requests
- Deadlines for menu changes
- Deadlines for final guest numbers
A Catering Contract must include information for both the caterer and the client. LawDepot’s template will prompt you by asking whether each party is an individual or a business. Provide the name and address of each.
Regarding billing, our template asks you to choose between a flat fee or an hourly rate. Flat fees are more common with an individual event. Include additional information, such as:
- If a deposit is required, and if so, the amount
- When the client must submit the payment
- If late payments will incur any interest
The Catering Contract will also include whether the client or caterer pays the superannuation guarantee contributions. Superannuation is money put aside to access after retirement. If the Caterer is a company, then the Caterer is responsible for paying the superannuation guarantee contributions for its employees.
If the caterer is an independent contractor, the Client may be required to pay superannuation. The local taxation office can consult on the situation if the contract does not specify who is responsible for superannuation.
Cancellation rules
Specify whether either party can cancel the contract. If the contract allows cancellation, specify how many days the cancelling party has to provide written notice.
Most short-term contracts require seven days’ notice, and long-term contracts require 15 to 30 days’ notice.
Intellectual property and confidentiality terms
Menus and recipes can be intellectual property. A Catering Contract should specify whether the client or caterer owns the right to intellectual property.
Sensitive information may be shared between the parties over the course of the contract. The contract should also specify whether the parties have a duty towards each other not to reveal this information. A confidentiality clause prevents each party from disclosing confidential information.