Occasion
Large-format staff party catering with multiple counters and fast service lines.
Annual Day Catering in Pune from Welcome Caterers costs ₹550–₹950 per plate as an indicative band, plus GST, with chefs, stewards, equipment and clearance included. We plan for 100 guests up to 1,000+. Send the date, venue and guest count to +91 96731 98867 and you get a written per-plate quote the same day.
At a glance
Indicative figures for planning, not a quote. Send the date, venue and guest count to +91 96731 98867 and you get a written per-plate number the same day.
Indicative per plate
₹550–₹950 per plate — corporate lunch.
Guest range
Planned from 100 guests up to 1,000+.
Live counters
One live counter per 75 guests
Counter throughput
75-100 guests per hour per counter
Service staff
One steward per 25 guests
Plated service
One steward per 12 guests
Setup on site
Four hours on site before service. Six hours for a full wedding spread.
Book by
Six to ten weeks in peak season, two to three weeks otherwise.
Menu
Starters
Mains
Desserts
Function by function
High volume in a fixed window. The menu matters less than the counter count and the layout, so this is planned as service lines with two approach sides each.
As staff arrive, through the opening act
Multiple identical starter counters rather than one long table, placed away from the entrance so the crowd spreads through the room.
The main service hour
A full vegetarian counter run of its own, so vegetarian staff are not queuing behind the non-veg line.
Running alongside the main buffet
A served table for leadership and award winners with its own stewards.
After the programme, as late as the venue permits
Quoted as additional service hours beyond the agreed window, so it is decided at booking rather than on the invoice.
Every function above can be made pure vegetarian, Jain, satvik or vegan on its own kitchen line. Dishes are cooked at your venue rather than transported ready-made.
How it runs
The same eight steps every time, so you always know what is owed and by whom. On the day itself the team is on site well before guests are: four hours on site before service, and six hours for a full wedding spread.
1 · Enquiry
Date, venue and guest count. Nothing else is needed to start.
2 · Written quote
A per-plate quote in writing the same day, itemised by function and counter.
3 · Tasting
Arranged for confirmed enquiries. Spice levels and the dish list are locked here.
4 · Booking
An advance holds the date. The menu can still move; the date cannot be double-sold.
5 · Venue recce
Power, gas permissions, lift and load-in access, and the counter layout plan.
6 · Load-in
Four hours on site before service for a buffet, six hours for a full wedding spread.
7 · Service
One steward per 25 guests on a buffet, one steward per 12 guests when plated, with a named supervisor throughout.
8 · Clearance
Full clearance, waste removal and venue handover before the team leaves.
Contract and invoicing
Cost
These are the same bands quoted everywhere else on this site. The number inside a band moves with the menu, the counter count, the service style and the guest count — not with the page you happen to be reading.
| What you are booking | Per plate | Typical of |
|---|---|---|
| Pooja or satyanarayan lunch | ₹450–₹800 | Pure vegetarian or Jain thali service, 100 guests |
| Corporate lunch | ₹550–₹950 | Three counters inside a 60-minute service window, 120 guests |
| House party | ₹900–₹1,600 | Circulating starters, two live counters, 100 guests and above |
| Wedding reception | ₹1,100–₹1,900 | Seven counters including dessert bar and paan, 500 guests |
Bands need client sign-off before launch and exclude GST. Send the date, venue and headcount for a written quote the same day.
Included in the per-plate rate
Quoted separately
Counter-wise
Every counter below can be booked on its own, without a full menu, or combined into the spread above. Each one carries its own price, footprint and power requirement.
Live Tandoor and Kebab
Paneer tikka and malai broccoli · Murgh malai and achari tikka · Seekh kebab
From ₹400 per plate
Chinese Live Wok
Hakka noodles tossed to order · Burnt garlic fried rice · Chilli paneer and chilli chicken
From ₹450 per plate
Chaat and Street Food
Pani puri with three waters · Sev puri and bhel · Ragda pattice
From ₹300 per plate
Dum Biryani Handi
Hyderabadi chicken dum biryani · Mutton biryani · Subz and paneer biryani
From ₹450 per plate
Ice Cream, Kulfi and Falooda
Matka kulfi, four flavours · Hand-churned ice cream · Falooda assembled to order
From ₹200 per plate
Dietary
Hyperlocal
Pune City
Pimpri-Chinchwad
Lonavala to Khandala
Panchgani to Mahabaleshwar
56 neighbourhoods covered across Pune and the ghats.
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FAQs
By counter count and layout rather than by serving faster: one live counter per 75 guests, two approach sides per counter instead of one line, and the popular counters placed away from the entrance so the crowd spreads through the room.
Yes, and it is a staffing and layout exercise more than a cooking one. We plan the counter count, the steward count and the flow at the recce, and we would rather add a station than let the queue absorb the evening.
As late as the venue permits. Late-night snack counters are quoted as additional service hours beyond the agreed window, so it is a decision you make at booking rather than a surprise on the invoice.
Yes — a served table for the leadership or award winners running alongside the main buffet, with its own stewards so the top table is not queuing with everyone else.
Yes, and we lay it out that way by default at a large staff event: a full vegetarian counter run of its own, not a vegetarian section at the end of the non-veg line.
Six to ten weeks for October to February weddings and the Diwali corporate season. Outside that, two to three weeks is usually comfortable, and short-notice bookings taken when the kitchen has capacity.
Yes. We arrange a tasting for confirmed enquiries, and the final dish list, spice levels and sweetness are locked after it rather than before. Sharing the date, venue and guest count gets you a written per-plate quote the same day.
Tastings before booking, live counters at your venue, and one supervisor with you all evening.