Free catering invoice templates

A catering invoice should be clear and contain all the important invoice information. The information your catering invoice should have includes the following:

1. Your contact and business information including website, logo and other branding. 
2. Your customer’s contact information
3. Unique invoice number
4. Invoice issue date and payment due date
5. Catering date/s
6. Catering services being provided including descriptions of food and drinks being provided.  Your catering services may also include other line items such as cutlery, plating rentals, waitressing and servers, catering set-up, custom menus and post even clean-up services.
7. Any expenses incurred that will be passed onto the client (including attaching receipts for proof) such as delivery or other services
8. Quantity of catering services provided
9. Costs of the catering services
10. Any tax payable
11. Any discounts that may be applied for corporate or regular clients
12. Invoice total – a calculation of what you’re charging for all catering services less any discounts.
13. How the payment is structured
14. Accepted payment methods including any bank transfer details and terms of payment
15. Add a note to thank your customers for their business
16. Additional information including alcohol licensing, information about the event being catered for and even promotional information for repeat business such as your ability to cater for other special events or different cuisines.
17. Terms and conditions

An easy way to make a catering invoice is to use our catering invoice templates. We already have the sections listed above that you require. Simply, fill in the relevant sections of the template.  You should always quickly check your invoices before sending to ensure you get paid on time.  If you have any additional information that you would like the customer to know, you should also add this to the invoice.  Our professional invoice templates will reflect well on your business and business practices.  

Invoice templates work well if you only have a few simple items to add.  Caterers often need to add many line items for food preparation, additional services and other expenses.  Consider using Bookipi invoice generator to make your invoices. With Bookipi Invoice app, you can fill out your invoice in a matter of clicks. All your totals are calculated saving you time.  Keep your invoices organised with our automatic invoice number generation and search functions.

For more information on invoicing, check out our blog posts on what is an invoice and how to make an invoice