Corporate catering cost per head in Bangalore (2026)

Corporate catering cost per head in Bangalore

By the kitchen office, RASA · Published 30 Aug 2026 · Bangalore & Bengaluru

Corporate catering in Bangalore costs about ₹180–₹350 a head for a sealed meal box, ₹300–₹600 for a served buffet lunch, ₹150–₹300 for a conference breakfast, ₹250–₹500 for a townhall high tea, and ₹900–₹1,800 for an awards-night dinner with live counters, in 2026, before 5% GST. Recurring daily lunches are quoted monthly; festival-day specials (Onam sadya, biryani Friday) sit inside the buffet band.

By format

Format	Per head	Notes
Sealed meal box (main, dry sabzi, dal, roti or rice, salad, sweet)	₹180–₹350	Insulated crates; daily orders quoted monthly
Served buffet lunch	₹300–₹600	Our servers; rotation across cuisines
Conference breakfast from 6.30 am	₹150–₹300	Live dosa where the campus allows
Townhall high tea	₹250–₹500	Bangalore-bakery table, filter coffee
Product launch cocktail evening	₹600–₹1,200	Mezze, sushi, canapés, mocktail bar
Annual day / awards dinner	₹900–₹1,800	Buffet plus four to six live counters

What procurement asks for

FSSAI licence and GST registration with the first quote.
Itemised lines: food, GST at 5%, staff, disposables or crockery, counter setup.
A guaranteed count and a cut-off for changes (48–72 hours).
A menu rotation, so day nine is not day one.

The multi-state floor

A Whitefield floor of 400 is Bengalis, Malayalis, Punjabis, Telugus and Kannadigas, and a "multi-cuisine" office lunch from one kitchen serves none of them well. Rotating across seats — Karnataka Monday, North Tuesday, Kerala Wednesday, biryani Friday — is what the meal-box service does.

Questions people ask

What does an office lunch cost per head in Bangalore?

About ₹180–₹350 for a sealed meal box and ₹300–₹600 for a served buffet in 2026, before 5% GST; daily orders are quoted monthly.

What does a corporate awards dinner cost per head?

About ₹900–₹1,800 a head with four to six live counters, before GST, staff and setup.

Do you provide vendor-onboarding documents?

Yes — FSSAI, GST and the documents a procurement team asks for come with the first quote.

Get a menu and a per-plate quote, usually the same day

Date, head count, the cuisines you have in mind. Enough for the first reply to carry a menu and a number rather than a brochure.

What happens after you send the ticket

A written reply, usually the same day. A first menu built for your occasion, the per-plate figure it comes to, and the two or three questions we need settled before the number is firm.
A tasting. For weddings and events of size we cook the shortlist for you before you sign. Each cuisine on the menu is cooked by the chef who will cook it on the day.
The plan for the day. Counters, service staff, timings against your muhurtham or your agenda, and the venue's rules on outside catering, checked with the venue by us.