Policies

Blue Pride Catering Guidelines

Blue Pride Catering is committed to providing you and your guests the highest quality of service, food and beverage. The success of your event is very important to us. We have developed the

following guidelines to assist you in the planning process.

Please contact our office at (864) 833-839 between 8:30 AM and 4:30 PM Monday thru Friday for additional information or to book an event.

Menu Planning

When planning a catered event, please provide the following information:

• Name of event, date and time of event
• Client contact information: name of organization, telephone number, email address and billing address

•  Estimated number of guests for event

• Department account number or client responsible for payment
• Please make arrangements for banquets or receptions no later than 10 business days in advance. If you have a special menu request, we will make every effort to accommodate your

Guarantees and Cancellations

A final guest guarantee is required three business days (five business days for off campus clients), during office hours, prior to the event. If no guarantee is received, we will plan according to the estimated guest count. If your event is on a Sunday or Monday, your final guest count must be submitted by noon on Wednesday the week prior. If the actual guest count exceeds the guaranteed count, you will be billed for the actual guest count.

If the event is cancelled with at least 48 hours notice, 30% of the remaining balance must be paid. If the event is cancelled with at least 24 hours notice, 70% of the remaining balance must be paid. If the event is cancelled the day of, the balance in full is due.

"A non-refundable $300 deposit for events totaling $600 or more is due upon booking for clients not paying with a department number, as well as a 50% deposit 60 days prior to the event. If the event is cancelled more than 5 business days prior to the event date, the 50% deposit will be refunded, excluding the $300 non-refundable deposit.

Minimum Order Charge

Please note that some menu items have a minimum guest requirement. In general, no lower than 10 guests per attended event or buffet service. You may certainly order these services for a lesser amount of people. However, billing will be based on the minimum requirement. Orders not meeting set minimums can be picked up at the Greenville Dining Hall.

Delivery and Service Ware Charges

All serviced events include china ware. All delivered items include paper products. If china ware is preferred for a delivered event, an additional fee of $1 per person will be applied. A $25 delivery fee will be added for events delivered off campus within the Clinton area. Please contact the catering office for a special pricing on deliveries outside of the Clinton area.

Decorations and Room Set Up

Food and beverage tables will be decorated at no additional charge. Guest table decorations are available for an additional fee. Linens are included for all food andbeverage tables. Linen for guest tables and any additional tables may be provided for an additional charge; $3 per tablecloth and $15 per table skirt.

Room Reservations and Rental Fees

Please check the availability of banquet facilities as soon as you have selected a date for your event. Keep in mind that banquet facilities are often booked in advance. Fees are as follows:

• On Campus Departments: No charge if a meal is ordered; $100 charge for meeting only reservations
• Off Campus Clients: $200 charge if a meal is ordered; $300 charge for meeting only reservations Other campus facilities may be available, but should be reserved before contacting Blue Pride

Blue Pride Catering Terms and Conditions

• All off campus events are subject to an 8% administrative fee and 8% sales tax.
• To secure our services for your event, we ask that you submit a $300 non-refundable deposit on events totaling $600 or This deposit is applied to the balance of your event costs. All payments must be cashier's check, made payable to AVI Foodsystems, or credit card payment (Visa, Master Card, American Express,).

A 50% payment is required 60 days prior to the event based on the current estimated guest count.

• A guaranteed number of guests is required one week prior to the If a guarantee is not received, we will consider the original number of guests as the guarantee. You will be billed based on the guaranteed number or the final number of persons in attendance, whichever is greater. The remaining balance must be paid one week prior to the event when final numbers are due.
• If the event is cancelled more than one week prior to the event date, the 50% deposit will be refunded, excluding the initial $300 non-refundable

If the event is cancelled within the last 48 hours, 30% of the remaining balance must be paid. If the event is cancelled within the last 24 hours, 70% of the remaining balance must be paid.

• Blue Pride Catering is not responsible for items that are brought to an event that do not belong to them, including but not limited to rental items, gifts, cards, or personal memorabilia and decorations. These items will not be monitored for you and will not be replaced if lost, stolen, or left behind after an We recommend to our clients that they designate a person or persons to inventory, deliver, monitor, and retrieve these items immediately after their use or at the end of the event.
• We take pride in our superior food safety To uphold our standards, it is our policy that no food or beverage be removed at the end of each catered event.

The above terms are agreed upon as well as any and all terms, conditions and policies listed on the Blue Pride Catering web site. These prices are valid for this contract only. If changes are made to this contract, the prices listed on the web site at the current time are the prices that will be honored for your contract.

I have read the above contract and agree to the terms and conditions as well as terms and conditions on any contract addendums which I may sign. Please submit this signed contract with your

$300 non-refundable deposit