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Conference & Convention catering in Los Angeles.

Conference catering packages in Los Angeles — breakfast, boxed lunch and buffets from $22/guest. Chef-led and halal · zabiha-sourced, across LA & OC.

$22
Per guest, from
3–8 weeks typical
Lead time
On request
Custom spreads
Conference & Convention Catering
CONFERENCES
50+Events catered
20+Years in hospitality
40Catering services & programs
22Menus, one contract

Conferences catering runs about $19–$61 per guest, all-in, and the price per guest falls as the guest count rises. Here is what a spread costs at the counts people usually ask about.

Estimated conferences catering cost by guest count — all-in, before sales tax
GuestsEstimated costPer guest
25$500 – $1,425$20 – $57
50$950 – $3,050$19 – $61
100$1,900 – $5,600$19 – $56
150$2,850 – $8,100$19 – $54

All-in: the food plus the staff, delivery and setup the service style needs. Tastings, rentals, add-on services and California sales tax are the only additions, and there is no service charge. The crew, setup and delivery are shared across the room, so the price per guest falls as the count rises. Every menu halal · zabiha-sourced.

Conferences Catering

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The occasion

Conferences catering in Los Angeles & Orange County

What it takes to cater conferences well — the logistics, the timing, and how we make it work.

Conference catering is judged by the clock. Coffee has to be full before the first session, lunch has to feed a few hundred people inside a break that doesn't move, and the afternoon slump needs a snack that actually helps. We plan a conference backward from your agenda — every break, every headcount, every room — and deliver to the minute so the program never waits on the food.

Volume and dietary rigor are the whole job. We run continental breakfasts, boxed and buffet lunches, and all-day beverage service at a scale that holds its quality across a long day, with allergen sheets and clearly labeled vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, and halal · zabiha-sourced lines so a diverse room of attendees is fed without anyone hunting for a safe option. One invoice, itemized by day and by break, built for a planner to reconcile.

The logistics are the deliverable here. A conference runs on a loading dock, a freight elevator and a house AV team, none of which are yours — so we confirm the venue's rules before we quote rather than on the morning, and build the run against the agenda instead of against the kitchen's clock. Refreshes are the part that quietly goes wrong: a break that starts eight minutes late still ends on time, so the coffee has to be standing before the doors open rather than arriving with them. We staff each break to clear and reset while the session is back in, keep allergen information at the stations rather than on request, and hold the labeled dietary line properly stocked so it has not been picked over by the second afternoon. Invoicing is itemized by day and by break so a planner can reconcile it line by line, with net-30 for established accounts.

What a conference catering package covers. Each day is quoted from the pieces your agenda actually uses — breakfast before the first session, a morning refresh, lunch inside the midday break and an afternoon break — at the Reserve, Premier or Sovereign tier. Each is priced per guest, all-in: the food plus the crew, delivery and setup its serving style needs. Lunch can be individually boxed and labeled, which suits breakout rooms and a short break, or a staffed buffet line, which suits one room with time to sit; a multi-day program can rotate both so attendees never eat the same lunch twice.

Why Carthage

Why Carthage for conferences

What you get with us for conferences specifically — not a generic catering pitch.

  • Delivered to the agenda

    Coffee before the first session, lunch inside the break, an afternoon pick-me-up on time — we plan backward from your run-of-show and hit every mark.

  • Volume that holds quality

    Continental breakfasts, boxed or buffet lunches, and all-day beverage service at a few-hundred-cover scale without the food tasting like it was made for a few hundred.

  • A diverse room, fed

    Allergen sheets and labeled vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, and halal · zabiha-sourced lines so every attendee finds a safe, good option without asking.

  • One invoice, itemized

    Billing broken out by day and by break, built so a planner or finance team can reconcile it at a glance — net terms for established accounts.

Alternative Service Style

A break that has to feed a few hundred people and end on time? See our boxed conference catering

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Questions

Before you ask

How much does conference catering cost in Los Angeles?
Carthage's halal menus start at $22 per guest all-in (food, crew, delivery and setup), delivered and set up, with an itemized proposal and invoicing. The price per guest falls as your guest count grows.
Do you handle multi-day conference catering?
Yes — we run multi-day conferences with rotating breakfast, lunch and break menus so attendees don't eat the same thing twice, delivered and set on your schedule across each day. One point of contact, one consolidated invoice.
Can you accommodate dietary restrictions for large groups?
Yes — every dish is labeled, all meat is halal · zabiha-sourced, and we build in clearly-marked vegan, vegetarian and gluten-free options so a large, diverse group is covered. Share approximate counts and we plan accordingly.
Do you deliver to Downtown LA and business districts?
Yes — we deliver conference and corporate catering across LA and Orange County, including Downtown, Century City, Burbank, Pasadena and Irvine, with setup and labeling. Loading and timing are planned to your venue's access.
What is included in a conference catering package?
Each day is quoted from the meals and breaks your agenda needs — breakfast, a morning refresh, lunch and an afternoon break — at the Reserve, Premier or Sovereign tier. The per-guest price is all-in: the food plus the crew, delivery and setup for the serving style, from $22 per guest. Add-on services and rentals are itemized on the proposal, sales tax is added, and there is no service charge.
Can you cater at a hotel or convention center?
Where the venue allows outside catering, yes. Many hotels and convention centers keep an exclusive caterer or charge an outside-catering fee, so we confirm the venue's rules — and its loading dock, freight elevator and certificate-of-insurance requirements — before we quote, not on the morning.
Boxed lunch or buffet for a conference?
Boxed when lunch has to happen in breakout rooms or inside a short break: every box is labeled with contents and allergens, and nobody queues. A staffed buffet when the room sits together and the break is long enough to serve a line — it also reads more generous. Larger programs often use both, on different days.
How many guests do conference packages start at?
Conference packages start at 15 guests, and a smaller group is billed at that minimum. The price per guest falls as the count grows, so a large program costs less per head than a small one.

Dietary

Dietary needs?

Every conferences menu is labeled per dish and built around the guest list — here's how we handle the requests we hear most.

Transparent Budgeting

Working out a budget first? See what catering costs in Los Angeles across every service style.

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