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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-friendly, across Los Angeles and OC.

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

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 our own kitchen. 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.

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.

Conferences catering runs about $22$43 per guest for food. Multiplied out, that is what a spread costs at the counts people usually ask about.

Estimated conferences catering cost by guest count — food only
GuestsEstimated food costPer guest
25$550 – $1,075$22 – $43
50$1,100 – $2,150$22 – $43
100$2,200 – $4,300$22 – $43
150$3,300 – $6,450$22 – $43

Food only. Staffing, rentals, delivery, setup and breakdown are separate lines, and a mandatory service charge and California sales tax apply on top — so the invoice for a staffed event runs meaningfully above the food figure. Smaller counts sit at the top of the band: setup and delivery cost the same at 25 guests as at 100. Every menu halal · zabiha-sourced.

Questions

Before you ask

How much does conference catering cost in Los Angeles?
Conference and corporate catering in Los Angeles typically runs $18–$35 per guest for breakfast, boxed lunch and buffets. Carthage's halal menus start around $28 per guest, delivered and set up, with an itemized proposal and invoicing.
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.

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.

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

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