PREP

When the project is confirmed, the Guest caterer checks with the PA if there is enough disposable tableware and buys more in advance if needed.
The day before the shoot, the Guest caterer comes to the office to pack all the necessary items and equipment. PA helps with delivery on set.

Checklist for every shoot:
- Paper cups with lids, big and small, wooden stirrers
- Large clear plastic cups with lids and straws for iced drinks in summer period
- Small clear plastic cups with lids for fruit and nuts
- Paper sleeves for hot sandwiches
- Small deep cardboard bowls with lids for snacks
- Napkins & Napkin's holder (NOT PLASTIC)
- Dry and wet wipes
- Coffee machine (should only be transported in soft bags!!!)
- Juice press
- Electric kettle
- Aluminium foil, plastic wrap, disposable gloves
- Cutting board, knives, bottle opener, corkscrew, etc
- Cleaning cloths
- Empty boxes (plastic with lid)
- Big plastic boxes for transporting all the equipment and products
- Metal ice bucket
- Nice plastic transparant glasses (ask PA)

One day before the shoot, the Guest caterer buys all the food and drinks. Drinks and products that can be stored can be purchased in advance, but fruit must always be fresh. If we have a couple shooting days, Guest caterer with PA's help is responsible for purchasing fresh produce for the following day (may ask PA for courier / driver's help).

Everything (food, drinks, equipment etc) should be neatly stored and transported in boxes (not bags or plastic bags).


ON SET

Once arrived on a location, Guest catering should make sure if clients tables are set up, where they are located and whether their location will be changed throughout the day. It can be checked with set admins or PA.

Also, once tables are set up, it is important to make sure that there is a clean tablecloth without any dust. The Guest caterer is responsible for keeping the table clean throughout the day, wiping it down, removing empty glasses, and clearing any rubbish - Director's table, DIT, Client & Agency tables. Food and drinks are always refreshed.

PA is responsible to warn Guest caterer about Director's & Client/Agency tables move to another location, Guest caterer should wait with empty box ready to move

It is important to check that the drinks on the tables are cold and that the fridge is connected (if there are any problems with the connection, please contact the Administration).

IMPORTANT!! Always have ice on set during summer period (order through the admin team 1 day before so that it is available at the catering).

QUANTITY OF ALL PRODUCTS MUST DEPEND ON THE QUANTITY OF VIP-GUESTS

Snacks:
1) Fruit: bananas, apples, tangerines, grapes, plums, berries, feijoa (depending on the season)
*For Arab projects:
Tangerines and bananas should be placed on the table with their peel on.
Other fruits should be served cut into pieces in thick plastic cups. Regularly refill the fruit on the client's table.
**For European projects: have whole fruits on the table + make cups with fruits (thick paper, but not plastic) once or twice a day - after breakfast or after lunch and serve them on a tray to those who want them, as we do with hot sandwiches or lemonade. Or announce in the morning that this option is available and then serve it upon request

2) Mixed nuts
30% walnuts; 30% pecans; 20% almonds; 10% hazelnuts; 10% cashews

3) Dried fruit
30% dried apricots; 30% churchkhela; 20% dates; 10% dried mango; 10% pastila of various flavors
+ dried persimmons (depending on the season)

4) Chips:
- Original Pringles in mini packs (for Europeans and Arabs)
- For Arabs, also cheese Pringles in mini packs / sour cream and onion Pringles in mini packs (select one)
- Healthy Chips Original
- Healthy Chips Spicy / Healthy Chips with herbs and sour cream or similar (select one)

5) Chocolate
- dark chocolate (pieces)
- milk chocolate - Milka (pieces)
- chocolate bar with additional ingredients such as nuts, raisins, etc.
- mix of mini chocolates: Bounty, Twix, Snickers, Mars, KitKat

6) Haribo (but not for Muslims or Jewish people, since they cannot eat gelatin)
7) Chewing gum

Hot sandwiches are available from the main catering service as a snack between meals. The VIP catering team must order the required number of sandwiches for guests in advance and serve them first to those on set who are physically unable to leave the set – Director / DOP / ADs / Gaffer / ACs / Focus Puller / DIT + Client / Agency

Drinks:
- Small Campa juices in glass bottles
- Coca-Cola
- Coca-Cola Zero
- Fanta (do not buy, take from the office)
- Red Bull
- Mineral water (small glass bottles or tin cans of Nabeghlavi)
- Still water

Others:
- Wet wipes on the table
- Dry tissues on the table (in a wooden box)
- Sanitizer with a pleasant smell, not chemical
- Hand cream

Alcohol - must be on set on every shooting day:
- White wine – 1 glass bottle + for georgian set 1 plastic bottle from agrohub
- Red wine – 1 glass bottle + for georgian set 1 plastic bottle from agrohub
- Gin - 1 bottle + a few bottles of tonic water
- Whiskey – 1 bottle
- Chacha – 1 bottle
- Tequila - 1 bottle
(The quantity of all of the items above can be increased upon request)
- Champagne/Prosecco – upon request from producers
- Beer (only during the warm seasons) – quantity for the crew to be specified with the PM, for VIPs – depends on nationality (also, consult with LP)
IMPORTANT!! For Germans, you must always have beer, not only on the last shooting day, if it takes more than 10 minutes to drive from set to the hotel. If it is not the last day, you can put the beer in the cars (don't forget the bottle opener) or hand it out to those who want it when they get into the cars.
IMPORTANT FOR WRAP!! Always have some nice clear plastic glasses, ice in a bucket, lemons, tonic water and Coca-Cola