Staff Your Atlanta Event with Catering Servers & Runners
Professional catering support staff for Atlanta events — food runners, servers, bussers, and banquet labor ready for your next event.
Updated October 9, 2026 · By Fery Varist
Great food service at an event requires more than a catering company. It requires enough hands on the floor to execute service smoothly — servers who know the floor plan, runners who keep food moving from kitchen to table, bussers who clear plates before they stack up, and support staff who can adapt when the timeline shifts.
V&A Hire provides catering support staff for Atlanta events across every service format: plated dinners, buffet service, cocktail receptions, and banquet events. All workers are vetted, pre-approved, and briefed before their shift with specific service instructions, floor layouts, and supervisor contacts.
Catering staff ratios matter. For plated service, plan for 1 server per 10–12 guests. For buffet, 1 per 20–25. V&A Hire can help you calculate the right headcount for your event format and confirm your team within 24 hours of your request.
What does it cost?
V&A Hire charges a flat $24 per hour per worker for every role. Fees are listed separately on your quote, and the supervisor fee applies only if you choose Managed Labor:
- V&A Hire on-site supervisor (Managed Labor only): $150 for crews of 1 to 5, $200 for 6 to 15, $250 for 16 or more
- Standby workers: $25 each, one for every five workers (minimum one), so a no-show is covered
- Platform fee: 5% of labor
- Roster hold: $10 per worker
- Card processing: 2.9% + $0.30
Example, labor only: 2 workers for 8 hours is $384 in labor plus $25 standby, $19.20 platform fee, $20 roster hold, and $13.30 card processing, $461.50 total. With Managed Labor, 5 workers for 8 hours plus a V&A Hire supervisor comes to $1,269.06 total.
Your deposit covers labor, standby, and the roster hold. The remaining balance is due 15 days after the job.