Category: Catering Software

Catering billing and invoicing is the process of creating and sending bills (invoices) for catering services. In catering, each event order can involve many items – food and beverages, staff, equipment rental, and service charges – and often multiple payment stages (such as an upfront deposit and a final balance). ...

Running a catering business involves juggling many moving parts – from event planning and menu preparation to managing staff across different venues and time slots. Catering staff scheduling is especially challenging because events (weddings, corporate functions, food trucks, etc.) can occur any day, often with varying guest counts and special...

Effective inventory management is crucial in the catering industry, where food costs and waste can significantly impact the bottom line. In the United States, businesses discard nearly 60 million tons of food each year.  Restaurants alone incur roughly $162 billion in waste-related costs annually. These figures highlight the scale of...

Efficient menu planning is critical for any catering or foodservice operation. Catering software streamlines the entire menu and event process by centralizing tasks like recipe management, cost calculations, inventory control, and client communications.  Traditional methods—spreadsheets, paper checklists, or manual data entry—are error-prone and time-consuming. Modern catering management software replaces these...

Seasonal businesses—such as tourism, hospitality, retail during holidays, and landscaping—earn the bulk of their revenue during limited peak periods each year. In the United States alone, millions of firms rely on the busy season to sustain operations year-round.  For example, the U.S. Department of Labor notes that roughly 7.3 million...

Managing a wedding’s catering can be a monumental task. Modern wedding catering software streamlines these complexities by centralizing menus, guest lists, staff schedules, and finances into one platform.  In fact, according to industry research, catering software solutions are specifically designed to handle event planning, menu design, order tracking, invoicing, CRM,...

Double bookings can be a caterer’s worst nightmare. When two events or parties are scheduled for the same time slot, it can lead to stress, confusion, and unhappy customers. Catering business owners and event planners know that a single double booking can mean lost revenue, wasted food, and a damaged...

Catering management software has revolutionized how food service businesses operate. These systems help caterers streamline everything from event scheduling and menu planning to invoicing and inventory tracking.  A critical decision for any caterer today is whether to use a cloud-based (web-based) catering system or an on-premise (locally installed) catering solution. ...