AI by industry · Catering companies
A catering dashboard that runs itself
A catering dashboard shows every inquiry by stage, every event this month, which deposits are due and which final counts are late. It updates itself from your inquiries and email. It is built on your accounts, so the client list and history stay yours.
Talk through your catering company with the person who builds it
A free 30-minute call. You leave knowing which part of your catering company to hand to AI first, what we would build, and roughly how long it takes.
The pipeline in one view
Inquiry, proposal sent, tasting, deposit paid, final count in, event done. Seeing every client in a stage tells you which ones need a call today. A proposal that has sat for a week stands out.
It can also remember preferences: this client wants no pork, that planner prefers plated service. Next time you start from notes, not memory.
Where the work comes from
Track whether events come from planners, venues, your website or repeat clients. After a year you see which relationships are worth another dinner and a handwritten note.
Made for the way you run events
A wedding caterer and a corporate lunch company track different things. We build around yours and test it with your real events before you rely on it.
The dashboard can send a short summary each Monday so you start the week knowing what is due, without logging in.
Picture this
Examples of what it can look like. Illustrations, not clients.
On Monday, the page shows three events this weekend, one missing a final count and one with an unpaid deposit.
A planner who sent you four events this year is flagged as a top referral source.
A list of last year’s holiday-party clients shows who has not yet booked this year.
The rules that apply, in their own words
“unfair or deceptive acts or practices in or affecting commerce, are hereby declared unlawful.”
“intended for voluntary use and to improve the ability to incorporate trustworthiness considerations into the design, development, use, and evaluation of AI products, services, and systems.”
Sources
- NIST AI Risk Management Framework: The U.S. standards body’s framework for using AI responsibly.
- FDA Food Code 2022: The model food safety code most states adopt.
- ADA.gov: introduction to the ADA: Accessibility duties for businesses open to the public.
- 15 U.S.C. § 45 (FTC Act, Section 5): The federal ban on unfair or deceptive business practices, ads included.
Talk through your catering company with the person who builds it
A free 30-minute call. You leave knowing which part of your catering company to hand to AI first, what we would build, and roughly how long it takes.
Questions
Does it replace my event software?
It can, or it can sit beside it. We decide on the first call.
Who owns the data?
You do, along with the accounts.
Can my team use it?
Yes, with access you control. A coordinator may see events, and only you see the money.
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