Catering Operations
Change the guest count once. Every team is up to date.
Catering software for everything after the order: one click on Sync, and kitchen, purchasing, packing list and delivery work from the same number.
TL;DR
Batchtab connects confirmed catering orders to kitchen production, packing, delivery routes and return trips in one system. Production quantities come from recipes and components, packing lists are scanned on load, and drivers collect proof of delivery on the phone. Flat license, unlimited users, closed beta.
Where information breaks apart after the order
Sound familiar?
Order changes don't reach the kitchen
The client added 20 guests. The quote was updated. The kitchen list and the packing list still show the old numbers.
Production timing is guesswork
When should prep start for Saturday's wedding? The calendar math sits in someone's head.
Route planning is manual
Three projects, two drivers, tight time windows. Someone spends an hour in Google Maps working out who goes where.
Equipment goes missing
Nobody scanned the chafers out, so nobody can say which project still has them.
What Batchtab does for catering
One chain from the confirmed order to the returned equipment.
Quantities from recipes
Production requirements are calculated from the confirmed order and its recipes and components, with decimal precision instead of estimates.
Multi-day production scheduling
Plan prep on Thursday, cook on Friday, pack on Saturday morning, by station and run.
Scan-based packing and loading
Packing lists and load manifests per delivery. Items are scanned as they go onto the vehicle.
Route optimization
Multi-vehicle routes with time windows and vehicle capacities, calculated with Google's route optimization solver. The dispatcher reviews the plan before it is committed.
Drivers on the phone
Drivers work from the Work interface in any modern browser and collect a photo and signature as proof of delivery. An iOS app for Work is in TestFlight.
Return trips
Return trips can be created automatically when a delivery is created (per-account setting). Pickup is then planned, not remembered.
How it flows
Order confirmed
Sales closes the deal. Production requirements are calculated from the recipes.
Kitchen scheduled
Prep, cook and pack tasks are placed on the right days, stations and runs.
Packed and loaded
Packing lists per delivery, items scanned onto the vehicle.
Routes optimized
Vehicles and drivers assigned, time windows and capacities respected.
Delivered and returned
Proof of delivery with photo and signature, return trips can be auto-created (setting).
Does Batchtab fit your catering operation?
Orders, production, packing, delivery and returns in one system. We quote the amount after discussing your needs.
Batchtab is in closed beta, with access limited to a small number of companies. Contact us to discuss whether it fits your needs.
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