The Benefits of Using a Catering Software for Your Restaurant

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Gone are the days when the pen and paper are the sole friends of chefs when it comes to preparing the menus for their catering services. The advancement of technology brought them not only computers and the Internet that helped make menu planning a whole lot easier, but it also gave them state of the art catering softwares that they can choose from.

But what is a catering software, and what are the benefits of using one?

The Catering Software

Simply put, catering software is a software developed to help chefs and caterers organize their catering business. There are a lot of benefits that one could get in utilizing such a software in their catering business ventures.

For one, the catering software allows them to keep track of not only the date and time of the events but also the schedules of the event. Aside from this, the software also helps them keep track of the deliveries of the food products as well as the inventories.

Another benefit of the catering software is that it allows them to efficiently plan as well as organize the party or event. Chefs and caterers could efficiently plan the menu depending upon the number of guests, and they could also easily compute the budget needed for the occasion. This way, they can easily save time, money, and energy, and this is something that a simple pen and paper could never do.

If there is anything that a client wishes to add to the event or if there are new requests made by the client, the chef or caterer could easily insert or add the new data into the old one in just a few simple clicks of the mouse. The information will then be added and then stored into the system.

When it comes to the financial aspect of the catering business, a catering software allows them to create cost reports as well as allows them to easily view the payment histories. The chef or caterer could also easily track his clients and see if they have made any payment or not. Any discrepancies in the computations could also easily be rectified because the pertinent data and information are kept in the system and can be viewed any time. With a few clicks, adjustments are made.

Lastly, because the catering software keeps track of schedules and events as well as menu planning and pricing, it can “remind” chefs and caterers of the things that they need to do next. This is a tremendous help especially if they are juggling different clients at the same time and want to meet all the deadlines on time.

How to Choose a Catering Software

Right now, there are many chefs and caterers who are utilizing a catering software when it comes to operating and managing their catering business. If you are interested in such software, then here are some tips on how to choose a good catering software.

It should be user friendly. Of course, you purchased the software to help make things easy for you. It will not do you a lot of good to shell out money for a pricey catering software only to realize that it is more complicated than pen and paper. The software should also allow you to easily change the data or add to it with ease.
It should not be too pricey. There are reasonably priced catering softwares in the market right now. Remember, just because the catering software is expensive, it does not mean that it is efficient.
It should not only help you in menu planning and inventory as well as keep track of event schedules and your client’s contact details, but it should also help you in determining the event cost. This way, you can easily create your client’s invoice.

It is for these reasons why you will need to read reviews of the catering softwares. After all, there are many software providers out there, and it is only through reading reviews and testimonials made by satisfied clients that you can choose a good catering software.

You can also ask around. Chances are, some of your colleagues are making use of an excellent catering software, a software that you and your catering business could also benefit from.

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Posted on Thursday, June 23, 2011 at 12:32 pm
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2 Responses to “The Benefits of Using a Catering Software for Your Restaurant”

Nicolas Dreyfus says:

June 23, 2011 at 10:26 pm

Hi
I find it disturbing that Chef do not take food costing as seriously as they should.
Of course you need to show your cooking style and be master of the oven but at the end of the day you need to make some money out of your trade.
Yes I did say TRADE. It is commerce, you buy some food, transform it, give it some dressing up and sell it to customers. They will pay you money for your service (transformation, skill, service).
But you do need to know what it really cost you to produce such fair.
I am on the process to re launch a software I created some 15 years ago.
I will be happy if you could review / beta test the new software.
Let me know so I can give you the instruction to access the Beta Software
Mise en Place the Food Processor Software
Best regards

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Chef Matthew J.G Reply:
June 24th, 2011 at 1:32 pm
The thing is that 99.9% of chefs do take recipe costing seriously. The thing that bothers me is that a huge amount of food establishments do not have software to assist with cost management.

Matthew

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