Web
React
Builds interactive screens in the browser, such as dashboards, admin panels and portals, that respond instantly as your team works.
Used for
- Web apps
- Admin panels
- Dashboards
- Customer portals
Industries · Catering
Catering software development
Turn enquiries into quotes faster and plan ingredients and staff from confirmed headcounts.
At a glance
The short version
What it is
Software for caterers: enquiry-to-quote, per-plate menu packages, headcount changes, kitchen requirement sheets, staffing and tiffin subscriptions.
- What we build
- How it works
- Sales team
- Client
- Kitchen manager
- Operations
- 1 more
- Runs on
- Web app
- Android
- PWA
- Admin
- Who it's for
For wedding and event caterers, corporate and industrial canteen operators, and tiffin or meal subscription services.
- Cost depends on
- Business model mix
- Recipe data
- Subscriber app
How to start
Tell us what you need in your own words. You talk to the developers who would build it and get a written, line-item estimate.
Get a project estimateCatering runs on quotes, headcounts and logistics
Event catering arrives as enquiries: a date, a guest count, a budget per plate and a long conversation about menus. Once confirmed, headcounts change, menus evolve and the kitchen needs ingredient quantities, staff and transport planned days ahead. Corporate canteens and tiffin services face the opposite pattern: the same customers every day, with meals to plan, skip and bill.
We build catering software for both: enquiry and quote management for events, and subscription meal operations for recurring customers.
Challenges
Where caterers lose hours
Manual quotes
Menus and per-plate prices assembled in documents for every enquiry.
Changing headcounts
Late guest-count changes break ingredient and staff plans.
Payment milestones
Advances and balances tracked across chats and bank statements.
Daily meal subscriptions
Skips, pauses and diet preferences managed in spreadsheets.
Solutions
Solutions for catering businesses
Across 3 areas
Custom CRM software that captures leads from every channel, keeps follow-ups on schedule and shows managers a live pipeline.
A central order management system that collects orders from every channel, routes them to the right location and tracks them to delivery and payment.
Custom inventory software for multi-location stock, batch and expiry tracking, barcode scanning and marketplace stock sync.
Subscription stores and memberships on UPI AutoPay, card mandates and eNACH, with pause, skip and swap controls and fulfilment planning.
Food ordering and delivery apps for restaurants, chains and cloud kitchens, with menus and add-ons, kitchen displays, prep-time ETAs and delivery tracking.
Catering features we deliver
Menu packages and quotes
Per-plate packages with add-ons, generated into branded quotes.
Requirement sheets
Ingredient quantities scaled from headcount and recipes.
Staff and logistics planning
Cooks, servers, vehicles and equipment assigned per event.
Milestone payments
Advance and balance links via UPI, with GST invoices.
Tiffin subscriptions
Customers skip or pause meals; the kitchen gets daily counts.
Platforms
Platforms for caterers and subscribers
- Web
Web application
Browser-based applications with logins, roles and workflows, such as customer portals, SaaS products and internal tools.
- Mobile
Android app
Apps for Android phones and tablets, tested on budget and mid-range devices and published on Google Play or privately.
- Web
Progressive web app
Installable web apps with offline support and notifications, useful when an app-store listing isn't essential or phones have little storage.
- Back office
Admin dashboard
Back-office panels for operations, support and finance teams: orders, users, content, reports and permissions.
Technology
Catering software stack
Backend
Node.js
Runs the server side of apps: fast, scalable back ends that power your app, website and integrations.
Used for
- App back ends
- Live order tracking
- Chat and notifications
- Payment processing
Data
PostgreSQL
A reliable database for the records your business runs on: orders, payments, bookings and stock, kept accurate and easy to report on.
Used for
- Orders and customers
- Payments and ledgers
- Stock and inventory
- Bookings
Payments & maps
Razorpay
Lets customers in India pay by UPI, cards, netbanking or wallets, and handles subscriptions, refunds and payouts to sellers or partners.
Used for
- UPI payments
- Cards and netbanking
- Subscriptions
- Payment links
Cloud & DevOps
Firebase
Ready-made building blocks for mobile apps, such as push notifications, phone OTP login and crash reports, so you launch sooner.
Used for
- Push notifications
- Phone OTP login
- Crash reports
- Real-time updates
Plain-English glossary
Catering terms, in plain English
- Per-plate package
- A fixed menu priced per guest, such as a set number of starters, mains and desserts. Quoting from packages keeps pricing consistent across your whole sales team.
- Requirement sheet
- The list of ingredient quantities an event needs, scaled from recipes and headcount. It becomes the purchase list and updates itself when guest numbers change.
- Milestone payment
- A payment tied to a stage, such as an advance at booking and the balance after the event. Tracking milestones in the system replaces chasing amounts across chats and bank statements.
- Daily cut-off
- The time by which tiffin subscribers must skip or change the next day's meal. It gives the kitchen a firm count every morning and keeps billing accurate.
Product preview
Screens for your sales desk, kitchen and tiffin subscribers
Quote builder. Sales staff build quotes from per-plate packages and add-ons and send them with the advance amount, instead of editing a document for every enquiry. 
Kitchen app. The kitchen gets ingredient quantities scaled from recipes and the confirmed headcount, and the sheet updates itself if the guest count changes. 
Tiffin subscriber app. Tiffin customers skip or pause meals before the daily cut-off, and the kitchen's morning count and the monthly bill adjust automatically.
Illustrative preview
Sample screens: names, prices and figures are examples, not client data.
Cost drivers
Catering software cost factors
Business model mix
Event catering and meal subscriptions are different modules with different users.
Recipe data
Accurate requirement sheets depend on recipes being entered carefully up front.
Subscriber app
A mobile app for tiffin customers adds scope beyond WhatsApp links.
Estimates are written from your scope, with the effort and assumptions behind each line item.
How pricing worksServices
Services for this industry
The design and engineering services our in-house team combines on projects in this sector.
Web application development
Browser-based products, customer portals, dashboards and internal tools, built on clean data models with secure roles and integrations.
Custom software development
Software shaped around how your business runs, from approvals and inventory to billing and reports, replacing spreadsheets and disconnected tools.
Mobile app development
Native and cross-platform Android and iOS apps, from first release through regular store updates, built by our in-house designers and engineers.
Admin panel development
Back-office dashboards built around your team's daily tasks: order queues, approvals, catalogue management, payouts, reports and audit logs.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
Can the system calculate ingredients from a guest count?
Yes, once recipes are recorded per standard batch or per plate. When an event menu and headcount are confirmed, the system scales each dish's ingredients, consolidates them into a purchase list and flags items already in stock. If the headcount changes, the requirement sheet updates automatically. Most caterers also add buffer percentages by dish type, which we make configurable.
How do tiffin subscriptions handle skips and diet preferences?
Subscribers set preferences such as vegetarian, Jain or no onion-garlic, and can skip a meal or pause for a date range from an app or WhatsApp link before a daily cut-off. The kitchen gets a consolidated count by meal type each morning, delivery staff get route lists, and billing adjusts for skipped meals automatically, with renewals through UPI AutoPay or payment links.
Can corporate clients receive monthly consolidated invoices?
Yes. For corporate canteens and office meal programmes, the system records daily meal counts per client or site, applies contract rates and generates a monthly GST invoice with a supporting report. Different rates for breakfast, lunch and special events can sit under one contract. Client administrators can view daily consumption through a portal, which reduces billing disputes at month-end.
Next step
Spending too long on quotes and headcounts?
Walk us through a recent event or your subscription process. We'll suggest what to automate.