Orders
A starting point for every order, never a limit
Save your repeat structures as order templates and apply them in one click. Then change anything you need to, because catering is bespoke and the system knows it.
You run the same buffet combinations week after week. The corporate lunch for 30. The Friday school order. The wedding cocktail hour. Order templates let you build those packages once, apply them in a click, then change whatever this specific booking needs. Never starting from zero, never locked into a structure.
- Apply a full product list to any order in one click: dishes, equipment, staffing, notes, the lot
- Edit anything after applying: add dishes, change quantities, swap items, override prices, rewrite notes
- Catering is bespoke. The template is a starting point, never a constraint
- Consistent pricing and portions across your sales team where it matters
- Templates evolve as your offer evolves. Update the template once, every new quote built from it benefits
What goes in an order template
Every caterer has go-to packages: the corporate lunch for 30, the wedding cocktail hour, the standing Friday school order. Order templates store the exact product mix, portions, equipment, and standard notes for each scenario. When a similar inquiry comes in, you open a new order, apply the template, and Catermonkey fills in everything you'd otherwise be re-typing.
A starting point, never a limit
Catering is bespoke, and Catermonkey knows it. The bride changes her mind on the cake. The HR manager adds 12 vegetarians the day before. The fundraiser organiser wants to swap the dessert station for an ice-cream cart. The template gives you a strong starting point so you're not building from a blank order, but everything in it stays fully editable the moment you apply it. Add dishes. Remove dishes. Change quantities. Override pricing. Rewrite the notes. The template carries your standard; this order carries the specifics for this booking.
Consistency where it matters
Templates also keep your pricing and portions predictable across the team. When every corporate lunch starts from the same template, your kitchen sees consistent prep lists, your accountant sees consistent margins, your customers see consistent quality. You decide which parts of the template are sacred and which are open to negotiation.
Who benefits
Business owner
Templates give your team a strong starting point for repeat work, so they spend their time on what makes each booking special, not on retyping what's standard.
Sales / account manager
Apply the template, change what this customer needs, send the quote. Your standards stay consistent; your personal touch goes where it counts.
Kitchen manager
When every corporate lunch starts from the same template, your prep list stays predictable. Even when a customer asks for the vegetarian swap, the rest of the order is already familiar.