For small catering businesses
Catering software for small business
Get back the evenings a small catering business loses to costing, quoting, and event lists — all of it in one place, in your brand. Cost a menu from your ingredients, send a quote a client accepts on their phone, and let the shopping and prep lists build themselves.
Free to start, no card. It never expires.
What it does
The six jobs a small catering business does every week, in one place instead of five.
Quote in minutes, not evenings
Photograph a menu and CaterKit drafts every recipe from it. Price your ingredients once, pick the dishes, set the guest count, and a priced, itemized quote is ready before the inquiry goes cold.
Priced from your numbers, at your margin
You get a number you can defend, not a guess — and you see it before you ever send it. Costs load from your ingredients, labor, and overhead, and the quote prices at the margin you set.
A branded link clients accept on their phone
Send the quote as a clean, branded page your client opens and accepts with one tap. Add a deposit line, and the date is held the same evening — the money goes straight to you.
Lists that build themselves
Shopping, prep, and pack lists generate from what you sold, scaled to the guest count, and they work offline at the venue — checkable with one hand while the other is working.
Quotes that chase themselves
When a quote goes unanswered, CaterKit sends a single polite nudge in your name, and it stops the moment your client accepts. You stay top of mind without lifting a finger or nagging anyone.
Your work, exported and yours
Recipes, clients, events, and quotes export to CSV or JSON, free, whenever you want. Your data is yours whether you are subscribed or not — nothing is held hostage.
From a menu photo to a booked date
- Snap. Recipes and costs come in without typing — photograph a menu, or a supplier receipt.
- Review. Check the costed dishes, set your margin, and pick what is on this event. Nothing is priced or sent until you say so.
- Send. Out goes a branded quote with a deposit line and an expiry. Your client accepts on their phone, and the shopping, prep, and pack lists build themselves the first time you open them.
You approve every draft. Clients tell you what they want and see an estimate, and you set the rules for what can book itself — nothing prices itself. When clients pay through the platform, Stripe processes the payment on your own connected account — the money settles to you, never into a CaterKit balance.
Run your next event on CaterKit
Free to start, no card, and it never expires. Photograph a menu tonight and send your next quote before the inquiry cools off.
See the full pricing, or read how to price a catering job first.
Frequently asked questions
Is there catering software made for small businesses?
Yes. CaterKit is built for small catering businesses and solo caterers — the operator doing the costing, the quoting, and the cooking. It handles the paperwork side of the business, from costing a recipe to sending a quote a client can accept, so a small team can look as buttoned-up as a big one.
How much does catering software cost?
CaterKit is free to start with no card required, and it does not expire. Paid plans, and exactly what each one includes, are listed in full on the pricing page. You can run real events on the free tier before you ever decide to pay.
Do I need to be technical, or install anything?
No. If you can take a photo of a menu and send a text, you can run CaterKit. There is nothing to install — you sign up in a browser, photograph a menu, set your margin, and send a quote the same evening.
Can my clients place orders through the app?
You decide. Clients tell you what they want and see a rough estimate, and you set the rules for what can book itself — anything outside those rules lands as a draft you review, adjust, and send. Nothing prices itself: every quote is costed from your own numbers. When clients pay through the platform, Stripe processes the payment on your own connected account — the money settles to you, never into a CaterKit balance. CaterKit is your quoting tool, not a marketplace between you and your customer.
Does it work for weddings, drop-off, and small events?
Yes. The same costing-and-quoting flow works whether you are pricing a plated wedding, a weekly office drop-off, or a backyard party for thirty. You quote per person from your real costs, add staffing and delivery as their own lines, and send it branded — for any kind of event.