For independent restaurants

Your catering business, built and run for you.

We bring you the orders. You get the system to run them. You cook and deliver, the way you always have. Cate handles the selling, the requests and the follow-through.

cate · Business overview
Cate business overview screen: sales, decisions to make, next 7 days and restaurants
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GReKo catering page on a phone, built and run by Cate
Real Cate screens; customer details blurred.
The problem

Catering should be your best revenue line. For most independents, nobody's running it.

Restaurants already cook great food for groups. What's missing is the sales and the system around it.

No one is out selling catering.

The offices, clinics and schools nearby order every week, just not from you. Your team is busy running service.

→Outbound sales team

Orders run out of inboxes and phone calls.

Large-party and catering requests arrive as voicemails, emails and DMs, with details scattered and nothing confirmed in one place.

→Catering & Group dining

Marketplaces take 15–18% and control your menu and pricing.

They give us ZERO benefit and take 18% of the total.
u/bluegrass__dude, restaurant owner · r/restaurateur, Nov 26, 2025
Price matching means no menu control too. Need updates? Submit a ticket and wait.
u/Certain-Entrance7839, restaurant operator · r/restaurantowners, Jan 17, 2024
→Your own channel: Catering on your free website

When something goes wrong, nobody owns it.

Their customer service department is also disappointing. They are there simply to listen, not resolve issues.
Melanie, corporate breakfast and lunch orderer · Trustpilot, Oct 14, 2026
→Catering: the planner deals with you directly, with a live 4-step tracker and written changes

Reorders and last-minute changes are messy.

Headcounts change the day before. Last month's order lives in someone's email. Every change becomes another call, and nobody's sure which version is final.

→Catering: one-tap reorder, and written change orders you accept or counter

Quotes are verbatim from public posts; "…" marks where an excerpt ends. Sources are in the README.

How we bring you orders

We go out and find catering customers for you.

  1. Find the right businesses near you

    Our team of AI agents reviews ideal-customer businesses within a radius of your restaurant, such as offices and doctors' offices.

  2. Reach out and stay in touch

    We run a communication and marketing strategy to engage them.

  3. Sample drops

    We plan every drop with you: who we’re targeting and why, when it goes out, and what happens next. You provide the food; we handle the targeting, timing and follow-up.

Your restaurant OfficesDoctors' offices ILLUSTRATIVE

Illustrative only. Not your real area or real businesses.

The goal: more total sales, and a better bottom line.

It runs on the six-month term: about 60 days of setup, with payoff typically starting around month three. That's typical, not guaranteed. Results depend on your area, your menu and your capacity.

Three services, one team

Everything a catering department does, without hiring one.

01

Catering

Ordering and management for off-site orders. You cook and deliver; Cate runs the request, quote, approval and day-of.

  • Branded ordering on your own site
  • Quotes, deposits, change orders
  • Kitchen briefs and a service board
Greko catering trays
02

Group dining

A clean way for parties of 15+ to plan a meal at your restaurant: space, courses and menu picks, sent to your manager as one inquiry.

  • Headcount-aware spaces and menus
  • Family-style course builder
  • Minimums and gratuity shown up front
Salento group dinner
03

Outbound sales team

People who go find catering for you: local businesses, doctors' offices and repeat planners, followed up until they order again.

  • Prospecting and relationship-building
  • A pipeline you can see
  • Catering strategy with you, monthly
Greko rotisserie
The product

Built for the kitchen, the manager and the planner.

Each screen answers one question: what needs me, what's cooking, and where does my order stand?

Orders · all restaurants
Cate orders list with stage and next step for each request
Orders. Every request in one list, sorted by what needs you.
Order · SBG-UZM6
Cate order detail for a sample drop: stages, order lines, money and conversation
Order detail. Stages, line items, money and the conversation on one screen.
Guest status · test order
A planner's request status page on GReKo's site: booked, four-step tracker, request summary
Guest tracker. Planners always know where things stand. Nothing is booked until they approve.
Calendar · all restaurants
Cate calendar showing catering across restaurants for October 2026
Calendar. Every restaurant's catering on one month view.
Menu & pricing · Salento Italia
Salento Italia catering catalogue in Cate with items, pan sizes and prices
Menu & pricing. Your catering catalogue, approved by you before anything publishes.

Real Cate screens; customer details blurred.

Included free

Two things most platforms charge for.

INCLUDED

A custom website

We build you a site with catering and group dining built in, or integrate with the one you already have. Your brand, your domain.

INCLUDED

Email and text outreach

Follow-ups to past planners, reorder nudges and status texts for active orders, sent in your restaurant's name.

How it works for restaurants

An honest timeline.

Catering is built on relationships. Here's what the first months typically look like. It's typical, not guaranteed.

Week 1

Apply and set up

We review your application, load your menu and prices, and launch your site.

Days 1–60

Heavy setup

Our team starts building relationships with local businesses and doctors' offices near you.

Ongoing

You cook, we run it

Requests land in Cate. You accept, quote and deliver; planners track it all.

Around month 3

The payoff

Repeat planners and reorders usually start to add up here.

Live on Cate

Greko and Salento already run their catering here.

Greko catering spreadSalento pizzaGreko interiorSalento pastaGreko platter

Greko · Salento Nashville · Salento Bowling Green. Photos are from the restaurants' websites; rights and credits are to be confirmed before launch.

Placeholder quote

Quote from the Greko team, once approved.

Placeholder quote

Quote from the Salento team, once approved.

Placeholder quote

Quote from a repeat planner, once collected.

Pricing

One price, published.

$995/month

plus 12% of catering booked above the first $1,000 each month.

Includes the catering platform, group dining, the outbound sales team and catering strategy, plus a free website and outreach.

  • No setup fee
  • Six-month contract, then month-to-month
  • Pending confirmation No other platform fees
  • Pending confirmation Free for planners: they pay only the quote they approve
Apply to join
Worked examples
$1,000 booked in a month$995
$10,000 booked in a month
$995 + 12% of $9,000 ($1,080)
$2,075

Expect the first 60 days to be setup and relationship-building, with the payoff usually starting around month three. That's typical, not guaranteed.

FAQ

Questions

Does Cate deliver the food?

No. You cook and deliver (or the planner picks up), the way you do today. Cate brings the orders and runs the requests, quotes and updates.

Who pays for sample drops?

We plan every drop with you: who we’re targeting and why, when it goes out, and what happens next. You provide the food; we handle the targeting, timing and follow-up.

What's the difference between catering and group dining?

Catering is food that leaves your restaurant. Group dining is a meal for 15+ guests at your restaurant, planned online and confirmed by your manager.

What does the outbound sales team actually do?

We build relationships with local businesses, doctors' offices and planners near you, and follow up so they order again.

Do I need my own website?

No. We build you a free website, or integrate with the one you have.

When will I see results?

The first 60 days are typically heavy setup. The real payoff usually starts around month three. That's typical, not guaranteed.

Is there a contract?

Six months, then month-to-month. No setup fee.

Do I keep my menu and prices?

Yes. Your menu, your prices, your client list. No price matching.

Let's build your catering business.

You cook. We bring the orders and run the rest.