Run catering like a pro — from first inquiry to final plate.
From a customer’s first call to the final plate, CaterBuild helps you quote faster, order smarter, and keep more profit — all in one place.
No credit card to try the demo · Built by 40-year catering pros
Three ways CaterBuild pays for itself
Simple to use. Easy to see the value.
Win more bids
Send a polished, priced proposal in minutes — not hours.
Cut your food costs
Order the exact amount, from the cheapest supplier, every time.
Keep more profit
See your margin on every event — and make it better.
Proposals that price themselves — and win more bids
Stop guessing on quotes. Pick a menu and CaterBuild builds a branded, itemized proposal in seconds, priced from what the food actually costs plus your margin. Send a polished document while your competitor is still doing math.
- ✓Branded, client-ready proposals
- ✓Add rentals, bar, staffing & service
- ✓Your margin set automatically
The shopping list is done the moment you win
Accept the proposal and your exact buy list is ready — right quantities for the headcount, adjusted for what's already in your kitchen, rounded to real case sizes. No more guesswork, no more waste eating your profit.
- ✓Exact quantities by guest count
- ✓Subtracts what you already stock
- ✓One-click purchase orders
Compare every supplier — or feature just yours
See Cheney, US Foods, Sysco and Restaurant Depot side by side and buy the cheapest blend, or run it white-labeled to feature a single distributor. Upload any price list in minutes — no special integrations required.
- ✓Side-by-side vendor pricing
- ✓Best-blend or single-vendor mode
- ✓Import any CSV price list — no API
See the real profit on every event
CaterBuild shows revenue, food cost, margin and cost-per-head for each job — and learns where money leaks so your next order is tighter. Run catering like a business, not a guess.
- ✓Live margin & food-cost %
- ✓Cost-per-head at a glance
- ✓Gets smarter every event
Everything you need to run catering
One platform, from the first inquiry all the way to the follow-up.
AI menu reader
Type a menu in plain English — CaterBuild figures out the dishes and ingredients.
Smart shopping lists
Exact quantities for any headcount, with waste and yield built in.
Vendor price comparison
Cheney, US Foods, Sysco and more, side by side — buy the best blend.
Branded proposals
Polished, itemized, client-ready quotes that win more events.
Profit & margin analytics
Revenue, food cost %, and profit on every single event.
Event planning intake
Capture inquiries and turn them into booked, priced events.
Post-event reviews
Collect testimonials automatically and sharpen your service.
Import any price list
Drop in a CSV — we auto-map it. No special integrations needed.
White-label ready
Run it under your brand, or a distributor’s, with their catalog.
Four steps. One simple flow.
The way every catering job should run.
Plan the event
Event type, guests, date, food style.
Build the proposal
Priced, branded, sent in seconds.
Order supplies
Exact buy list with vendor pricing.
Wow & follow up
Deliver, collect reviews, improve.
Built for the people who feed the crowd
“I quoted a 60-person event in five minutes and knew my exact margin before I hit send.”
“We always wanted catering income but never knew how to run it. This is the system we were missing.”
“The shopping list alone pays for it — we stopped over-ordering on every event.”
Illustrative examples from early conversations.
Simple pricing, best value in catering
A fraction of the price of the big platforms — and it does more.
- ✓Plan, propose & order per event
- ✓Estimated pricing — no setup
- ✓Professional proposals
- ✓Unlimited events
- ✓Upload your real vendor pricing
- ✓Multi-vendor comparison & analytics
- ✓White-label proposals
- ✓Full access while you’re enrolled
- ✓Everything in Pro, included
- ✓Built to launch your business
Questions, answered plainly
Do I need to be tech-savvy to use it?
No. If you can fill out a form, you can use CaterBuild. Most people build their first proposal in minutes.
What if I already do catering?
Even better. CaterBuild makes it faster and shows your real margin — most caterers find money they were leaving on the table.
Do I have to upload my supplier prices?
Only if you want exact pricing. Part-timers can use built-in estimates with zero setup.
Which suppliers does it work with?
Any of them. Compare Cheney, US Foods, Sysco and more — or feature just your distributor. Upload any price list; no special integration needed.
Is this only for big caterers?
Not at all. It’s built for restaurants adding catering, independent caterers, private chefs, and personal-chef gigs.
How much does it cost?
From $25 per event, or $39/month billed yearly — and it’s included free while you’re in the ABC Catering Academy course.
Ready to build your catering business?
See the whole flow in under two minutes.
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