We tend to look at the software industry as a contemporary and avant-garde segment. In most cases this is statement is correct. However, the catering software segment has been quite stagnant in its solutions and advancements to the industry.
Even though the catering industry in the US is estimated to generate $133 bi per year in revenue, the software technology available looks like it has stopped around the dot com crisis time of the 90’s – Caterease, Caterzen, Total Party Planner just to mentioned a few.
Modern techniques of running a successful catering business, more automation, cloud base and a powerful online ordering are becoming the norm. And not to mention the importance of integration to other third party software.
Solutions like Flex Catering is bringing a fresh new approach, elevating the catering software segment. What makes Flex Catering the next generation catering software:
Online Ordering
Flex Catering software has incorporated the e-commerce module. It has combined solutions like Shopify with catering management software into one program. You can customize your website and branded accordingly. Your customers can view your menus and place orders online with ease.
The website offers optimization for SEO; you can use your own domain name and create pages of your choice. For example, about us, gallery, contact us. It has ERP and CRM management modules as a built-in feature. The Dashboard allows customers view their past orders, events, pay for invoices and clone orders.
Drag and Drop Proposal Builder
You can create your own proposal layouts using powerful drag and drop and customization features. Save it as a template and reuse in future proposals. You can have several templates for different occasions like wedding, corporate etc. You can craft the proposal layout design by using the amazing drag and drop functionality. You can also email it to your customers and get it e-signed.
Superb Integrations
We all know the importance of having software solutions integrating to each other. Flex has amazing integration with core solutions such as QuickBooks, Xero, MYOB several payment gateways, marketing solutions and more. In addition, Flex integrated with Zapier to create the most amazing integration workflows.
Marketing and Sales
All data in one place: customers orders and events, abandoned carts, financials, notes, tags, reviews etc. It is easy to access your customer data and generate reports. In addition, you can create dedicated menus for customers and companies. Flex provides reports like customer sleepy, which allows you to pull data from customers that haven’t ordered for a period of time, so you can tailor marketing campaigns for specific opportunities.
Learn more about Flex Catering app.