Built for corporate and event catering

Proposal Tracking for Catering Companies

Corporate catering bids live on menu, dietary accommodation, service ratio, and total cost. Track which section the event planner actually cared about.

Free up to 20 bids
Setup in 30 seconds
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Caterease, Total Party Planner, QuickBooks
Catering industry economics
Industry benchmarks
Donnée 01
$25-$150
per-guest range, corporate catering 2026
Donnée 02
1:15
typical server-to-guest ratio for plated service
Donnée 03
Dietary
accommodation now expected for every event
Source · Catering industry benchmarks 2026

Corporate catering bids are compared on menu breadth, dietary accommodation, service ratios, and per-guest cost. Event planners compare side by side. Tracking tells you which dish, which dietary option, which price point landed.

The catering bid signal framework

Catering decisions balance menu appeal with dietary inclusivity.

SignalMeaningMove
Menu re-readMenu selection refinementOffer a tasting or sample menu customization.
Dietary section re-readGuest-list dietary concernExpand dietary options with sample vegan and gluten-free menus.
Service plan dwelledStaffing ratio concernOffer enhanced service ratio option.
References openedTrust vettingOffer reference call with similar-size event.
Silence after 4 daysCompeting bid landedBreakup with a specific menu insight.
Catering bids without vs with tracking
Without proposal tracking
  • Menu preferences invisible
  • Dietary concerns late
  • Service ratio objections at contract
  • References cited blindly
  • Lost bids give no feedback
With Afterquoted
  • Menu dwell triggers tasting
  • Dietary dwell triggers expanded menus
  • Service dwell triggers ratio upgrade
  • Reference dwell triggers call
  • Every lost bid is data

Five pain points caterers know

  1. Dietary accommodation now expected. Gluten-free, vegan, kosher, halal.
  2. Per-guest comparison brutal. Event planners compare bids line-item.
  3. Service ratio signals quality. 1:15 vs 1:10 differentiator.
  4. References by venue type. Same-size event proof.
  5. Short lead times. Quick response wins.
For catering companies · bid tracking

See which menu the event planner dwelled on

Afterquoted tracks menu, dietary, service, references.

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What our cohort shows

Caterers in our 2026 cohort see the biggest lift on dietary-expansion offers triggered by dietary re-reads. Our cohort average is +38%.

Integrations for a catering stack

  • Caterease / Total Party Planner. Event management sync.
  • QuickBooks. Payment terms.
  • HubSpot. Opportunity activities.
  • SMS / email alerts. Real-time signals.
FAQ

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Your next catering bid,
tracked menu to dietary.

Upload the bid. See every event planner open.

Step 01
Upload
Bid PDF.
Step 02
Track
Menu, dietary, service, references.
Step 03
Close
Expand dietary, offer tasting.
Free up to 20 bids
No credit card
30-second setup
Event-agency friendly