Also, it gives the chance for customizing orders for the kitchen and invoices for the customers.

There's no report for total number of events in a custom time period (for example is the events list report had a sum at the bottom). Have to manually count up number of events.

The separate Private, Invoice, and BEO Notes sections are very helpful. The Banquet Event Order Report is perfect to give our kitchen to prep for events.

Easy to learn and easy to use. Customer service is quick and easy.

It was great for getting me started. The cost is lower than competitors, which made it an easy choice for using while launching our business.

This package encompassed all of our needs without being as bulky and expensive as competitors. Better Cater's support staff have always listened and made quick modifications to better suit our needs.

It is great- I can sign on from any computer or phone and access all of my accounts. They are great to work with for any questions you may have.

Ease of use, ease customer support, menus and lists are available at your finger tips.

We made the switch from Caterease to Better Cater about 2 1/2 years ago. The system was easy to learn and use.

As I starting using Better Cater, I found I had a need for certain information to further streamline my business and gather information. I would pose my need to the support team and they were amazing.

Don't spend a ton of cash on others when better cater is a great option and cost effective.

There have been some issues though with the delivery of my proposals - their software if often sensed as spam and I have had NUMEROUS instances where my bids are not being received in a timely manner.

Ease of use and simplicity for smaller companies that don't need something as intense as caterease.

They are constantly implementing updates for ease of use. We are happy with Better Cater- the yearly fee is much more realistic then the larger companies out there who offer the same or less.

Everything has been easier, less time consuming with Better Cater, I did purchase caterese it was not easy to use.

The lack of features my company needed. Needed more reports/better reporting.

There is no customer facing side, so customers must be emailed all invoices and BEOs separately.

There are so many features that we don't utilize all of them. Overall it has great value.

As a daily user of this software, I can surely say I like the fact of how easy is to organize and communicate with customers.

It's a very easy product to use. You can either build the back-end completely with menus or build as you go.

This program is so easy to use and very explainable to customers. I really like the way it is broken down into sections for their review.

The customer service behind this company and product are what make this product so excellent.

Easy integration from our older catering database to TPP.

It is extremely versatile and has truly placed my entire day to day operations on one platform. Our contact at TPP, Connor, has been amazing and extremely helpful and available.

The creator of this software came from catering and created this software to help his family business be more efficient and it was such a great  program that he shared it with the industry.

We used this product for many years as we were starting our Catering Company. It did exactly what we needed it to do and it was extremely easy to learn and navigate.

The proposal comes out clean, and I appreciate the features.

For me it is too easy for user error in Xing out of program. No stop of warning before you exit out.

Their customer service is outstanding... really... they care - a lot. I use 8 different subscription business services, and TPP is the best.

Fantastic, Reasonably Price Catering Software with Great Support.

I love that my reports generate easily and quickly.

We got our money's worth. It was easy to use and efficient until it wasn't.

Easy to use for the catering part of my event planning business.

Total Party Planner  (TPP) was super easy to integrate. We were up and running within 20 minutes of installing.

Very easy to use and implementation was simple as TPP staff did a great job setting everything up for my company.

Trying to teach the utter chaos of our system was painful.

Reliable, transparent, reporting capabilities improving, easy to use. Customer service is second to none.

Overall, the experience with TPP has been good, with some room for improvement.

TPP's software platform is so awesome and easy to use. We are so happy that we made the switch.

The training, set-up and continued customer support is consistently excellent and done in a friendly efficient effective manner.

The mobile app is also very useful as we are on the go constantly. And the integration with my staffing software is great and saves a lot of time.

User friendly, scaleable and the support team is very helpful and responsive. Being web based has definitely help us be more mobile and responsive to our customers.

It has been something I’ve wanted to do for years and I finally made the commitment and extremely happy I did.

As easy as TPP's integration was, what really blew my team away was TPP's customer service and help desk.

Very easy to learn and although it has tons of functionality it is easy to navigate. Customer support is better than other software that we use and training is all included which is rare.

Overall our team finds TPP to be easy to use and helpful in our event booking process. We would recommend this software to other caterers in the industry.

Currently we are spending more time trying to fix problems with the software than we are spending with clients.

How much are you spending in repairing your credibility with clients, when you miss a detail. How much are you losing when you forget to add a detail to an order and have to take it at a.

The customer training and support has been outstanding.

Now we have professional proposals that look terrific and I know my cost on food, supplies and staff are correct...and I'm making money. Yes TPP is the reason we are in business still.

ALSO the mass emails does not work for gmail users. That is ridiculous and hurting our business daily.

Intuitive, customizable, customer service is prompt, thorough, beyond friendly, continually being updated.

Our team also appreciates how helpful and responsive the TPP team is.

I goofed and sent out emails to the wrong clients. I was unable to correct and resend to the right clients and made mass confusion.

To say the least it was confusing and hard to keep up with.

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Better Cater is a cloud-based catering solution that is suitable for small and midsize catering businesses such as corporate catering, on-site catering, restaurants, event caterers, food trucks and large-scale food preparation. Key features include cost and time analysis, profit and costs calculations, contact management and proposals management.


The solution allows users to calculate cost and profits by automatically adding detailed ingredient information based on item quantities. Users can create professional templates and invoices customized with their branding.


Better Cater’s reporting feature allows users to create custom reports including kitchen prep lists, packing lists, shopping lists, banquet event orders and more. An event calendar provides a color-coded overview of all events happening within a month. Users can manage their customers and prospects using the customer relationship management feature.  



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Kitchen/Menu Management

Cost Management

Customizable Reports

Proposal Generation

Contract/License Management

Electronic Signature

Order Management

Invoice Management

Customer Database

Calendar Management

Room Booking

Recipe Management

Data Import/Export

Contact Management

Facility Management

Waitstaff Management

Booking Management

Real Time Data

Historical Reporting

Recurring Orders

Event Scheduling

Email Reminders

Real-Time Updates

Activity Dashboard

Alerts/Notifications

Reminders

Automated Scheduling

Event Management

Customizable Templates

Calendar Sync

Billing & Invoicing

Event Calendar

Real Time Reporting

Customizable Branding

Contact Database

Banquet Management

Quotes/Estimates

For Catering Businesses

Web browser (OS agnostic)

Monthly Plan: $69 (add additional users for $30 each per month)

Yearly Plan: $690 (add additional users for $25 each per month)

Email/Help Desk

FAQs/Forum

Knowledge Base

Phone Support

24/7 (Live Rep)

Chat

Self-Employed

2-10

11-50

51-200

201-500

Better Cater

Live Online

Webinars

Documentation

Videos

The most popular web-based catering software for business owners to automate. Designed to help easily transition from manual Word documents and spreadsheets into one single organized system. Save time, quote faster, organize all operations, and quickly understand event financials so that you can grow your business! TPP is easy to use and loved by thousands of owners around the world. 

User Management

Electronic Payments

Activity Tracking

Reporting & Statistics

Drag & Drop

Third-Party Integrations

Inventory Management

Credit Card Processing

Customizable Forms

Reservations Management

Customer History

Mac OS

After a one-time activation fee of $499:

Monthly: $125

Annual: $1250

Additional users can be added for $30 each per month

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