We all have a preferred method for taking in data. As it relates to calendars, some people work best from a daily view, while others prefer a monthly view. Personally, I like to look at my week at a glance. This allows me to see what's happening a few days in advance to plan accordingly.
In order to help our catering software clients become more productive, we added an Overview Tab to our catering software. This allows you to view all your orders for a date range in a spreadsheet type view. There are hyperlinks built in to take you straight to the ticket or the customer record.
You can subtotal on any of the columns for a down and dirty recap report. This report can be exported in Excel for manipulation and analysis.
We've also added the ability to batch print order tickets, delivery directions and kitchen production reports for each order in the report. Imagine you have 4 catering orders going out tomorrow. As opposed to opening each ticket one at a time and printing the ticket, then the delivery directions and finally the kitchen production report...a few clicks of the mouse and all your vital tickets and reports for the entire day (or range of days) pops up as a PDF you can print all at once.
Check out the brief video below for a brief overview:
CATERING SALES & MARKETING SEMINAR ANNOUNCEMENT
Jon Wool and I will be conducting a full day catering workshop in St. Louis, Missouri on Tuesday, February 11, 2014. It is called:
How To Turbo Charge Your Catering Sales:
The Ultimate Catering Sales & Marketing Plan Revealed
I’ve created a website with complete details. Just go to http://www.cateringseminars.com/seminars/st-louis-catering-sales-and-marketing-seminar/
Well That’s All For This Issue!
Michael Attias
Restaurant Catering Software
P.S. – If you need help growing catering sales, then please go to www.RestaurantCateringSoftware.com and download my free eBook: Cater or Die!
P.P.S. – I make a limited number of time slots available each week for a free Catering Strategy Session with me. (You also get a catering menu critique and free analysis of your website for “Catering Effectiveness”). For complete details and to grab one of the limited spots, please go to:
http://www.restaurantcateringsoftware.com/catering-planning-strategy-session
P.P.S. – Anyone wishing to reprint my articles may do so. Please email me for the bi-line to use for proper author’s credits.
