Beta Now Open — Melbourne Caterers

Run your catering
business with AI
working beside you.

KitchenForge is an all-in-one business management platform built specifically for catering companies — bookings, kitchen production, invoicing, rostering, ingredient costing, and client CRM, with AI handling the busywork so you can focus on the food.

👨‍🍳 👩‍🍳 🍴

Sorelle Catering is our beta partner — built with real Melbourne catering data

KitchenForge — Dashboard
Dashboard
📅 Bookings
💼 Jobs
🍳 Kitchen
👥 Clients
📄 Invoices
🗓 Roster
📦 Inventory
📊 Analytics
💳 Xero
Dashboard
Welcome back — here's your Sorelle Catering overview.
Revenue
$8,420
Events
12
Clients
34
Avg Margin
41%
💡 AI Sidekick
Follow up with 3 new inquiries from this week
2 invoices overdue — send reminder emails now
Saturday's event roster has 1 unfilled shift
⚡ AI Powered
37
Features in One Platform
6
Operational Categories
10+
Hours Saved Per Week
1
Login. Everything's There.
Platform Modules

Everything your catering
business actually needs.

No more spreadsheets. No more chasing invoices in your email. No more double-booked jobs. Every part of your operation, unified in one AI-powered platform.

📅
Bookings & Calendar

Full CRUD booking management with a colour-coded calendar view. Track status from inquiry through to completed. Completeness gate catches missing menus, quotes, or dates before you move forward.

Core
💼
Jobs Kanban

Drag-and-drop job board — Pending, In Progress, Completed. Attach jobs to bookings, assign staff, set priority. Every job card shows event date and status at a glance.

Core
👥
Client CRM

Full client directory with segment filtering — New, Active, VIP, At Risk. Track lifetime value, booking history, lead score, and contact details. AI flags repeat booking opportunities automatically.

Relationship
📄
Proposals & Invoicing

Branded quote builder with line items, discount, and payment terms. Invoice builder with deposit tracking, PDF download, and Stripe payment links. Auto-mark paid on webhook receipt.

Finance
🍳
Kitchen Production

Date-navigator production list that scales recipes to guest count and groups by station. Tick-off buttons with staff name prompt, notes, and a progress pill. Full-screen kiosk mode for tablets — offline capable.

Kitchen
📋
Recipe Manager

Card grid with station filter and search. Create recipes with ingredients, allergens, steps, and cost lines. AI generates ingredient lists from a recipe name and description in one click.

Kitchen
🛒
Shopping List Generator

Pick a date range, get a complete supplier order list. Scales recipes to guest counts, applies yield adjustments, and groups by preferred supplier. Email suppliers directly or export as a branded PDF.

Kitchen
📃
Event Run Sheet PDF

One-click branded A4 run sheet from the booking detail view. Covers event summary, kitchen timeline, menu with dietary flags, allergen banner, scaled production list, staff roster, and delivery notes.

Kitchen
🗓
Rostering & Staff

Build event rosters with role, staff, start/end time, and break. Staff profiles store skills, certifications, and weekly availability. Monthly availability calendar with colour-coded cells per day.

Operations
💰
Payroll & Labor Cost

Shift-level payroll with VIC public holiday auto-detection. AU Fair Work penalty rates applied automatically — Sat 1.25×, Sun 1.50×, PH 2.25×. Loaded rate includes super and WorkCover.

Finance
📦
Ingredient Costing

Ingredient library with purchase price, yield %, and preferred supplier. Yield-adjusted unit cost auto-computed. Link ingredients to recipes to get food cost, cost per head, and margin badges in real time.

Costing
🧾
Supplier Invoice Scanning

Drag-and-drop invoice upload (image or PDF). Gemini Vision OCR extracts line items and fuzzy-matches them to your ingredient library. Price changes trigger alerts and automatically update recipe margins.

AI-Powered
📊
Advanced Analytics

Three-tab suite — KPI overview, event profitability table with per-booking margins, and client analytics with revenue ranking and segment breakdown. AI insights refreshed daily. CSV export on every tab.

Intelligence
🏥
Business Health Dashboard

Overhead tracker — fixed, variable, semi-variable. Breakeven config with target events, avg guests, and target margin. KPI panel shows target monthly revenue vs actual with an on-track indicator.

Finance
💳
Xero Integration

Full OAuth 2.0 connection. Push any invoice to Xero as a draft with one click, or enable auto-push so every sent invoice syncs automatically. Live Xero financial dashboard inside the app.

Integration
🤖
AI Sidekick

Floating AI assistant on every page. Context-aware — knows your current booking and route. 20+ tools: look up bookings, check invoices, draft follow-up emails, find repeat opportunities, and more. Voice-activated.

AI-Powered
Who It's For

Built for Australian
catering businesses.

Whether you're a solo caterer or managing a team of 20, KitchenForge scales with you.

👨‍🍳
Solo Caterers

Stop juggling spreadsheets, text messages, and sticky notes. Run your whole business from one tab on your phone.

🍽️
Small Catering Companies

Coordinate your team, manage multiple jobs at once, and keep every client relationship organised and active.

🏢
Corporate Catering

Handle high-volume repeat clients, standing orders, rosters, and invoicing without it consuming your whole week.

🎉
Event Caterers

Weddings, birthdays, corporate events — track every booking from initial inquiry through to post-event invoice and review.

Pricing

Simple, honest pricing.

Beta pricing is locked in for early customers. Price increases as we add more features.

Starter
$99/mo

For solo caterers and small operations.

  • Bookings & Job Tracking
  • Client CRM
  • Invoicing & Proposals
  • AI Email Drafts
  • Basic Analytics
  • Kitchen Production
  • Rostering
  • Xero Integration
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Enterprise
$299/mo

For established caterers and multi-location operations.

  • Everything in Professional
  • Supplier Invoice Scanning AI
  • Multiple Locations
  • Custom Integrations
  • Dedicated Onboarding
  • White-label Option
Talk to Us →

Ready to run your catering
business smarter?

We're onboarding Melbourne caterers first. Join the beta and get Professional pricing locked in for life.

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