Grounded in 18 years of catering
Cost every event with confidence.
Caterwise gives private chefs and small catering teams one place to cost menus, protect margins, and turn event details into polished client proposals.
Built for food businesses—not adapted from generic CRM software.
Margin check
Before you quote
See the whole event economics while there is still time to adjust.
What to expect
Practical software, honest by design.
Food-specific workflows instead of generic sales pipelines
Clear cost and margin math you can review before sending
Client-ready output without revealing your internal numbers
A focused tool shaped by nearly two decades in the business
From recipe to proposal
One working flow for the whole event.
Stop rebuilding the same event across spreadsheets, documents, and email. Caterwise keeps the operational numbers connected to the quote your client receives.
Built from experience
The tool a working chef-engineer wished existed 15 years ago.
- 01
Know what every plate costs
Break recipes into ingredients, quantities, and portions. Caterwise turns food costs into a dependable per-guest number before you send a quote.
- 02
Build the event around real margins
Account for labor, rentals, service fees, and overhead alongside ingredients, then see the margin before the event reaches your calendar.
- 03
Send a proposal clients can understand
Turn your working cost sheet into a polished, client-facing proposal without copying totals between documents or exposing internal calculations.
- 04
Keep the kitchen and event aligned
Carry guest count, menu choices, and event details forward so your team works from the same source of truth.
Straightforward pricing
Sized for independent food businesses.
Start with your own events, then add the people who help you prep, sell, and execute. No setup fee or long-term contract.
Solo
For independent chefs
$29 / month
- Unlimited recipes and menus
- Event costing and per-guest pricing
- Client-ready proposals
- Margin tracking for one user
Team
For growing caterers
$79 / month
The practical details
Questions before you prep
Make the next quote count
Leave the spreadsheet juggling behind.
Cost the menu, check the margin, and send a proposal from one food-first workspace.