How it works
From open kitchen capacity to booked catering revenue.
Booked Catering brings you complete catering opportunities — not leads. See the event, menu, requirements, timing, location, and your payout before deciding whether it works for your operation.
We bring the order. You decide whether to take it.
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The whole system
Seven steps. That's the model.
- 1Apply
- 2Qualify
- 3Get matched
- 4Review
- 5Accept
- 6Fulfill
- 7Get paid
Do great work, build your partner level, and unlock better opportunities over time.
Step 01
Tell us what your operation can handle.
The application takes about 10 minutes and helps us understand which catering orders are actually a fit for your business.
- Business information
- Service area
- Guest-count capacity
- Drop-off and/or full-service capability
- Meal periods
- Normal availability
- Staffing capabilities
- Rental capabilities
- Notification preferences
Your answers aren't just paperwork — they're what we use to match your kitchen with the right opportunities.
Partner Setup
Example Partner PortalProfile completion
45%
- BusinessComplete
- Service AreaComplete
- CapabilitiesTo do
- AvailabilityTo do
- NotificationsTo do
Step 02
Qualify once. Then stay ready for orders.
Before you can receive live Booked Catering orders, we verify the basic documents and information needed for your operation.
Qualification
Example Partner Portal- Approved
Health Permit
Current permit for the kitchen preparing Booked Catering orders.
- Under Review
General Liability Insurance
Required coverage must be verified.
- Needed
Workers' Compensation
Required where applicable to your operation.
- Needed
Automobile Liability
Required when vehicles are used in connection with Booked Catering fulfillment.
- Needed
Payout Setup
Complete the information needed for Booked Catering to pay your business.
Step 03
We send orders that fit your operation.
Once you're approved, Booked Catering can match you with opportunities based on what your business told us it can handle.
The order
Corporate Lunch
- 110 guests
- Tuesday · 11:30 AM
- Drop-Off
- 18 miles away
Your profile
- Lunch availability
- Up to 150 guests
- Drop-off capable
- Within service area
- Enough lead time
Match
Matching may consider your location, capacity, availability, service style, guest count, lead time, staffing, rentals, compliance status, and other order requirements.
The goal is fewer irrelevant opportunities and more orders your kitchen can realistically execute.
Booked Catering
nowNew catering opportunity
Corporate Lunch
Tomorrow · 11:30 AM
110 guests · San Ramon
You earn $3,640
Respond by 3:00 PM.
View Order →Example notification
When there's a match, you'll know.
Choose how your team receives time-sensitive order notifications so the right person sees opportunities quickly.
Step 04
One screen. Everything you need to decide.
New catering opportunity
Example orderCorporate Lunch
Thursday, September 24 · 11:30 AM Delivery
You earn
$3,640
Menu
- Lemon Herb Chicken
- Mashed Potatoes
- Seasonal Vegetables
- Spring Green Salad
- Dinner Rolls
- Delivery
- 11:15–11:45 AM
- Service
- Drop-Off
- Distance
- 18 miles
- Response needed
- Today at 3:00 PM
Before accepting, you can review:
- Event date
- Timing
- Location
- Guest count
- Complete menu
- Service requirements
- Staffing or rental requirements
- Your payout
No proposal. No quote. No sales call. No wondering what the job is worth.
See it. Decide. Accept or pass.
Step 05
Accepted. Now it becomes your order.
Once an order is assigned to you, it moves into My Orders and becomes part of your upcoming catering schedule.
Order accepted
Example Partner PortalCorporate Lunch
Sept. 24 · 11:30 AM
My Orders
Order appears in upcoming events.
Calendar
Event is added automatically.
Order Details
Menu, quantities, timing, location, and requirements remain available in one place.
Notifications
Important updates are sent to the contacts you selected.
No digging through email threads to reconstruct what the customer ordered. The current order details live in the portal.
What if the menu is new to my team?
Booked Catering uses standardized catering offerings built around familiar commercial-kitchen food. When needed, we can provide recipes, portion standards, sourcing guidance, preparation guidance, and pack-out expectations.
Learn about Menu StandardsStep 06
You run the kitchen. We stay involved.
Your team prepares, packs, delivers, sets up, staffs, or serves the order according to the requirements you accepted.
Your team
- Food production
- Kitchen operations
- Staff
- Delivery
- Setup when required
- Event service when required
- Food safety
- On-time execution
Booked Catering
- Customer relationship
- Order administration
- Customer-facing ordering
- Payment collection
- Order updates
- Platform communication
- Partner support
You focus on execution. We keep the order organized around you.
If something changes
You won't be left chasing the client.
Booked Catering manages the primary customer relationship. If an accepted order changes, we send the revised information through the platform and your selected notification methods.
Order updated
Example Partner PortalIf a material change affects your ability to fulfill the order, let Booked Catering know immediately.
You should always be able to see the current version of the order you're expected to execute.
Step 07
Complete the order. Track your payout.
We pay out 7 days after the event is completed, by ACH/wire or check, and every payment stays visible in your Partner Portal.
You saw what you would earn before accepting. The same payout remains visible as the order moves from accepted to completed to paid — 7 days after the event.
Payments
Example Partner PortalUpcoming
Order #10614 · Corporate Lunch
Completed Sept. 24
$3,640
This month
$8,420
Paid
$6,115
What happens next
Great execution should become more valuable over time.
Booked Catering may use Partner Levels to reward operators who consistently execute strong orders.
New Partner
Get qualified and take your first orders.
Build your track record
Execute reliably, order after order.
Higher Partner Level
Your performance becomes part of your profile.
Better opportunities + potentially keep more
Priority access, larger orders, improved partner economics.
Higher-performing partners may receive priority access, larger opportunities, improved partner economics, or other benefits.
The better you perform, the more you can earn.
The partnership
Booked brings the demand. You bring the operation.
Booked Catering
- Finds the customer
- Creates the ordering experience
- Provides the Booked menu system
- Provides the order details
- Collects customer payment
- Sends matched opportunities
- Manages customer-facing changes
- Provides partner technology
- Processes partner payouts
You
- Run your business
- Operate your kitchen
- Manage your employees
- Review opportunities
- Choose what to accept
- Produce accepted orders
- Deliver / staff as required
- Follow applicable food-safety requirements
- Execute reliably
Your business stays independent. Booked Catering becomes another channel for putting catering revenue through the operation you already built.
Just to be clear
This isn't another lead marketplace.
Not a lead
You receive a defined catering opportunity.
Not a bidding war
You don't submit a proposal hoping to win the client.
Not a sales job
Booked handles customer acquisition and the primary customer relationship.
Not a replacement for your business
Booked is an additional revenue channel. Your existing business remains yours.
See the order. See what you'll earn. Decide whether it works.
Questions
How the process works
Still have questions?
View the full Partner FAQReady to get started?
Your next catering order could already be waiting.
Apply in about 10 minutes. Tell us what your operation can handle, complete your qualification, and start receiving catering opportunities matched to your kitchen.
Free to join · Non-exclusive · Choose the orders that fit