Serving packages and per-kg dishes: catering customers order by the guest count.
Shoppers start from the occasion, pick a package for the number of guests and see the price per plate. Dishes can be sold by the kilo, with how many guests each kilo serves.
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What are serving packages and per-kg dishes?
A serving package is a set menu priced for a group size, such as 25, 50 or 100 guests, with a price per plate. You set the price for each size once.
Per-kg dishes are sold by weight, such as fried rice by the kilo. You say how many guests one kilo serves, and Ordrio works out how much to cook.
What you can do with packages
Sell the way catering is ordered: by occasion, by guests, by the kilo.
How serving packages work
From the menu you set to the sheet your kitchen cooks from.
Set your occasions
Add the occasions customers start from, such as weddings, birthdays and office lunches.
Build a package
Add each serving size, what it includes and the price per plate.
Add dishes by the kilo
Set the price per kilo, the sizes you sell and how many guests a kilo serves.
The customer orders
They pick the occasion, the package or the dish, and the date.
The kitchen knows what to cook
A cooking sheet lists each dish, how much to cook and the ready-by time.
Packages for the customer and for you
The customer orders by guests. You set the sizes and prices once.
Pick a package, add the date
Customers choose the occasion, see each package with the guests it serves and the price per plate, and pick a day.
Sizes, prices and kilos
Set each package by group size, and each dish by the kilo with the guests it serves.
Package settings
What you set for packages and per-kg dishes.
| Setting | Options | What it does |
|---|---|---|
| Package Management add-on | On or off | Switched on from Add-ons in your dashboard. |
| Occasions | Your list | The tiles customers start from, such as Wedding, Birthday and Office. |
| Package name | Any name | Such as Lunch package or Office lunch box. |
| Serving sizes | Guest counts | The group sizes you price, such as 25, 50 and 100 guests. |
| Price per plate | An amount in $ | The price for each serving size. |
| What it includes | Your menu | The dishes in each size, such as mains and a sweet. |
| Price per kilo | An amount in $ | For dishes sold by weight. Selling by weight uses the Weight Products add-on. |
| Weights you sell | Sizes you pick | Such as 1 kg, 2 kg and 5 kg. |
| Guests per kilo | A number | How many guests one kilo serves, used for the cooking sheet. |
| Cooking sheet | Per event | How much of each dish to cook, with a ready-by time. |
| Box labels | Per box | Each box carries a label with the guest count. |
Packages at work
Three orders a caterer takes every week.
Lunch for 100 guests
The family picks the 100-guest lunch at $6.30 a plate: $630. They accept the quote and pay a 30% advance of $189.
An office lunch
An office orders 40 vegetarian lunch boxes at $2.50 each for Friday, 12 to 1 pm. The total is $101.
Fried rice by the kilo
A birthday at home for 10 guests. One kilo serves 5, so they pick 2 kg of vegetarian fried rice for $18.
What happens when
The cases caterers ask about.
Who uses serving packages
Kitchens that cook for groups and events.
Packages with the rest of Ordrio
Packages are where a catering order starts.
Switch it on from your dashboard. Plans and price are on the add-ons page. Weight Products, for selling by the kilo, is also an add-on. Your online store and Bills and Books are on every plan, including Free.
Serving package questions
A set menu priced for a group size, such as 25, 50 or 100 guests, with a price per plate.
Yes. Set a price per plate for each serving size once.
Yes. Set a price per kilo and the weights you sell, such as 1, 2 and 5 kg.
Yes. You say how many guests one kilo serves, and it shows with the dish.
A cooking sheet lists each dish, the kilos to cook and the ready-by time.
Yes. Occasion tiles such as Wedding, Birthday and Office lead to the right packages.
Yes. A 30% advance is asked once a quote is accepted, paid by link. See Ordrio for catering.
Yes, with Flexi Box. See how Flexi Box works.
Package Management is an add-on, with plans and price on the add-ons page. Your online store and Bills and Books are on every plan, including Free.