For Catering Kitchens

Know the true cost of every catering event your kitchen produces.

From purchasing and food costs to labour and event expenses, give your kitchen the visibility needed to control costs and create more profitable events.

  • Know your true food costs
  • Track event expenses
  • Improve event profitability

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Platform

Smart purchasing for catering teams

Platero connects the information your kitchen already uses to create accurate orders, price every event, and win the job.

Recipe Library

Create and organize every recipe your kitchen uses, or let the Recipe Assistant build them for you.

Smart Order Lists

Generate supplier-ready purchasing lists connected to your preferred vendors.

Cost Calculator

See your cost per guest, labour, rentals, and margin before you send a quote.

Insights

See which events are most profitable and where labour or waste is cutting into margin.

Quote Generation

Turn your calculator numbers into a professional, editable quote in one click.

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How It Works

From menu to order list in three steps

1

Add Your Event

Import your menu and guest count.

2

Review Your Recipes

Upload recipes or let the Platero Recipe Assistant create them for you.

3

Order With Confidence

Get a supplier-ready order list with exactly what to buy, how much you need, and where to get it.

Pricing & Profitability

Know your numbers on every event

Platero prices the job and learns from your results, so every quote is grounded in real margins.

Price every event with confidence

The Cost Calculator builds a live cost-per-guest for any menu, then layers in labour, rentals, and transport so you can see your margin before you send the quote. Save calculations and revisit them anytime.

Cost Calculator · Jamison Grad Party
120 guests
Food cost / guest$18.40
Labour20 hrs @ $28/hr
Rentals & transport$310
Margin34%

Know which events are worth taking

Insights learns from your logged event results - starting from industry benchmarks and getting sharper with every event - to show which event types are most profitable, where labour runs over, and how much waste is costing you.

Insights · This Quarter
Weddings margin38%
Corporate labour+12% over
Savings identified$1,240
Platero dashboard showing upcoming catering events and catalog gaps
Our Story

Built by chefs, for chefs

We understand the challenges of running a catering kitchen because we have been there. Events change, menus evolve, and every detail matters. Platero was built to help teams capture their recipes, scale production, and create accurate orders without the manual work.

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