Catering Events

Catering Events

Catering Events are what drives all activity in the Catering Module.  Events are where your Catering Representatives will track catering opportunities from Prospect all the way to Complete.  Catering Events appear on the Catering Calendar and the Catering Event list view. Jump to Section: Create Catering Event Catering Event Record Status General Details Payments Tax and Charge Totals Follow Up Shifts Contract Action Create Catering Event A user can create a Catering event in one of two ways:  from the Catering options in the top ribbon, or by double clicking on a specific date in the Event Calendar.  Each option will open … Continued
Autonumbering

Autonumbering

In Resaurant365, unique identifiers are important for numerous reasons.  To allow for the easy creation of unique records, many transactions have an Autonumbering feature that is managed under the Administration section of the Accounting Module.  When selected, the Autonumbering Next XX # (1) will be displayed next to the Prefix (if any) (2) as shown below.  To save any adjustments to the next number, or prefix, be sure to click the Submit button to the right of each Autonumbering line item.
Flash Report

Flash Report

  The Flash Report gives users a consolidated report that provides several key metrics for each of their Locations, including Sales, Labor Costs, Discounts and Comps.  The Flash Report is located in the ‘Operational Analysis’ section of ‘My Reports’, and is titled ‘Flash Report’.  Similarly to all reports located in ‘My Reports’, the ‘Flash Report’ can be ran manually.     Additionally, Flash Reports can be delivered automatically, in a daily email.  To set up Daily Flash Report emails, please contact Restaurant365 Support and provide the following information: Restaurant365 URL (https://groupname.restaurant365.net) All recipient email addresses   Flash Report Detail Explanation   The Flash … Continued
Catering Sites and Rooms

Catering Sites and Rooms

Catering Sites are event sites that are used in Catering Events.  A Catering Site can be assigned to a Catering Event.  Catering Rooms exist within a Catering Site.  When selecting a Catering Site on a Catering Event, a user will then have the option of selecting (or creating) a Catering Room associated with that Catering Site. Create A Catering Site To create a new site, hover over Catering and select New Site in the top ribbon.  Additionally a new Catering Site can be created from within the Catering Event record by typing in a Catering Site that has not previously been … Continued
Catering Menus

Catering Menus

Catering Menus can be created to quickly and easily add Catering Items to Catering Events, as well as to produce a formatted Catering Menu report Jump to Section: Create Catering Menu Catering Menu Record Subheadings in Catering Menu Use a Catering Menu Catering Menu Report Create Catering Menu To create a Catering Menu, hover over the Catering option in the top ribbon and select New Menu Catering Menus are made up of Catering Items.  Click here for training on how to create Catering Items. Once you have your Catering Items created (or if you plan on creating the Catering Items … Continued
Unit of Measure

Unit of Measure

Unit of Measure – Base Types Units of Measure are used throughout Restaurant365 for Inventory, Purchased/Vendor Items, Recipe Costing, Commissary Items, and Catering Item tracking.  Units of Measure (U of M) are completely customizable and you can have as many, or as few as you need.  There are three Base U of M that all other U of Ms must be equated to either directly, or indirectly through other U of Ms.  These three Base Units of Measure are: Volume Base for this type = OZ-fl Examples: OZ-fl, Cup, Gallon, Quart Weight Base for this type = OZ-wt Examples: OZ-wt, LB, KG, … Continued
Catering Categories

Catering Categories

Catering Categories allow users to group different Catering Items on their Catering Contracts via the Catering Settings.  Catering Categories are created from within the Catering Item record. Enable Subtotal by Catering Category To subtotal by Catering Categories, you must select ‘Catering Category’ in the Contract Subtotal By field on the Contract tab of Catering Settings as shown below:   Create Catering Categories To create a Catering Category, type the name of the Category in this field and if the Category is new (meaning it has not previously been created), the system will prompt you to create a new Category   Contract … Continued
Catering Contract – Subtotal By

Catering Contract – Subtotal By

Catering Contracts have the ability to be Subtotaled in one of four ways.  This option is set in the Catering Settings.  Click here for more information on Catering Settings To set the Subtotal By setting, a user must have access to Catering Settings.  The following options exist for Subtotal By: None Catering Item Type Catering Category Catering Menu Example Catering Items, Catering Menu, Segments To distinguish between the different Subtotal By options, we will display sample output from a Catering Event that has the following Catering Items, Catering Menu, and Segments   Catering Items: Five Catering Items     Catering Menu: One Catering … Continued
Catering Items

Catering Items

Catering Items exist in the Catering Module and are the items that will make up the contents of the Catering Menus, and Catering Contracts.  Catering Items can be created three different ways: from an existing Purchased Item / Recipe, from the New Item option in Catering options, and on-the-fly while working on a Catering Event.  We will demonstrate the three methods of Catering Item creation, and detail the Catering Item record. Create a Catering Item The saving of Catering Items is the same no matter how the creation of the Catering Item is initiated, so below we will detail the three methods to create … Continued
Catering Settings

Catering Settings

On the Catering Settings screen, Item Types, Commission Rates, Event Times, Event Types, Sources, and Catering Contracts can be managed.  Users with the Catering Manager role can access the Catering Settings screen from the Catering option in the top ribbon. Jump to Section: Item Types Assign Item Type Template to Location Commission Times Event Types Sources Contract Item Types On the Item Types tab we will create a template for the item types that will be used in our Catering Events.  In the below image we see the default view of a Item Types template that has yet to be completed.  When … Continued