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Ideas for running a catering business
Practical, short reads on planning events, working with the kitchen and getting paid.
Planning · Weddings · 2 min read
How to plan a multi-day wedding menu without losing track
Three days, six meals and four hundred guests. A simple way to keep every menu, count and change in one place.
The Platterly team · 7 Oct 2026
Kitchen · Planning · 2 min read
Getting catering quantities right
Too little food is a disaster and too much is money in the bin. A calm way to work out how much to cook.
The Platterly team · 2 Oct 2026
Operations · Kitchen · 2 min read
From sales to kitchen: a clean handover
Most catering mistakes are handover mistakes. Here is what the kitchen needs to hear, and how to make sure it does.
The Platterly team · 25 Sept 2026
Payments · Operations · 2 min read
Advance and balance: keeping payment tracking simple
Nothing creates awkward conversations like not knowing who has paid what. A simple way to keep it clear.
The Platterly team · 18 Sept 2026