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CaterEase – Catering & Food Order Platform

Dynamic catering website with WhatsApp ordering & admin-controlled menu pricing

2024Full Stack Developer
Tech Stack
Next.jsNode.jsMongoDBRazorpayWhatsApp Business APIRedisPuppeteer (PDF)Tailwind CSS

Project Overview

CaterEase is a dynamic catering business platform built to modernize how catering companies manage their menu, pricing, and client orders. The entire menu — including dish prices, vegetable rates, and grocery items — is controlled in real time through the admin panel, so price changes reflect instantly on the live website without any developer involvement. Clients visiting the website can browse the full food menu organized by category (Starters, Main Course, Desserts, Beverages, Thali Packages), see per-person or per-dish pricing, and directly place inquiries or orders. Each menu item links to a WhatsApp chat with the caterer, pre-filling the order details so the caterer never misses a lead. The quotation module is the core business feature — clients fill in their event details (event type, number of guests, venue, date, menu selection) and the system instantly generates a branded PDF quotation with itemized pricing. Caterers can accept, revise, or reject quotations from the admin panel, and the client receives automated WhatsApp/email notifications at each stage. Order management tracks active catering orders from confirmation to delivery, with status updates (Confirmed → Preparation → Dispatch → Delivered). The admin panel also manages staff assignments per order, inventory tracking for raw materials, and a revenue dashboard showing monthly earnings, popular dishes, and repeat clients. SEO-optimized pages for every cuisine category and service area ensure the caterer ranks on Google for local searches like "catering service near me" and "wedding catering Surat".

Challenges & Solutions

The dynamic pricing system required real-time sync between the admin panel and the live website without page reloads. We used a combination of server-sent events (SSE) for price broadcasting and Redis caching so the website always serves fresh prices with sub-100ms latency. The PDF quotation engine handles complex multi-tier pricing (per-plate vs. per-dish vs. package pricing) dynamically based on admin configuration.

Outcome & Impact

Client's catering business saw 3x increase in online inquiries within 2 months of launch. WhatsApp ordering integration eliminated phone call dependency — 70% of orders now come through the website. Quotation turnaround time reduced from 24 hours to instant.

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