The Catering Compagnon provides tasteful catering for both business and private customers, with an eye for detail and customer focus. Under the leadership of Carina Dekker, every event is planned with care and commitment, from quotation to execution. Personal service and reliability are the common thread throughout. We spoke to Carina about how she has digitised her business.
Opting for efficiency
For Carina, the search for a new tool began with a clear need: digitisation. “We wanted to get rid of loose documents and Excel lists. Everything had to become clearer, more professional and more scalable,” she explains.
The decision to choose Catermonkey stemmed from that desire. “We looked at it thoroughly and quickly saw the added value: from quotation to invoice, everything in one flow.”
One system for everything
De Catering Compagnon uses Catermonkey every day to draw up quotes, order overviews, scripts and invoices. “It’s clear and saves us time,” says Carina. “We used to do everything in Word… It was manual work. Now it just runs smoothly.”
This time saving frees up space for what really matters: customer focus. “Because the administrative side of things runs more smoothly, we can focus more on the content and the guest experience.”
A more professional image
According to Carina, Catermonkey also influences how the company is perceived. “The quotes have become more visually appealing and clearer. That helps convince customers, and yes, it generates more revenue for us.”
The combination of efficiency, clarity and appearance makes the system indispensable, she says. “Especially during busy periods, you really notice how much of a difference it makes.”
Always evolving
Carina is also looking ahead. “It would be useful if you could automatically take into account the division of tasks over several days for larger assignments,” she says. “But I know that the Catermonkey team is continuing to develop, that’s nice to see.”
Just do it
Her advice to other caterers? “Give it a try,” says Carina. “It saves you so much time, gives you a better overview and improves quality. Once you’ve tried it, you’ll never want to go back.”
