Most caterers quote a job on a napkin, send a text as a proposal, and email a rough number as an invoice. That's not a business — that's a guess. MarginCommand connects all three into one 60-second workflow, with the margin math already built in.
Quoting, proposing, and invoicing are three separate jobs right now. Most operators wing all three — and leave money behind on every single one.
Most caterers price a job from memory — last event, rough headcount, feel for the protein. Yield loss never enters the equation. The quote looks right. The margin is already wrong before you confirm the date.
Clients who get a text estimate instead of a professional proposal push back on price, slow down decisions, and ghost. A branded, itemized proposal wins the job faster — and sets the expectation that this is a real business.
When the quote and invoice come from different places — memory, a text thread, a rough spreadsheet — the numbers don't match. Clients notice. Disputes happen. Cash gets held. And you still don't know if the job made money.
Build the quote. Generate the proposal. Send the invoice. All from the same job — margin protected at every step.
Enter headcount, protein, sides, labor, and miles. MarginCommand applies the yield-loss coefficient automatically — so the price you give the client is the price that actually covers your cost.
No reformatting. No copy-paste. The estimate becomes a professional client-facing proposal PDF — itemized, branded, and ready to send before you leave the truck.
The invoice pulls directly from the same job data. No rekeying, no rounding guesses, no gaps between what you promised and what you billed. Send it the same day the job closes.
MarginCommand's Yield-Loss Engine applies protein-specific cooking coefficients automatically. You enter what you plan to serve. The system calculates what you need to buy — before the invoice goes out.
Build a yield-adjusted, fully-costed estimate in under 60 seconds. Protein, sides, labor, miles — the margin is live as you type. Know if the job is worth taking before you shake hands.
One button. Branded, itemized proposal PDF — ready to send before you leave the truck. No copy-paste, no reformatting, no "let me get back to you." Win the job on the spot.
The invoice pulls from the same job data as the quote. Same numbers, same line items — no rekeying errors, no disputes, no gap between what you proposed and what you billed.
The intelligence layer behind every job. Planned vs. actual margin, variance alerts, pipeline value, and CPA-ready export — all connected to the same workflow from step one.
The core workflow is Quote → Proposal → Invoice. The intelligence layer — yield engine, margin dashboard, cost tracker, CPA export — runs behind it, automatically.
Headcount, protein type, sides, labor, mileage — all priced in 60 seconds with yield-loss coefficients applied automatically. The estimate is correct before you ever pick up the phone to confirm.
Branded, itemized proposal PDF generated directly from the quote — no reformatting. Client sees your business name, the event details, the menu breakdown, and the total. Looks professional. Wins faster.
Invoice PDF pulled from the same job data as the estimate. The numbers match — automatically. No rekeying, no discrepancies, no client disputes about what was agreed. Send the same day the job closes.
Live pipeline dashboard — planned vs. actual margin on every active job. Variance alerts surface before you send the invoice. Stress-test sliders model protein cost spikes. CPA Bridge exports the whole picture in one click.
Month-to-month. Cancel any time. Pilot operators get 60 days free — no card required.
We're running a structured pilot with a small group of BBQ caterers and food truck operators. No cost. Real jobs. You get the tool — we get the feedback.
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