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title: "Catering"
description: "Set up catering options for your restaurant so customers can choose items, see prices, and pick a date and time for their event."
canonical: https://www.ordering.co/features/catering/
---

Catering

# Turn event orders into a clear operating plan.

Build a catering path that gives customers a clear way to choose service details, then gives your team the information to prepare, deliver, or hand off the order.

[Explore documentation ](https://docs.ordering.co/)[See the catering flow](#catering-flow)

Event order

01Choose the service

02Select menu options

03Confirm date and time

04Prepare delivery or pickup

From selection to handoff

## Give every catering order the details it needs.

Use the order journey to collect service, menu, and schedule information before your team begins preparation.

1. 01

   ### Choose the catering service

   Present the services and conditional options your customers need to build an event order.

2. 02

   ### Confirm the event timing

   Use configured lead times, time ranges, and slot intervals to plan when an order can be fulfilled.

3. 03

   ### Prepare the final handoff

   Work from the order details as your team prepares a delivery or pickup for the selected event time.

Configuration points

## Keep the customer journey connected to day-to-day operations.

### Shape the menu around each event

Set up catering services and the options attached to them, so customers can choose the items that fit their event, including options that reflect dietary preferences and restrictions.

### Collect the timing details upfront

Let customers select an event date and time while your team works from the service windows and lead times you configure.

### Plan delivery and pickup

Organize how catering orders move from confirmation to delivery or pickup, with the order details in one place for the team.

### Keep menus aligned with availability

Review ingredients and stock as you update the catering menu, helping your team avoid offering items that are no longer available.

Catering operations

## Start with the order details your team needs.

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