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Description

Flex is an all-in-one catering management platform designed for restaurants, caterers, foodservice operators, hospitality groups, and venues. It helps businesses manage their entire catering and off-premise operation, from online ordering and sales to event planning, production, payments, and delivery. Purpose-built for both B2B and B2C catering workflows, Flex brings orders, events, customers, menus, production, and financial management together in one centralized system. By reducing manual administration and improving coordination across teams, Flex helps businesses save time, control costs, improve customer service, and grow catering sales. Flex includes a fully customizable online ordering website that can be tailored to match your branding and menu structure. Customers can place orders and make secure payments online, while your team manages the complete workflow through one platform. Key features include: * Customizable online ordering * Order and invoice management * Proposals with e-signature capabilities * Customer and company account management * Menu and pricing management * Gift cards * Production and kitchen management * Delivery management * Food costing * Financial and payment management * Secure online payments * Operational and financial reporting * Third-party integrations * Event management * Venue and room bookings Whether you manage corporate catering, drop-off orders, private events, venue bookings, or multi-location operations, Flex provides the tools needed to manage catering more efficiently from initial inquiry through fulfillment. Book a demo today to see how Flex can simplify your catering operations.

Description

Planning Pod's 20+ tools for venue and event professionals can help you save 62+ hours each month. Our venue management software suite provides venue managers and staff with an all-in-one platform to track every detail related to your event bookings. This includes booking calendars, emails communications, BEOs food-&-beverage order, floor plans / room layouts. Leads, proposals, invoicing, payment & more. Our event management software allows event planners, corporate planners and meeting planners as well as non-profits to manage thousands of details from one place. This includes attendees, budgets and tasks, floor plans, registrations/ticketing, communications, and many other details. Our event floor planning tool makes it easy for you to create professional event layouts in just minutes. It is also included with our event software and venue software packages. Join the 20,000 event professionals who rely on Planning Pod every day. Try it for 14 days free!

API Access

Has API No 

API Access

Has API No 

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Integrations

Google Calendar Yes 
Mailchimp Yes 
QuickBooks Online Yes 
Xero Yes 
Zapier Yes 
Constant Contact No 
DeliverThat Yes 
Deputy Yes 
Dropbox No 
Gmail No 
Google Docs No 
Google Maps Yes 
MYOB Yes 
MYOB AccountRight Yes 
Microsoft Outlook No 
Nowsta Yes 
QuickBooks Accountants No 
Salesforce No 
Wufoo No 

Integrations

Google Calendar Yes 
Mailchimp Yes 
QuickBooks Online Yes 
Xero Yes 
Zapier Yes 
Constant Contact Yes 
DeliverThat No 
Deputy No 
Dropbox Yes 
Gmail Yes 
Google Docs Yes 
Google Maps No 
MYOB No 
MYOB AccountRight No 
Microsoft Outlook Yes 
Nowsta No 
QuickBooks Accountants Yes 
Salesforce Yes 
Wufoo Yes 

Pricing Details

No price information available.
Free Trial No 
Free Version No 

Pricing Details

$19/month
We offer monthly and yearly packages for our online software plus a FREE TRIAL to get started.
Free Trial Yes 
Free Version No 

Deployment

Web-Based Yes 
On-Premises No 
iPhone App Yes 
iPad App Yes 
Android App Yes 
Windows No 
Mac No 
Linux No 
Chromebook No 

Deployment

Web-Based Yes 
On-Premises No 
iPhone App No 
iPad App No 
Android App No 
Windows No 
Mac No 
Linux No 
Chromebook No 

Customer Support

Business Hours Yes 
Live Rep (24/7) Yes 
Online Support Yes 

Customer Support

Business Hours Yes 
Live Rep (24/7) No 
Online Support Yes 

Types of Training

Training Docs Yes 
Webinars Yes 
Live Training (Online) Yes 
In Person Yes 

Types of Training

Training Docs Yes 
Webinars Yes 
Live Training (Online) Yes 
In Person No 

Vendor Details

Company Name

Flex Catering

Founded

2018

Country

Australia, United States of America

Website

www.flexcateringhq.com

Vendor Details

Company Name

Planning Pod

Founded

2013

Country

United States

Website

www.planningpod.com/

Product Features

Catering

Banquet Management Yes 
Billing & Invoicing Yes 
Booking Management Yes 
Calendar Management Yes 
Contract Management Yes 
Costing Yes 
Customer Database Yes 
Event Management Yes 
Facility Management No 
Inventory Management Yes 
Kitchen / Menu Management Yes 
Order Management Yes 
Quote Management Yes 
Recipe Management Yes 
Waitstaff Management Yes 

Event Management

Attendee Management No 
Badge Management Yes 
Conferences / Conventions Yes 
Exhibit / Vendor Management No 
Gamification No 
Room Block Management Yes 
Social Media Promotion Yes 
Sponsorship Management No 
Surveys & Feedback Yes 
Ticketing No 
Volunteer Management No 
Weddings / Parties Yes 

Food Delivery

Delivery Tracking Yes 
Dispatch Management Yes 
For Restaurants Yes 
Gift Card Management Yes 
Menu Management Yes 
Online Ordering Yes 
Order Management Yes 
Routing No 
Sales Trend Analysis Yes 
Supports Loyalty Program No 

Food Service Distribution

Costing Yes 
Customer Management Yes 
Import / Export Management Yes 
Inventory Management Yes 
Lot Tracking No 
Order Management Yes 
Picking & Routing Yes 
Purchasing No 
Quotes / Estimates Yes 
Traceability No 
Vendor Management No 
Warehouse Management No 

Food Service Management

Costing Yes 
For Cafeterias No 
For Healthcare Facilities Yes 
Free / Reduced Meals No 
Inventory Management Yes 
Menu Planning Yes 
Nutritional Analysis No 
Online Payments / Funding Yes 
Point of Sale (POS) No 
Purchasing No 
Recipe Management Yes 
Schools Yes 
Tray Tracking No 

Online Ordering

Integrated Gift Cards Yes 
Menu / Product View Yes 
Mobile Ordering Yes 
Push Notifications No 
Reporting / Analytics Yes 
Rewards / Loyalty Program No 
Secure Payment Processing Yes 
Store Locator Yes 
White-Label Yes 

Restaurant Management

Billing & Invoicing Yes 
Built-in Accounting No 
Employee Management No 
Food Costing Yes 
Inventory Management Yes 
Kitchen Management Yes 
Menu Management Yes 
Payroll Management No 
Point of Sale (POS) No 
Reporting/Analytics Yes 
Reservations Management Yes 
Sales Tracking Yes 
Table Management No 
Wait List Management Yes 
Waitstaff Management No 

Product Features

Event Management

Attendee Management Yes 
Badge Management Yes 
Conferences / Conventions Yes 
Exhibit / Vendor Management Yes 
Gamification Yes 
Room Block Management No 
Social Media Promotion Yes 
Sponsorship Management Yes 
Surveys & Feedback Yes 
Ticketing Yes 
Volunteer Management Yes 
Weddings / Parties Yes 

Venue Management

Attendee Management Yes 
Billing & Invoicing Yes 
Contract Management Yes 
Customer Management Yes 
Event Management Yes 
Food & Beverage Management Yes 
Multi-Facility Yes 
Reservations Management No 
Resource Booking Yes 
Sales Management Yes 
Staff Management Yes 

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