We help caterers bakers private chefs pastry studios artisan cafés plan & manage their event catering menus.

goldenBox FOR BAKEHOUSES & CATERERS
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Self-Serve Event Menu & Estimate Builder

SELF-SERVE EVENT MENUS. Let clients build their own catering menu & get an instant estimate.

Stop losing hours to back-and-forth menu chats. Give clients a live, self-serve event menu on your website where they pick packages or dishes, set guest counts, and see an instant estimate—powered directly by your Google Sheet.

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✓ 100% Managed in Google Sheets ✓ Instant Branded PDF Quotes ✓ Zero Monthly Software Subscriptions
Artisanal French Viennoiserie Catering Spread by boutique bakehouse

“We used to lose 10 hours every week typing pricing back and forth on WhatsApp. With goldenBox, our clients build their own breakfast boxes and submit confirmed orders while we bake.”

— Chef Camille Laurent Artisanal Pastry Studio, Lyon
⚡ Executive Direct-Answer (TL;DR)

goldenBox is a zero-software, self-serve catering order builder made for independent bakehouses, pastry studios, and boutique caterers. Instead of paying for expensive catering software or waiting on a web designer for every menu update, caterers manage their dishes, packages, and prices directly in Google Sheets—which instantly updates a live customer quote builder with automatic PDF estimates.

The Web Designer Bottleneck

Why do independent bakeries have outdated website menus?

Key Industry Fact: Independent culinary operators experience an 82% menu-drift rate where online items differ from actual kitchen inventory. Updating web menus typically requires 5 to 14 business days of developer coordination and $75–$150 per update ticket, causing kitchens to delay edits and operate with obsolete static PDFs.

When butter prices spike or seasonal berries arrive, you adjust your internal recipe costing immediately. But updating your public website? That means emailing your web designer, waiting two weeks, and paying an hourly fee just to fix a paragraph.

Result? Your website menu stays permanently outdated, customers request discontinued items, and you end up quoting prices on WhatsApp while flour is on your hands.

“If you can edit a cell in Google Sheets on your phone, you have already mastered goldenBox. Change the price in column D, and your website reflects it before you finish your coffee.”

Busy commercial kitchen chef rolling pastry dough with no time for computer administration

The Real Bottleneck

How much time do kitchens lose to manual quoting friction?

Operational Reality: Boutique catering operations lose an average of 10.5 hours per week manually recalculating quantities, dietary constraints, and guest tiers across WhatsApp messages, un-costed PDFs, and paper notebooks.

You don't need complicated, expensive catering software. You just need a way to stop typing out the same catering prices three times a day.

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The "Can you send a menu PDF?" Nightmare

You send an un-costed PDF attachment. The client can't read it on mobile, has no idea what it costs for 45 people, and sends 12 follow-up messages asking for quotes.

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The Kitchen WhatsApp Chain

Event inquiries get buried between supplier delivery notes and employee shift chats. Orders get missed, allergy notes get forgotten, and details get scrambled.

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The Kitchen Calculator Slog

Every quote requires recalculating pastry count per guest, minimum order thresholds, delivery buffers, and sales tax by hand on scratch paper.

Zero Complicated Software

Why is Google Sheets better than traditional catering software?

Kitchen Reality: Traditional catering software costs $1,500–$3,500 a year and forces you to set up complicated banquet calendars that over 70% of boutique bakers give up on within 90 days. Google Sheets gives you instant, free menu editing using a spreadsheet you already know.

You don't need a dedicated iPad, complicated software, or hours of training videos. Your entire menu lives in a standard Google Sheet that you already own.

Add a seasonal Plum Tart in a new row, write a warm description, check the online (orderable) box, and close the tab. goldenBox automatically updates your live website menu within seconds.

100% OWNED Lives in your personal Google Drive
< 60 SECONDS Fast automatic menu updates
$0 / MO No monthly software subscription fees
GoldenBox Bakehouse — Catering Menu ⚡ Live Sync ☆ 🗀 ☁️
A B C D E F G
1 menu section item description add_on price online (orderable)
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Morning Spread ▾
 Flaky Normandy butter pastries, seasonal fruit & warm brioche, baked fresh at 5 AM.
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Morning Spread ▾
 AOP Butter Croissant & Pain au Chocolat 24-hour fermented sourdough viennoiserie with Valrhona 70% dark batons ✓
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Morning Spread ▾
 Smoked Salmon & Dill Brioche Tartlets House-cured Scottish salmon, whipped lemon mascarpone, crispy capers ✓
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Morning Spread ▾
 Cardamom & Roasted Fig Bostock Toasted brioche soaked in orange blossom syrup with frangipane & fresh figs ✓
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Morning Spread ▾
 + Delivered in eco-compostable display crates with napkins & wooden serving tongs
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Morning Spread ▾
 Complete breakfast catering package · Minimum 15 guests · Taxes extra $16.50 ✓
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Morning Spread ▾
 Specialty Batch Brew Coffee Urn Single-origin thermal dispenser with oat milk, raw sugar & double-wall cups yes $3.50 ✓

Flexible Operations · Your Choice

Manage through Google Sheets or a dedicated admin panel.

Run a single kitchen 100% from your Google Sheet—or switch on the built-in Caterer Console (/admin) when you manage multiple venues, tasting session scheduling, and a team of café managers.

Mode 01 · Spreadsheet Native Best for 1 venue

Manage 100% in Google Sheets

Keep everything inside the spreadsheet your kitchen already knows. Edit dishes, packages, and portion rules in cells—incoming event leads and menu submissions append automatically as rows with instant email alerts.

Mode 02 · Built-In Caterer Console (/admin) Best for 1–5 venues & teams

Manage in the Dedicated Admin Panel

A phone-first web console hosted on your exact same Cloudflare account. Route inquiries across multiple cafés or a central desk, schedule paid or free tasting sessions, track status pipelines, and auto-sync back to Google Sheets every morning at 08:00.

GOLDENBOX CAFÉ /admin
Camille · Owner · All 3 venues

Today · 04-Nov-2026

Follow-ups due first, newly submitted or revised customer menus, tasting requests, and confirmed events in the next 7 days.

New Contacted Quoted Confirmed Completed
100048
Clara Moreau · Corporate High Tea 07-Nov-2026 04:00 pm · 65 guests · High Tea & Grazing · 14 min ago
Quoted New changes (v2) Corporate Desk
100047
Lucas Bernard · Wedding Welcome Brunch 14-Nov-2026 11:00 am · 90 guests · Live Pastry Bar + Savoury · 2 h ago
Contacted Follow up today Tasting Flagship Café
100044
Atelier Vela · Brand Launch Boxes 06-Nov-2026 09:30 am · 40 guests · Custom Gift Hampers · Advance paid
Confirmed Westside Bakery

Multiple Venues & Services × Locations Routing

Configure 1–5 cafés and central desks. Choose whether each service is handled by the customer's chosen café or routed automatically to a central corporate team.

Active Venues & Desks (3)
Flagship Café Café · Hosts tastings (Mon–Sat, 11:00–16:00) · Warn > 3 events/day
WhatsApp + Alerts ✓
Westside Bakery Café · Hosts tastings (Thu–Sun, 12:00–17:00) · Warn > 2 events/day
WhatsApp + Alerts ✓
Corporate Events Desk Central desk (not shown as a physical café) · Owns all corporate & hamper plans
Central Routing ✓
Services × Locations Matrix
Service Handled By Flagship Café Westside Bakery
High Tea & Grazing Each café ✓ ✓
Live Pastry & Viennoiserie Bar Each café ✓ —
Custom Gift Hampers (50+ boxes) Corporate Desk Routes directly to Corporate Desk

Tasting Session Scheduling & Payment Gate

Let event hosts book a tasting slot at a participating café or at their own venue. Paid tastings require advance payment before a slot is locked.

Plan 100047 · Tasting Request

At Flagship Café · 08-Nov-2026 · 02:00 pm (60 min slot) · 4 people · Dishes: Mini Mushroom Galette, Ispahan Rasmalai Tart, Brioche Feuilletée

  1. Send the advance payment link via WhatsApp / Email template
  2. Mark tasting payment as Paid (unlocks confirmation)
  3. Confirm the exact slot time with the customer (blocks café slot)
  4. Mark Done after tasting (or Cancelled / No-show to free the slot)
Per-Café Slot & Fee Rules
Tasting VenuesSelected Café or Customer's Place
Café Slot ScheduleMon–Sat · 11:00 to 16:00 · 60 min
Capacity GuardMax 4 guests · Full slots auto-hide
Calendar Sync1-Click Google Calendar & .ics

Unified Calendar, Team Permissions & Daily Sheet Sync

See confirmed events, quoted holds, and tastings on one calendar. Scope staff to their own cafés while syncing everything back to Google Sheets daily.

Role-Based Team Access (Owner · Manager · Staff)
Camille Laurent · Owner All locations, services grid, team invites, full JSON backup & restore
All venues
Marcello Rossi · Manager Can quote final prices, confirm events, confirm tastings & move/share plans
Flagship Café
Sophie Garnier · Staff Can contact clients, add notes, set follow-up dates & send tasting payment links
Westside Bakery
Built-In Safeguards & Daily Digest
  • 08:00 AM Daily Digest Email: Each venue receives a morning summary of new plans, overdue follow-ups, today's tastings, and tomorrow's events.
  • Automatic Google Sheet Mirror: Every morning at 08:00 (or on 1-click Export), all console plans, tastings, notes, and timelines copy into locked tabs in your Google Sheet.
  • 1-Click JSON Backup & Dry-Run Restore: Download a complete snapshot of all console data anytime or restore with a dry-run preview.
Multi-Venue Routing

Multiple Cafés & Central Desks

Add 1–5 cafés plus central corporate desks. Route services per café or centrally, with per-venue WhatsApp numbers, alert emails, and daily capacity warnings.

Tasting Scheduler

Tasting Sessions & Advance Payment

Configure tasting days, slot lengths, guest limits, and fees per café (or at the client's venue). Require advance payment before locking a tasting slot.

Order Pipeline

Status Workflow & Version Diffs

Move plans from New → Contacted → Quoted → Confirmed → Completed. Track final agreed prices, advances, follow-ups, and v1 → v2 customer menu revisions.

Event & Tasting Calendar

Unified Monthly & Daily Calendar

Filter confirmed events, quoted holds, and scheduled tastings by venue. Includes amber alerts when a kitchen exceeds its daily event threshold.

Team & Permissions

Owner, Manager & Staff Roles

Invite up to 25 team members with passwordless email sign-in. Scope managers and staff to specific venues, or share a plan across kitchens with one click.

Zero Lock-In

Daily Sheet Sync & Full Backups

Your menu still lives in Google Sheets, and the console automatically mirrors all plans, tastings, and timelines back to your sheet every morning at 08:00.

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Clear Operational Boundaries

What goldenBox does NOT do

Clear Focus: goldenBox is built strictly for self-serve catering quotes and instant menu updates. We deliberately leave out point-of-sale hardware, table seating software, and transaction commissions so independent kitchens keep 100% of their earnings without complicated software.
No Hardware

Not a Point-of-Sale (POS) System

goldenBox does not provide counter card terminals, cash drawers, or kitchen receipt printers. It handles catering orders, not counter coffee sales.

0% Commission

Zero Transaction Fees or Cuts

We take zero commission on food sales. Client payments settle directly through your existing bank transfer, Stripe, or invoicing system.

No Table Turns

Not Dine-In Floorplan Software

We do not manage dining room tables, seating charts, or reservation waitlists. goldenBox is purely for catering, events, and bulk bakery orders.

No New Software

No Complicated Software to Learn

There are no complicated dashboards or new programs to set up. Everything lives in your familiar Google Sheet.

Honest Comparison

How goldenBox compares to the alternatives

We built this specifically for independent kitchens who are tired of paying thousands for software they only use 5% of.

Feature / Workflow Manual (Paper & WhatsApp) Complicated Catering Software goldenBox Engine
Menu Updates Reprint paper / edit Canva PDF Click through complicated software menus Type in Google Sheets cell
Client Self-Service Quotes ❌ No (You calculate manually) ⚠️ Clunky corporate portals ✅ Instant real-time slider
Instant PDF Generation ❌ None or manual export ⚠️ Standard generic printouts ✅ Branded downloadable PDF
Cost per Year $0 (Costs 10 hrs/week labor) $1,500 – $3,500 / year One-time setup / Zero monthly cut
Web Designer Dependency High (Need help editing HTML) Medium (Need tech onboarding) Zero (Embeds once, self-updates)

One-Time Setup · Zero Monthly Fees

Simple one-time pricing. Own your menu builder forever.

Pay once for your setup and handover. Run it on your own Google Sheet with zero monthly operating costs for the self-host, self-maintain option.

ONE-TIME LICENSE & SETUP
$399 one-time · pre-tax

✓ $0 / month operating cost (self-host & self-maintain)

Includes your live self-serve menu builder, connected Google Sheet master template, and one-time setup support.

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One-time setup support is included. Any additional customization or bespoke feature work is quoted and charged separately.

DELIVERABLES

What You Get

  • Live Self-Serve Event Menu Builder embedded on your website (WordPress, Squarespace, Wix, Shopify, or standalone link).
  • Master Google Sheet Template in your own Google Drive controlling services, packages, dishes, portion rules, and dietary tags.
  • Instant Estimate & Printable Menu Card that updates live as guests adjust headcount or dish quantities.
  • Zero Monthly Operating Costs when self-hosted and self-maintained on your own free-tier account, with 0% commission on orders.
INCLUDED ONBOARDING

What We Provide

  • One-Time Setup & Deployment Support connecting your Google Sheet and embedding the live builder on your site.
  • Brand Styling Alignment configured to match your bakery or catering brand colors and typography.
  • Handover & Self-Maintenance Walkthrough so your team can update dishes, packages, and prices anytime from Google Sheets.
  • Optional Customizations Quoted Separately — any bespoke workflows or post-setup customizations are charged separately on request.

Frequently Asked Questions

Everything you need to know as an independent food business

I am not a tech person. Can I really manage this myself?
Yes, 100%. If you know how to type in a Google Sheets cell on your laptop or phone, you can manage goldenBox completely. To change a price, you simply open your spreadsheet, change a number, and close it. The live catering builder on your website updates automatically. You never need to edit HTML, touch code, or wait on a web designer.
How does it embed into my existing website?
Whether your website is on Squarespace, WordPress, Shopify, Wix, Webflow, or custom HTML, goldenBox embeds seamlessly with a single line of script code, just like embedding a YouTube video. If you don't have a website yet, we can host your entire menu page on your own domain with zero setup.
Why not just buy standard catering software?
Traditional catering software is built for 500-person hotel banquets with multi-room scheduling, ingredient warehouse inventory, and complex accounting. It is expensive ($1,500–$3,500/yr), complicated, and takes weeks to set up. Most bakers and boutique caterers abandon it within 2 months and go back to pen and paper. goldenBox gives you the self-serve ordering power without the bloat.
Can I set minimum guest counts and notice periods?
Yes. You define your rules in your Google Sheet: minimum guests (e.g. 20 guests), advance notice required (e.g. 72 hours), and blackout dates. The website enforces them automatically.
Does goldenBox take a percentage cut of my catering revenue?
No. goldenBox charges zero transaction fees and zero commissions on your food sales. Payment collection and final invoice settlement occur directly between you and your client via your existing bank transfer, Stripe, or invoicing setup.
What happens when an event host submits a catering request?
When an event host submits a request, goldenBox performs three actions simultaneously: (1) It logs a comprehensive lead and order breakdown row into your Google Sheet, (2) It generates a branded, downloadable PDF estimate for the client, and (3) It dispatches an immediate notification to the kitchen via Email or Telegram with the client's contact details and itemized choices.
What if my internet goes down in the kitchen?
Your online menu stays 100% live and accessible to clients around the clock, even if your kitchen loses power or Wi-Fi. Every order submitted while you are offline is safely recorded in your Google Sheet waiting for you when you reconnect.
How does goldenBox handle dietary restrictions like Gluten-Free or Vegan?
Dietary tags (Vegan, Vegetarian, Gluten-Free, Dairy-Free, Nut-Free) are tagged in the Dishes tab of your Google Sheet. The customer-facing planner displays clear dietary badges next to every item and allows planners to filter or select customized items for allergy-sensitive guests.

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