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Nova Buzz.
Consultants for catering and event food companies

Catering & Event Companies:
a consultant finds the leaks. Then we fix them.

Event inquiries answered instantly, proposals followed up, tastings booked, deposits collected, final counts confirmed — automatically.

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See exactly where your catering business leaks bookings.

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Founder-led implementations, not off-the-shelf software Free pilot month Cancel anytime, no lock-in Serving the US & Canada

Three leaks. One system.

Every catering business we scan is losing money in the same places. Here's what that costs — and what happens when the system takes over.

01

Event inquiries go to whoever replies first

A bride or an office manager submits inquiries to five caterers in one evening and books with the one who sent real menu options by morning.

The fix

AI responds to every web inquiry within minutes with menu and pricing ranges, captures headcount and date, and books a consultation.

Outcome: You are in the conversation before the competition responds.

02

Proposals sit through long decision cycles

Corporate and wedding decisions take weeks and involve committees — your proposal goes quiet and you never learn why.

The fix

AI works every open proposal with timed check-ins, menu adjustments, and date-hold reminders through the full decision window.

Outcome: More booked events from proposals you already built.

03

Deposits and final counts chase themselves late

Deposits arrive at the last minute and final guest counts land the week of the event, forcing rushed ordering and staffing.

The fix

Automated deposit requests, contract reminders, and scheduled final-count confirmations with secure payment links.

Outcome: Cleaner ordering, right-sized staffing, and cash in earlier.

From scan to running system in days.

1

Free audit

Two fields, ten seconds. A consultant looks at your operation like an outside operator and maps where it leaks money.

2

We come in and fix it

The consultant designs the fix and installs it inside the software you already run. Your team changes nothing.

3

You see it in dollars

Live in days, not months. A plain-English weekly report: recovered, collected, saved.

What this looks like inside a catering business.

Deployment blueprints — the systems we install and the numbers we track. We publish real client results only, as they land.

Wedding caterer

Tastings booked from every inquiry

Evening and weekend inquiries get menu options and a tasting date without anyone touching a keyboard.

Corporate catering

Recurring accounts reordering

Regular office clients get timed reorder prompts before their next meeting cycle — steady volume replaces guesswork.

Event company

Deposits and counts on schedule

Contract, deposit, and final-count reminders run automatically so nothing is settled the day before.

Built for how catering work actually happens.

The system works the jobs your team never has time for — quietly, every day.

gloved catering staff plating food

Every inquiry worked in minutes

Dated events are perishable — the system moves immediately.

guest serving from a buffet table

Tastings booked and reminded

Appointments confirmed so nobody ghosts the kitchen.

buffet table with many plates of food

Deposits and details collected

Balances, headcounts, and specifics gathered before every event.

Three catering builds, spelled out.

The three shapes of catering and event food companies we build for most often — and exactly what gets installed in each.

These are build plans, not client case studies. Every figure below is the target we design and measure against — we publish real client numbers only once a client has them.

catering team working in a kitchen
Build blueprint

The wedding and social caterer

Every inquiry is a dated, perishable opportunity.

What we implement

  • Inquiry engaged and qualified within minutes
  • Tasting appointment scheduling and reminders
  • Proposal follow-up until the date is booked or released

Under 5 min

Inquiry response time

Until the date closes

Proposals worked

Design target

event catering staff member at service table
Build blueprint

The corporate drop-off caterer

Repeat orders, thin admin staffing.

What we implement

  • Reorder prompts keyed to each account's cycle
  • Standing-order confirmations before each delivery
  • Invoice reminders with pay links

Per account cycle

Reorder prompts

Automatically

Billing chased

Design target

elegant banquet table setting with centerpiece
Build blueprint

The venue and event operator

Buyouts and packages carry the margin.

What we implement

  • Deposit and balance reminders on every booked event
  • Final headcount and detail collection before each event
  • Post-event review and rebooking sequence

Every booking

Deposits prompted

Before every event

Details collected

Design target

Nova Buzz vs. the alternatives.

Most owners weigh us against hiring another admin, or a typical consultant. Here's the difference.

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Nova Buzz Hire another admin Typical consultants
Monthly cost A fraction of one salary $50k+/yr + benefits $10k/mo retainers
Covers follow-up, invoicing, reviews, reactivation Yes — 24/7, inside your software Only while on shift Strategy decks only
Time to live Days Weeks to hire + train Months of scoping
Works inside your existing software Yes Manual data entry Rarely
Never quits, sick, or off Correct Turnover risk Consultant churn
Weekly report in dollars Yes No Quarterly slideware
Risk Free audit + free pilot month Salary sunk cost Locked contracts

Questions catering owners ask us.

How fast can this be live?

Days, not months. The audit takes ten seconds, the plan arrives within a business day, and most fixes are running inside the first two weeks — including a free pilot month.

Do we have to change our software?

No. We build into the tools your catering business already runs — your calendar, CRM, invoicing, and messaging stay exactly where they are.

Are you an agency or a software company?

Neither. We are consultants who come into your business, find where money leaks, and install the fix — lead follow-up, quotes, invoicing, reviews, reactivation — inside the tools you already use.

What does it cost?

A fraction of one salary, priced by what we actually install. The audit is free, the first pilot month is free, and there are no long-term contracts.

What happens after I submit?

A consultant reviews it personally the same day. You get a plain-English one-page plan: where you are leaking money, what we would fix, and what it costs. No pressure, no spam.

Is our data safe?

Yes. Your data stays in your systems — we automate on top of them, with access you control and can revoke at any time.

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