AI intake for catering companies
Porto learns the event, the headcount, the menu and dietary needs, then hands your catering manager a brief before the proposal.
Saffron and Sage Catering
AI assistant
Hi, I’m Saffron and Sage Catering’s AI assistant. What’s the occasion?
A team lunch for 80 at our office on November 14. Several guests are vegetarian.
Dietary needs already covered
So it moves on to service style
Thanks. Would you like a buffet, boxed lunches or plated service, and is there a kitchen on site?
What Porto does for catering companies
Porto replaces the quote request form on a catering company’s website with a short AI conversation. It learns the event type, the headcount, the dietary needs and the service style, and sends your catering manager a brief before the proposal.
What Porto works out in the conversation
These are the topics, not a script. Porto asks only what it still needs, so a visitor who mentions their timeline in the first message never hears that question.
Event
Occasion, date and time
Headcount
Expected guests and any children
Menu
Cuisine, dietary needs and service style
Venue
Kitchen access, setup space and rentals
Budget
A range per guest or for the event
The brief your team gets
Every conversation ends with a one page summary and a fit score, sent to the tools you connect. Your team reads it before the first call.
See how it works
LEAD BRIEF
Ridgeway Partners
80
Strong fit
Event
Office lunch, November 14
Headcount
80 guests, several vegetarian
Service
Buffet, no kitchen on site
Budget
Around $35 per guest
Questions from catering companies
Can Porto quote a menu?
No. It collects what your team needs and tells the client when to expect a proposal.
Does it handle allergies?
Porto records dietary needs and allergies for your team, who confirm every detail with the client.
Can it tell corporate and wedding inquiries apart?
Yes. Porto asks early and routes each one to the right person.
See Porto set up for catering companies
Bring what your team asks on a first call. We’ll set up the conversation around it and show you on the demo.
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