Software for coffee cart owners
A private event needs a service window, a drink menu and an agreed supply arrangement before the espresso machine leaves storage. Keep those business details together, while the barista concentrates on grinding, steaming and serving at the cart.
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The everyday details
An indoor office setup may need a different arrival plan from a market stall. Loading access, power, water and serving position should be discussed before you promise service, rather than discovered when the cart reaches the venue.
The organizer may think a package includes every guest drink, extra syrups and alternative milk. Your order needs a clear menu and service scope so additional requests can be discussed before becoming an unexplained invoice difference.
Beans, cups, lids and milk leave storage together, but they do not all come back in the same condition. A purchasing note on a phone is a poor substitute for a deliberate count and wastage record.
A customer booking the cart needs an estimate and final business invoice. That workflow differs from serving individual drinks at the hatch, and the software should make that boundary clear before you choose how to run checkout.
How Microtra helps
Use the tools that fit your day, with your records ready on your phone or on the web.
Create a Customer contact and an Order for the agreed cart service. Include venue, arrival arrangements, menu choices and the contact responsible on site. Bakery & food uses those labels; linked records start off and need enabling in Modules & terms before use.
Explore this featurePrepare estimate items for cart hire, staffed service, agreed refreshments and approved additions. Review quantities before sharing an invoice PDF through your device. Microtra does not calculate beverage yields or formulate a menu.
Explore this featureTrack stock by location, purchases, transfers and wastage for supplies you choose to manage. Keep units clear for beans, packaged drinks and disposable cups; stock movements are business records rather than automatic recipe deductions.
Explore this featureAdd expenses for pitch fees, replacement pitchers, cart maintenance and supplies, with receipt photos. Review business income and outstanding invoices afterward rather than treating a busy service counter as proof of a profitable booking.
Explore this featureA day in the life
Confirm the service window, venue contact, guest expectations and menu with the organizer. Ask about practical setup needs before committing to the location, and put agreed business details into the order notes.
Share an estimate explaining staffed service and included refreshments. Identify extras separately so the organizer can approve menu changes or additional service without relying on a hurried verbal agreement at the cart.
Check cups, lids, beans and other tracked supplies. Use a separate operational checklist for equipment setup and food handling; the app does not assess power suitability, food safety or beverage quality.
Review the completed order, share the final invoice and record payment already received elsewhere. Enter event expenses and supply movements before another loading session makes the events difficult to distinguish.
Your words
Choose Bakery & food when you set up Microtra and these are the labels you start with. Change them, and the tools you use, any time in Modules & terms.
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Compare plansA few useful answers
Microtra provides general order, invoice, stock and expense tools. It does not control an espresso machine or act as a specialist cafe checkout system. Card charging and Tap to Pay are coming soon; use your existing payment method.
Bakery & food starts with scheduling off. Enable scheduling in Modules & terms before arranging appointments there, then enter event times agreed directly with the organizer. The initial setup focuses on orders and stock.
The app does not provide recipe yield or ingredient consumption calculations. Track stock in units you can count, record movements deliberately and use your own preparation methods to work out what to take.
Save the organizer as the customer and describe the package on an estimate or invoice. Keep extras visible. Food permissions and venue requirements need checks through relevant official authorities and qualified advisers.
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