A menu name does not explain the service
Shopping, cooking in the client's kitchen, packaging and cleanup can be included in different ways. State the full arrangement before the customer assumes a dish price covers everything around it.
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Give the menu agreement a clear business record.
A customer may remember the menu while you also need an agreement about shopping, equipment and cleanup. Keep the approved portions, supply responsibilities and invoice connected while your professional food procedures guide the cooking.
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The everyday details
You know the work.
The admin adds up.
Preferences need a deliberate confirmation process
A request for a substitution or dietary accommodation affects professional preparation. Ordinary account notes should not replace your established checks for ingredients, suitability and food handling.
Ingredients and labor follow different patterns
A dinner may need specific purchases while a continuing household service shares other business costs. Receipts and clear commercial descriptions help separate what was bought from the service you priced.
The kitchen is part of the venue
Equipment availability, access and storage arrangements affect a service at the customer's home. Confirm these details before arrival instead of discovering a missing preparation step with groceries already unpacked.
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Keep the business connected.
Use the tools that fit your day, with your records ready on your phone or on the web.
Retain the household's business context
Save customer contacts, billing preferences and administrative notes for access and the agreed kitchen arrangement. Keep estimate and invoice history connected, while following your professional process for dietary and food safety decisions.
Explore this featureTurn the menu conversation into scope
Use saved items and quantities for the agreed menu, portions, shopping service or other approved charges. Explain who provides ingredients and what cleanup includes, then check the invoice against that agreement.
Explore this featureFollow supply purchasing
Bakery & food enables stock and locations. Manage supplier contacts, purchase orders, counts and wastage for business supplies; Microtra does not scale recipes, calculate nutrition or automatically create a shopping list from the menu.
Explore this featureKeep receipts with the business
Record ingredient purchases, containers and other business costs with receipt photos. Review income, spending and outstanding invoices, separating the costs you incurred from money the customer has actually paid.
Explore this featureKeep the agreed order organized
Use order details, status and tasks for the commercial work. Scheduling starts off for Bakery & food; enable it in Modules & terms before putting home service attendance on the app's schedule.
Explore this featureA day in the life
From the first quote to paid.
Clarify the household service
Discuss the menu, portions, location and supply responsibilities through your consultation process. Confirm dietary requests and kitchen arrangements before making a commercial commitment.
Write the estimate customers can recognize
Describe the menu service and any separately agreed shopping or other charge. Set prices from your own costs and workload, with the boundaries of the service clearly explained.
Prepare through your kitchen procedures
Plan recipes, purchases, food handling and cooking using the appropriate professional process. Save supplier receipts and record business costs as you go.
Complete the service and the account
Check the final agreed scope, share the invoice PDF through your device and record payment received elsewhere. Review supply counts and the commercial result before planning further work.
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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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- Order
- Your customer
- Customer
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Questions from personal chefs.
Will this create a personalized menu or nutrition plan?
Microtra does not generate menus, dietary plans or nutritional analysis. You provide the professional food service; the app helps with the customer order, purchasing records, business expenses and billing.
How is work organized in the food business setup?
Bakery & food uses Order and Customer. Stock and locations are on; scheduling, timesheets and linked records start off. Enable scheduling in Modules & terms before using appointment tools.
How can I show ingredients are paid separately?
State the agreed purchasing arrangement in the estimate and use separate, recognizable line items where appropriate. Record actual business receipts and apply only the billing arrangement the customer approved.
Can Microtra process a card deposit for a private dinner?
Card deposits and card charging are coming soon. Use your existing payment method and record the amount received against the relevant invoice; the app does not collect that money for you.
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