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Catering Command

Prepared (Abu Dhabi)

For the Founders' Office · 28 decisions pending

Filters applied: Last 3 months · All divisions · All brands · All areas · Sample data – prototype

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Catering Command

Cater Inc. — corporate offices, schools, events and weddings: what each meal costs against what the client pays, how many we cook vs serve, and the next proposals.

01What happened?

Meals per day · last 30 days1,180Daily average · 8 client sites
Cost vs price per meal · last 30 daysAED 17.70 / 19.99AED 2.29 kept per meal = 11.4% margin
Sites below contract · last 30 days1International school
Over-production · last 30 daysAED 12kFood cost of meals cooked, not eaten · AED 152k a year at this rate

Client sites

Dot size = meals per day. Deep orange = cost per meal above the contract price. Click a site for its numbers.

Arabian GulfMainland — Musaffah, Khalifa CityAbu Dhabi islandAl Reem & Al MaryahSaadiyatYas & Al RahaCater Inc. central kitchenBank staff lunches — Al Maryah · 160 meals/day · margin 14.2%Energy services — Musaffah · 210 meals/day · margin 6.5%Government department — Al Bateen · 90 meals/day · margin 11.4%International school — Saadiyat · 260 meals/day · margin -4.2%Private school — Khalifa City · 180 meals/day · margin 7.5%Tech free zone — ADGM teams · 70 meals/day · margin 15.6%Corporate events & banquets · 120 meals/day · margin 18.4%Weddings & family functions · 90 meals/day · margin 16.2%

Schematic map of Abu Dhabi · sample client locations · every meal is cooked in the Musaffah central kitchen

SiteMeals/dayPriceCostMarginHeadcount acc.
Bank staff lunches — Al MaryahCorporate office · Gulf Horizon Bank (sample)16030.4826.1514.2%94%
Energy services — MusaffahCorporate office · Falcon Energy Services (sample)21016.3115.256.5%90%
Government department — Al BateenGovernment · Abu Dhabi government department (sample)9026.1823.2011.4%95%
International school — SaadiyatSchool · Saadiyat international school (sample)2609.489.88-4.2%91%
Private school — Khalifa CitySchool · Khalifa City private school (sample)1809.448.737.5%84%
Tech free zone — ADGM teamsCorporate office · ADGM tech tenants (6 companies, sample)7027.4023.1215.6%93%
Corporate events & banquetsEvents · Event programme (24 corporate clients)12031.9626.0818.4%92%
Weddings & family functionsWeddings · Wedding programme (sample families)9033.4928.0616.2%88%

Cost per meal vs contract price

AED per meal · deep orange = site costs more than the contract pays · click a bar for the site

Contract priceActual costCost above price

02What will happen?

Headcount forecast vs meals produced

Last 30 days of meals cooked vs eaten, and the next 14 days of forecast headcount. Over-production is valued at food cost.

Private school — Khalifa City — meals per day

Grey bars = cooked · orange line = eaten · gold = forecast with likely range

Meals cookedMeals eatenHeadcount forecastCook to (forecast + 2.5%)

Over-production, last 30 days

AED 1k

307 meals cooked and not eaten (8.7%)

Headcount accuracy
84%
Food cost per meal
AED 4.80
Waste per year at this rate
AED 18k

Cook to the forecast

Cut production 6.2% · save AED 13k a year

Next 14 days: 1,751 meals instead of 1,861 on today's plan.

Menu engineering matrix

Popularity (share of meals) × margin per meal after all costs. Lines = 70% of average popularity and the average margin.

International school — Saadiyat — dishes

Contract price AED 9.48 a meal · click a dish

StarPlowhorsePuzzleDog

Stars · Popular and profitable — keep and protect

Pasta in tomato sauce (AED 0.71), Veg pizza slice (AED 0.82), Falafel wrap (AED 1.27)

Plowhorses · Popular but low margin — re-engineer the recipe or portion

Chicken wrap & veg sticks (AED -0.67), Rice, dal & chicken (AED -1.47), Mini burger (AED -2.53)

Puzzles · Profitable but rarely chosen — promote or rename

Fruit cup (AED 1.86)

Dogs · Unpopular and low margin — replace

Fish fingers (baked) (AED -3.55)

03What should we decide today?

Compliance

Food-safety audits, certificates due in the next 45 days and documents missing.

Average audit score90%Last inspection, all sites
Audits in next 30 days2International school, Private school
Certificates due3Expiring within 45 days
Documents missing · today7Needed before the next audit
SiteLast auditNext auditCertificates dueMissing documents
Bank staff lunches — Al MaryahADAFSA95%29 Aug 20268 Dec 2026in 36 days—
Complete
Energy services — MusaffahADAFSA94%2 Aug 202612 Jan 2027in 71 days—Supplier approval file — 1 new supplier
Government department — Al BateenADAFSA96%3 Aug 202621 Dec 2026in 49 days—
Complete
International school — SaadiyatADAFSA84%28 Jul 202619 Nov 2026in 17 daysHACCP certificate — central kitchen · 18 dAllergen matrix for the new lunch menuHot-holding temperature logs (Oct)
Private school — Khalifa CityADAFSA81%13 Sept 202612 Nov 2026in 10 daysTrade licence (food) · 28 dPest control contract · 38 dPest control log (Oct)Staff medical fitness cards (4 staff)Delivery van temperature logs
Tech free zone — ADGM teamsADAFSA90%3 Aug 202618 Jan 2027in 77 days—
Complete
Corporate events & banquetsADAFSA89%8 Aug 202621 Dec 2026in 49 days—
Complete
Weddings & family functionsADAFSA94%17 Sept 20265 Dec 2026in 33 days—Supplier approval file — 1 new supplier

AI bid & proposal desk — Cater Inc.

Paste or upload a tender or enquiry — corporate offices, schools, events, weddings or gifting — and get an editable, priced proposal using dishes from all our brands. Sample rules — no AI.

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