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Confirm more catering orders while the customer is still comparing cafés.

A sales process for a cafe is the fixed set of steps for a booking, catering or corporate enquiry. It covers who answers, what is asked, and how a quote is followed up before the customer books elsewhere. GullySales writes this with your team and gives you the record to see where enquiries stall.

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Scope, fee, reporting and term are agreed in writing after we have read your brief and spoken to you.

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What sales process means

A sales process is the fixed sequence of steps, such as enquiry, site visit, quote and order, that every deal is expected to pass through in the same order. GullySales writes this sequence down for your business and checks that every salesperson actually follows it.

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For cafes and coffee shops

Where it usually goes wrong, and what we would do.

  • “The catering quote needs a same-day follow-up”

    An office manager comparing two or three cafes for a team event books whichever replies with a clear quote first, not whichever has the better coffee.

  • “A group booking script prevents an under-set table”

    Asking for numbers, timing and any dietary needs upfront avoids a table set for six when eight arrive on a busy Saturday.

  • “No-shows need a same-day recovery step”

    A quick message to a no-show group, offering to rebook, recovers some of the booking rather than writing it off entirely.

What we do

What we deliver for cafes and coffee shops.

Every deliverable, what it covers for you, and the result it is there to produce. Nothing here is an extra.

  1. Same-day catering quote step

    A written step so every catering enquiry gets a clear quote back the same day it arrives.

    Result: The office manager comparing cafes hears from you before the others.

  2. Group booking intake checklist

    A fixed set of questions on numbers, timing and dietary needs, asked before a table is confirmed.

    Result: The table set matches who actually shows up on a busy Saturday.

  3. A no-show recovery message

    A short, ready message sent the same day to a group that did not show, offering to rebook.

    Result: A missed booking gets one more honest chance to become a visit.

  4. A checklist attached to the booking phone

    A short, saved checklist your team follows for every enquiry, needing no separate system.

    Result: The same steps happen whoever on the team answers the enquiry.

How the result is measured

  • Deals following the process
  • Time spent at each step
  • Drop-off rate by step

Recorded as a baseline before work starts, so every later report has an honest comparison.

Read the full sales process design and implementation page

Steps of a sale

Handle a party booking or an office catering order the same way whoever picks up the phone.

The enquiry, on any channel
Ask the date, headcount, occasion and budget per head before sending a menu. Write it into the bookings diary with the platform it came from, whether Instagram, WhatsApp or a call.
Space and house rules
Confirm which area of the cafe they get, whether they can bring their own cake, and any decor they plan. Note any request you turned down, as it often explains a later cancellation.
The quote on WhatsApp
Send a set menu or a per-head price with what it includes, the GST line and any minimum spend. Record the time it went out and who sent it.
Advance to hold the date
Hold a Saturday table or a catering date only against an advance by UPI. Record the amount and the payment reference against the booking.
Day-before confirmation
Message the organiser to confirm final numbers, arrival time and any allergies or Jain food needs. Update the kitchen sheet so prep matches the confirmed count.
After the event
Thank the organiser and ask whether the office would want the same order again. Note the feedback and the next likely occasion, such as a team lunch, against their name.

Who it is for

This is written for these cafes and coffee shops.

  • Independent single-outlet cafes
  • Specialty coffee roasters with a cafe
  • Cafes inside co-working spaces
  • Bakery cafes
  • Cafe chains opening new outlets
  • Cloud kitchen and delivery-only cafes
  • Cafes attached to bookstores or art spaces
  • Late-night and student-area cafes

Not for

It is not the right fit if.

  • You want a guaranteed Google ranking or a guaranteed number of leads. Nobody honest can promise either.
  • You need enquiries by next week and have nobody to answer them.
  • You want posts and reach reported, not enquiries and orders.

How it works

From your first message to the first report.

No open-ended retainer. Every step gives you something in writing.

  1. First

    Your brief

    You tell us what you need in a few short steps: your business, what you want, where enquiries come from and how they are handled.

  2. After the brief

    A conversation and a written scope

    We read it, then talk with whoever handles your enquiries. If you want our help, the scope, the fee and the reporting come in writing, and nothing starts before you have read them.

  3. Before work starts

    Baseline recorded

    Enquiries by source, reply time, conversion and cost per order, written down so every later report has an honest comparison.

  4. After the baseline

    The first fix goes live

    The fix we agreed to start with is put in place and measured against the baseline, whether that is reply time, a follow-up sequence, the page buyers land on or the handover between marketing and sales.

  5. As agreed

    Report against the baseline

    What moved, what did not, and what changes next, in plain words. How often you get it is set in writing before work starts.

  6. At renewal

    Renew on the numbers

    The term ends and you decide whether to continue from the results. The length is agreed in writing before anything starts.

How the sales process work runs

  1. 1

    Study current deal flow

    We trace how deals actually move today, comparing across reps and outcomes.

  2. 2

    Define the stages

    Clear stages and criteria are designed to match how deals genuinely progress and close.

  3. 3

    Configure the CRM

    The process is built into your CRM so it is enforced structurally, not just documented.

  4. 4

    Train the team

    Reps are trained on the new process and why each stage exists.

  5. 5

    Review adoption

    We check after rollout whether the process is being followed and adjust where it is not.

Why us

Why owners pick GullySales over an agency.

  • Marketing and sales, as one job

    Most agencies stop at the enquiry. We also fix what happens after it: the reply, the follow-up, the quote and the CRM.

  • The person on the first call does the work

    No account managers in between. You are never handed to someone you have not met.

  • A baseline before anything starts

    Your numbers are written down on day one, so every later report compares against something honest.

  • The fee in writing, split three ways

    Our time, your media spend and production on separate lines. You always see what goes to us.

  • No guarantees we cannot keep

    The term is agreed in writing and never a default twelve months. We never promise a ranking or a lead count, because nobody controls those.

  • One office, and we say so

    Nagarbhavi, Bengaluru. We work across India by call and WhatsApp and travel when a session needs to be in person.

#257, 3rd floor, Sri Nanjundeshwara Complex, Nagarbhavi 8th Block, Outer Ring Road. How we work.

Your brief

Tell us what you need, and we will read it before we call.

Eight short steps about your business, what you want and who decides. Most questions are a tap, and you can skip any you would rather answer on the call.

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FAQ

Questions owners ask before they call.

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Can a small team run a formal process without extra staff?
Yes, as a short checklist attached to the phone or WhatsApp used for bookings, not a separate system.
Does this apply to delivery orders too?
Less so, since delivery apps handle much of that process, but catering and events still need the same discipline.
Should we take a large group booking without an advance?
For a weekday table, a confirmation message is usually enough. For a weekend slot or a catering order, ask for an advance, since a no-show costs you a full sitting and food already prepared. Put your refund rule in the confirmation message so nobody argues about it later.
Who should handle catering enquiries, the counter staff or the owner?
Counter staff can take the details and send the standard menu, while custom pricing stays with one person, usually the owner or manager. Someone serving a queue cannot negotiate a corporate order well. Note in the diary who owns each enquiry so it is not answered twice.
How soon would we see more customers?
Fixing reply time and the Business Profile shows within weeks. Building enough reviews and photographs to rank for coffee near a busy locality takes a few months.
Do we need to advertise?
Most cafes benefit first from the profile and a faster reply, which cost nothing in media. Ads make sense for a launch or a specific slow window you want filled.
How much does it cost?
There is no price list, because the work differs by business. The fee is scoped after we have read your brief and spoken to you, and put in writing before anything starts, split into our time, your media spend and production.
How long is the contract?
The term is agreed in writing after we have spoken, along with the fee and the reporting. It is never a default twelve months, and renewal is decided on the numbers against the baseline recorded at the start.
Who will actually do the work?
The person you speak to before anything starts. We work from one office in Nagarbhavi, Bengaluru, with no account managers in between.
What do you need from us?
Your brief, and a conversation. After that, access to whatever this work touches, such as your website, your accounts or your enquiry record, and time with the people who handle your enquiries.

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