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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.

  • The cafe has not decided what it will cater or book, and a fixed process would fix a menu that is not ready.
  • One person takes every enquiry and enjoys doing it their own way, and a written process would be ignored.
  • Catering and bookings are a small part of the cafe's income, and the counter has other priorities.

How it works

How the sales process work runs

The work itself, in order. How an engagement starts, from your brief to a written scope, is set out on our method page.

  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.

Where this fits

Three pieces of sales work, in this order.

This work sits inside sales process design, at stage 1, prospecting and lead generation. The audit comes before it, and sales management keeps it running.

  1. Step 1

    Sales audit

    Find where deals are being lost and what to fix first.

    Start here if you cannot say where orders are lost.

  2. Step 2 · you are here

    Sales process design

    One written way to sell, from first enquiry to repeat order.

    Start here if every salesperson sells differently.

  3. Step 3

    Sales management

    A target, a review routine and someone who owns the number.

    Start here if the team has targets and no routine.

Tell us what you need Your brief is read before we call. Scope, fee and term in writing.

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 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.
How soon will we see results?
It depends on the trade, the channel and what is already in place. After we have read your brief and spoken to you, we say what we would expect to move first and how it will be measured against the baseline. Nothing here is guaranteed.
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.
What if we are not happy with the work?
Tell us and the plan changes. Everything is reported against the baseline, so a number that is not moving is visible to both sides. The term is in your written scope, and the refund and cancellation policy sets out the rest.

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