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Answer the review a procurement team will read before it calls you.

Reputation management for a corporate catering company is how an office buyer sees you before the first call: Google reviews, directory ratings and the replies underneath them, and what you change in the kitchen after a bad one. GullySales sets the reply routine and the fix list, and never buys, screens or promises to remove a review.

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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 reputation management means

Reputation management is watching what is said about your business across Google, social media and review sites, and responding to it before it changes a buyer's mind. GullySales monitors mentions, drafts responses to negative reviews and flags recurring complaints back to your team.

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

  • “One office worker's complaint reaches the person who signs”

    A one-line complaint about cold rice on Google is read by the facilities head while she checks you before the tasting.

  • “Corporate clients rarely review, so the few reviews come from events”

    The cafeteria feeds a whole floor and nobody posts a word. The reviews on your page come from a one-day function or one late delivery, and they stand in for you.

  • “A review names the supervisor, who is now on the next client's floor”

    A review that names a staff member by first name needs a quiet word with him and a reply that does not blame him in public.

What we do

What we deliver for corporate catering companies.

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

  1. A reply routine for each kind of review

    Written replies for cold or late food, portion complaints, praise, reviews that name staff and reviews that look unfair, with the person who signs each.

    Result: Every review gets an answer a buyer can respect.

  2. A fix list drawn from the reviews

    Complaints sorted by cause, such as dispatch time, a dish, packing or headcount mismatch, each handed to the person in the kitchen who owns it.

    Result: The kitchen changes, so the next review is different.

  3. Review requests that follow the platform's rules

    A polite message with a direct link, sent to event clients and to the admin contact in the same way, with no reward and no screening.

    Result: Reviews arrive from real clients and within the rules.

  4. A watch across Google and the directories

    Reviews on Google, JustDial and the other listings where buyers look, gathered in one place so none is missed.

    Result: Nothing sits unanswered on a listing nobody opens.

  5. A note on handling reviews that name staff

    How to reply for the team, how to speak to the person privately and when to pass a kind word on.

    Result: A named server is neither blamed nor embarrassed in public.

  6. Review report

    Ratings, replies and the causes that keep recurring, against the baseline recorded before work started.

    Result: You see which problem is costing you the most stars.

How the result is measured

  • Average rating
  • Response time to reviews
  • Negative mentions resolved

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

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What to do with each review

A corporate caterer's reviews, one kind at a time, with what to say and what to fix in the kitchen.

Cold or late food at a lunch
Check the dispatch time and the van log, then reply with the date and the facts. Say what changed on the route or in the kitchen, and keep it short.
A portion or quality complaint from an eater
Thank the person, name the dish and say who has been told. If the same dish appears in two reviews, change the recipe or the supplier, not the reply.
A review that names a staff member
Do not blame or praise by name in public. Reply for the team and speak to the person privately. A kind word about a server is worth passing on at the next briefing.
Praise from someone at an office client
Thank the person and name the meal or the event. Buyers quote these reviews, so keep the reply specific and warm, not a pasted line.
A review from someone who never ate with you
Reply with calm facts, and flag it to the platform if it breaks their rules, for instance a rival posing as an eater. Never tell anyone it will be removed; the platform decides.
Never gate, buy or screen reviews
Do not ask only happy clients, pay for reviews or ask staff to post. Check each platform's current rules. Ask every client the same way and let the reviews fall as they do.

Who it is for

This is written for these corporate catering companies.

  • Cafeteria and canteen operators for offices
  • Daily lunch-box and tiffin suppliers to companies
  • Conference, seminar and offsite caterers
  • Boxed-meal caterers for training programmes and client visits
  • Night-shift and late-working meal suppliers
  • Caterers to co-working spaces and managed offices
  • Pantry, tea, coffee and snack suppliers for offices

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 reputation management work runs

  1. 1

    Understand current perception

    We start by actually searching your business name and reviewing what a stranger would currently see.

  2. 2

    Audit existing mentions

    We catalogue reviews, mentions and search results, flagging anything negative or inaccurate.

  3. 3

    Plan responses

    A calm, factual response is prepared for anything that needs one, agreed with you before posting.

  4. 4

    Implement monitoring

    Ongoing checks are set up so new mentions are caught promptly rather than discovered by accident.

  5. 5

    Measure and report

    Sentiment and response times are reported, with your business name searched again to see what has moved.

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 we ask a client company to review us?
Ask the person who attended an event or the admin contact, politely and with the link, and expect that many companies will not allow staff to post for them. Do not ask for a good review and do not offer anything in return. Check each platform's current rules.
A reviewer wrote in Kannada or Hindi. Which language do we reply in?
Reply in the reviewer's language if someone on your team writes it well, or in plain English with a short line in theirs. A reply nobody on your team can read is worse than a short one. Keep the facts the same in both.
A review names our supervisor and the facts are wrong. What do we do?
Reply politely with what your records show, such as the dispatch time and the headcount, and do not argue the point. Speak to the supervisor in private. If the review breaks the platform's rules, report it and leave the decision to the platform.
Should we reply on JustDial and the other directories too?
Yes, where the platform allows replies, since many buyers start there. Begin with Google, which is checked most, then the directories that send you calls. Keep the facts and the tone the same on every one.
Do offices really pick a caterer from a Google search?
For event lunches and small daily orders, often yes. For a large cafeteria contract, search only starts the shortlist; the tasting, the kitchen visit and a word from another office decide it. So your page and Business Profile have to hold up when an admin head checks you after someone recommends you.
Should we chase the big business parks or small offices first?
Start with offices your kitchen can reach on time at lunch hour, whatever their size. One working contract in a building is the best introduction to the floors above and below it. A very large cafeteria tender can wait until your kitchen and staff have the room to carry it.
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.

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