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Let the kitchen order on WhatsApp from a number the company owns, not a driver's phone.

WhatsApp marketing for an institutional food supplier means using the channel kitchens already order on, with a record of who agreed to messages, a business number, set messages for rate sheets, order confirmation and delay notices, and a person who answers. GullySales sets up the number, the templates and the reply path so orders sit in one place.

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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 WhatsApp marketing means

WhatsApp marketing is sending updates, offers and reminders to customers on the app most Indian buyers already check daily. GullySales sets up business WhatsApp, writes the message templates and keeps the list consented and current.

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Last updated 6 Oct 2026.

For institutional food suppliers

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

  • “Orders live on drivers' and salesmen's personal phones”

    A chef's list goes to whoever was saved last. When that person is on leave or leaves the job, the order sits unread.

  • “A group with every kitchen shows each who else you supply”

    One reply-all from a warden about a late van is read by every kitchen in the group, and your rates are visible to their other suppliers.

  • “Chefs send tomorrow's list at eleven at night”

    If nobody reads it until the next morning, the van is half loaded or the list is missed. Someone must own the night.

What we do

What we deliver for institutional food suppliers.

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

  1. A business number and profile

    A number the company owns, with name, address, hours and the licence number as printed.

    Result: Kitchens know whose number it is, and it outlasts any one employee.

  2. Message templates for the order cycle

    Rate sheet, order received, dispatched, delayed and delivered, each in plain words and submitted for approval.

    Result: Kitchens get the same clear message every time.

  3. An order-list format kitchens can copy

    Item, quantity, unit, date and hour, shared once as a simple layout kitchens can follow.

    Result: A list can be priced without a call to explain it.

  4. An opt-in record

    Who agreed to receive messages, when and how, kept beside each kitchen contact.

    Result: You can show consent if a buyer ever asks.

  5. A night and Sunday handover rule

    Who reads the order channel after hours, what they confirm and what waits for the morning.

    Result: A late list is acknowledged, not ignored.

  6. A catalogue of your items

    Items with pack sizes and grades listed in the business catalogue, without printed rates.

    Result: A kitchen can see the range before asking.

How the result is measured

  • Messages delivered
  • Reply rate
  • Enquiries from WhatsApp

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

Read the full WhatsApp marketing and automation page

What must be in place first

What a food supplier must set up before using WhatsApp with kitchens, canteens and caterers.

A record of who agreed to messages
Note beside each kitchen contact how and when they said yes: a form, a reply or a visit. Data protection law and WhatsApp's rules change, so check with your adviser.
A business number and profile
Use a number the company owns, with the business name, address, licence number as printed and the hours. A salesman's personal number leaves when the salesman does.
Approved templates for business-started messages
A rate sheet or a delay notice that you start needs a template the platform approves. Draft each in plain words, and check WhatsApp's current business policy before you plan the volume.
Who pays for the messages
The platform charges for business-started messages and treats customer-started chats differently. Check WhatsApp's current business pricing before you plan broadcasts.
A way to opt out
Tell each contact how to stop messages and honour it at once. A warden who is added without asking will block the number, and the platform watches how often that happens.
A person who answers
Name who reads the order channel and what they do at night. An automatic reply can acknowledge an order, but only a person confirms the van and the slot.

Who it is for

This is written for these institutional food suppliers.

  • Rice, dal and grain suppliers for hostels and canteens
  • Fresh vegetable and fruit suppliers
  • Dairy, paneer and egg suppliers
  • Meat, poultry and fish suppliers
  • Edible oil, spice and grocery wholesalers
  • Frozen and processed food suppliers for hotels and restaurants
  • Suppliers to school meal and government hostel kitchens
  • One-stop suppliers who deliver a kitchen's full list

Not for

It is not the right fit if.

  • Drivers and salesmen use personal numbers and will not hand over chats, so the company number would sit unused.
  • No one is on the number at night when kitchens send their lists, and a late reply would lose the next morning's order.

How it works

How the whatsapp marketing 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

    Read the chats you already have

    We read how customers write to you, which questions repeat and where a chat goes quiet. The repeated questions decide what gets automated first.

  2. 2

    Sort the list and the permission

    Contacts who asked to hear from you are separated from numbers that only sit in a phone book. We agree the wording new contacts will see before they say yes.

  3. 3

    Choose the app or the API

    One phone and a small team can stay on the ordinary app. Several people on one number, templates or a CRM link need the API through a provider, which is its own piece of setup work.

  4. 4

    Write the replies and the plan

    The greeting, away message, saved replies and handover rule are written in your words and approved by you. The message plan and its templates follow.

  5. 5

    Connect the record and test

    Each link carries its source line and each chat lands in the CRM. We test on real phones, including a customer who asks for a person.

  6. 6

    Read the unanswered questions

    A question the first reply could not answer becomes a new saved reply or a fixed handover. Stop requests are watched too, with the number's quality rating where the API is used, since both show a message plan that has gone too far.

Where this fits

Three pieces of sales work, in this order.

This work sits inside sales process design, at stage 0, foundation. 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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Is the WhatsApp Business app enough, or do we need the API?
The app is enough for a supplier to a few dozen kitchens with one or two people answering. The API suits a larger team that needs several agents, approved templates and order records connected to billing. Start on the app and move when volume forces it.
Can we make a group with all the hostels we supply?
Do not. Every member sees who else you supply and how they complain, and one reply-all reaches all. Keep one chat per kitchen or one small group per site, with a named person from your side in each.
Our drivers confirm deliveries from their own phones. Is that a problem?
It is, because the proof of delivery and the kitchen's complaint sit on a personal phone. Give drivers the company number's app, or have them send a photo of the signed challan to the order channel.
Should we put our rates in the WhatsApp catalogue?
Put items, packs and grades in the catalogue and leave rates out. Rates move and differ by kitchen. Send a dated rate sheet in the chat when a kitchen asks.
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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