Catering order management for quotes that start as an email
IntoPaid is catering order management software for shops quoting showers, memorials, and boxed lunches from inbox chaos — ticket the ask, invoice the menu, lock the date when paid.
Small-event and boutique caterers · Early access · No spam
Sound familiar?
- Menu revisions bury the original ask
- Deposits are awkward to chase
- You hold kitchen capacity for soft maybes
What IntoPaid does
- One ticket per event inquiry
- Shopify draft invoice for the package
- Collect the deposit before you shop
- Paid events hit the calendar automatically
What belongs on a catering ticket
“Can you cater 35 people next Saturday?” is a full order. Those details should live on one ticket — not another email thread that buries the original headcount.
- Headcount
- Event date and service time
- Menu notes
- Dietary requirements
- Pickup or drop-off
- Deposits before you shop
- Revisions on the same ticket
Quote → Shopify checkout → date locked
Build the package from your catalog, send the invoice, hold kitchen capacity only when they pay.
Shopify handles
Product → Cart → Checkout
IntoPaid handles
Conversation → Ticket → Quote → Shopify checkout
IntoPaid reads the request and organizes it for you.
The messy DM or email becomes a ticket with the customer, item, pickup, and channel — ready to quote.
Email · forward to inbound
Forward the messy ask to your inbound address. IntoPaid opens a ticket with the customer, item, pickup, and channel.
FAQ
Questions caterers ask
Does IntoPaid work for caterers?
Yes. IntoPaid is catering order management software for shops quoting showers, memorials, and boxed lunches from inbox chaos — ticket the ask, invoice the menu, lock the date when paid. You still design, bake, or make — IntoPaid is the layer that turns the ask into a paid Shopify order.
Someone emails “Bridal shower lunch buffet for 30…” What do I do?
Forward the email to your IntoPaid inbound address (or send it there directly). It becomes a ticket you quote from your Shopify catalog and lock for pickup — same queue as DMs.
Will this replace the spreadsheet I use for small-event menus?
That’s the point of one ticket: customer, conversation, quote, payment, and pickup together — not a row you forget to update when the date moves.
What if headcount changes after I quote?
Update the catering ticket — menu notes, dietary, pickup or drop-off — and send a revised Shopify invoice. The original email stays on the order.
Do I need Shopify? Does IntoPaid replace it?
You need Shopify today — that's how IntoPaid builds quotes and invoices from your catalog. IntoPaid does not replace Shopify. Shopify still handles Product → Cart → Checkout. IntoPaid is the custom-order layer in front: conversation → ticket → quote → Shopify checkout.
What happens when someone emails me instead of DMs?
Forward the email to your IntoPaid address (or send it there directly). It becomes a ticket you can quote, invoice, and lock for pickup — same queue as Instagram.
Can customers pay through IntoPaid?
They pay a Shopify invoice through Shopify checkout. IntoPaid creates the quote and draft invoice from your catalog, then marks the ticket paid when checkout completes. Customers do not need an IntoPaid account.
Is there a free trial?
When seats open, Basic is free until your first 5 paid orders. Get early access and we'll email you — no spam.
Ready to stop losing catering inquiries in your inbox?
Drop your email for early access. Forward the ask — get paid, scheduled, locked in.
Free until your first 5 paid orders · No spam