GPS Tracking for Caterers

20 Feb 2019

Caterers provide delightful food for a variety of events on any given day. Some, high demand days, may have you feeling more like a circus operator than a caterer. Believe it or not, GPS tracking for caterers can help you eliminate many hiccups in your day that can slow you down and cause problems with your crucial deliveries. These are just a few ways GPS tracking can help keep your catering business on track today and every day.

Locate Obscure Event Locations Effortlessly

GPS tracking services provide regular updates to maps and full coverage in your community. This means that whether the location is old, new, or somewhere off-the-beaten-path, the right GPS tracking system for your business can help get you, and the important foods you’re bringing with you, there.

Ensure Accurate Billing

Not only does GPS offer directions, it also offers a clear timeline of when you left to take care of business for specific events and when you returned to your base of operations. This can be used to support your billing number for things like:

Fuel costs
Mileage
Labor (it also provides a reliable timeline for on-site laborers like bar staff and servers who work for you).

This means you and your clients can return to the GPS record of the evening if there are questions, concerns, or billing disputes.

Optimize Your Schedule

Like it or not, some times of the year are busier and more chaotic for your catering business than others. For instance, Mardi Gras ball season in New Orleans is a busy time for fabulous caterers based in and around the city. Holidays and wedding season are also high-demand time for caterers. As you well know.

GPS tracking can help you with your scheduling needs to make sure you have the right staff on hand to handle the deliveries and details of each job without breaking a sweat. This allows you to optimize your schedule to make more clients happier during your busy seasons to help sustain you during slower seasons.

Improve Customer Experience

While your main objective is to provide outstanding food to each and every one of your customers, your other goals involve delivering an outstanding customer experience. GPS tracking allows your customers to track your trucks en route to their events to ease tension and eliminate concerns over hungry guests without food to meet their needs. It also provides them with confidence in the billing process and helps ensure that you arrive on time for your important events.

GPS tracking might not seem like that big of a deal for your catering business. However, once you understand the many ways it can help you grow your business and do more with less time, you’re sure to wonder how you ever managed without it.

If you own or manage a catering company with a fleet of trucks, give us a call here at LiveViewGPS at 1-888-544-0494 to learn how GPS fleet tracking can benefit your business.

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About George Karonis

George Karonis is the founder and Chief Executive Officer of LiveViewGPS Inc., a company he established in 2008 with the vision of making real-time GPS tracking more reliable, affordable, and accessible for businesses of all sizes. Over the past two decades, he has built a reputation as an innovator in GPS tracking, fleet management, asset monitoring, and Push-to-Talk over Cellular (PTToC) communications. Under George's leadership, LiveViewGPS has grown into a nationally recognized provider of GPS tracking solutions, serving businesses, government agencies, educational institutions, law enforcement organizations, and public works departments throughout the United States. The company's technology helps organizations improve operational efficiency, protect valuable assets, increase driver safety, and reduce operating costs through real-time location intelligence. Before founding LiveViewGPS, George developed a background in security, surveillance, and emerging location technologies. His passion for innovation and practical problem solving has driven the development of products that combine dependable hardware with easy-to-use cloud software, giving customers actionable information when it matters most. In 2018, George expanded into nationwide Push-to-Talk over Cellular communications by launching PeakPTT, providing businesses with rugged, instant communication solutions that operate over LTE and Wi-Fi networks. His focus has remained the same throughout his career: delivering dependable technology backed by exceptional customer service and long-term customer relationships. George regularly writes about GPS tracking, fleet management, asset protection, business technology, and communication systems. Through this blog, he shares industry insights, practical advice, and emerging trends to help organizations make informed decisions about tracking technology and connected operations.