Events & Catering module
Private events, booked properly.
By the numbers
Private events reward the fastest, clearest reply
7×
more likely to qualify a lead when you reply within an hour — and 60× more than after waiting a day.
Source: Harvard Business Review, 1.25M leads, 2011
What changes with Gumbeaux
The inquiry is saved as the guest types and lands in your pipeline right away, so you can reply in minutes.
5.3%
a year: projected growth of U.S. catering through 2032 — versus about 3% for restaurants overall.
Source: Monkey, State of Catering (100+ brands, $1B+ sales), 2026
What changes with Gumbeaux
Events and catering inquiries share one pipeline with stale alerts, so none go cold.
Industry research about restaurants in general, shown with its source — not results from Gumbeaux Soft customers.
Time back
A private event, two ways
The first inquiry
“Can you do a party for 40?” in an email with no details.
A guided inquiry: date, headcount, space, food, budget — saved as they type.
Spam and tire-kickers
Hours spent on fake inquiries.
Verified by text or email before it reaches you.
Quoting
Built from scratch.
Into your pipeline, one click to a quote.
Following up
Whoever remembers.
Stale alerts and assignment.
How it works
How it works
A guided inquiry
Six short steps that save as the guest goes.Verified
A text or email check confirms it’s real.Into the pipeline
Status, assignment and stale alerts.Quote and book
One click to a quote and proposal; tastings and walkthroughs booked from your availability.
Event inquiries
This week
Rehearsal dinner · 40 guests
New
Office party · 75 guests
Day 2
Birthday · 20 guests
Day 6
Features
What it does
Guided inquiry
Verified by text or email
Inquiry pipeline
One click to a quote
Tastings and walkthroughs
Deposits online
No silos
What it connects to
Questions