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Corporate Hospitality Booking Portal

Plan events with clarity,not complexity.

The simple corporate hospitality booking platform that is user-friendly, streamlining the booking process and cost effective, saving you time and money.

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01 · Why Gathering

User Friendly

A clean, guided interface that anyone on the team can pick up in minutes — no training, no manuals, no friction.

  • Intuitive booking flow end to end
  • Clear menus, budgets and quotes in one place
  • No per-user fees, no onboarding cost

Trusted across sectors

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How we compare

The whole event, one workspace.

UK caterers currently choose between tools that each cover only part of the workflow. Gathering unifies booking, menus, budgets, quotes, and calendar sync — the pieces others leave you to stitch together.

CapabilityGatheringUKThis is usSpoonfedUKCaterSOFTUKKafoodleUKCatereaseUS
Profile
Pricing
From £40/mo
£129/mo
£59/mo + £99 setup
£60/mo
$99/mo + $28/user
Booking & CRM
Corporate order management
Event booking & enquiries
Quotes & client approvals
Client portal & profiles
AI Order Concierge
Kitchen & Compliance
Kitchen production planning
Allergen tracking (14 allergens)
Recipe costing
Operations
UK VAT handling
Budget codes & procurement
Google & Outlook calendar sync
Invoices & budget statements
Guest pre-order
Monthly subscription billing with 21-day trial & anytime cancellation
Platform
Custom venue branding
Mobile-responsive portal
Admin control panel
AI Backoffice assistance

Competitor data per ESR Media "Catering Software UK Comparison" (2026). Gathering row reflects current platform capabilities.

Subscription plans

Choose your plan

Every plan starts with a 21-day free trial. No card charged until the trial ends — if a subscription lapses, your workspace stays read-only until you renew.

Starter

Occasional corporate bookers

£40/ month
  • Up to 10 events per month
  • 1 menu with 20 items
  • Orders (no Quotes)
  • Calendar
  • 1 Budget, 1 Location
  • 5 users (1 Admin, 1 Manager, 1 Team)
  • Limited reporting
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Pro

Regular corporate bookers

£100/ month
  • Up to 25 events per month
  • 1 menu with 30 items
  • Orders & Quotes
  • Calendar
  • 10 Budgets, 10 Locations
  • 20 users (1 Admin, 1 Manager, 1 Team)
  • Full reporting
20% off

Business

Frequent corporate bookers

£250/ month

Use code YQBRGNOI · 20% off

  • Unlimited events
  • Unlimited menus & items
  • Orders & Quotes
  • Calendar
  • Unlimited Budgets & Locations
  • Unlimited users (2 Admins, unlimited Managers & Team)
  • Full reporting
20% off

Enterprise

Multi-user organisations

£500/ month

Use code YQBRGNOI · 20% off

  • Everything in Business
  • Custom branding
  • Dedicated Account Manager & Developer

Prices in GBP. Cancel anytime — on lapse your workspace becomes read-only until renewed.

Frequently asked questions

Everything teams ask before switching to Gathering.

What is Gathering?+
Gathering is a UK corporate catering and event booking platform. It brings event booking, menu management, budget tracking, allergen compliance, quotes, invoices and calendar sync into one subscription workspace, starting at £40/month with a free trial and no per-user fees.
How much does Gathering cost?+
Gathering starts at £40/month for the Starter plan, with Pro, Business and Enterprise tiers available on the pricing page. Every plan includes a free trial, and there are no per-user fees — pricing is a flat monthly subscription billed in GBP.
What features does Gathering include?+
Gathering includes corporate order management, event booking and enquiries, a client portal with profiles, quotes with a client approval workflow, menu and section management with AI-assisted image generation, kitchen production planning, UK 14-allergen tracking, budget codes and procurement, invoices and budget statements, promotions and coupon codes, and Google Calendar and Outlook calendar sync for confirmed bookings.
Who is Gathering built for?+
Gathering is built for UK corporate caterers and hospitality teams at companies of roughly 50–200 people who are outgrowing fragmented tools. It suits office managers, executive assistants, HR leads and catering operations teams who need booking, menus, budgets and compliance in one place.
How does Gathering compare to Spoonfed, CaterSOFT, Kafoodle and Caterease?+
Gathering is the only UK platform that combines booking, menus, budgets, allergens, quotes and calendar sync in a single subscription with no per-user fees. Spoonfed starts at £129/month, CaterSOFT at £59/month plus a £99 setup fee, Kafoodle at £60/month, and Caterease at $99/month plus $28 per user. Gathering starts at £40/month with a free trial.
Does Gathering handle allergen tracking?+
Yes. Gathering tracks all UK 14 major allergens per menu item, lets the kitchen manage allergen sets and 'may contain' notes, and exports an allergen matrix for client-facing compliance. Items can also be excluded from allergen tagging where appropriate.
Can Gathering sync bookings to Google Calendar and Outlook?+
Yes. Confirmed bookings sync automatically to Google Calendar and Outlook, with per-user calendar connections so each team member's events land on their own calendar.
Is there a free trial?+
Yes. Every Gathering subscription plan starts with a free trial, so teams can set up menus, budgets and a test event before committing to a paid plan.

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Your next event, orchestrated from a single portal.

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