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The catering RFP technology checklist
Fifteen checkable moves for scoring top marks on the technology section of your next catering or dining-services bid, each one tied to the cost of running the program. Built for the enterprise foodservice operators who respond to RFPs.
Why it matters
The technology section decides more than it used to
Digital capability is now a standard requirement in catering and dining-services RFPs. Clients write the expectations into the paper: how orders are captured, how sites report, how systems connect, how payment data is protected. Meeting that standard keeps a bid in the evaluation. Exceeding it, with specific, checkable answers tied to the cost of running the program, is what carries a proposal forward.
Who grades you
Four readers score your technology section
Write the section so each of the four finds their answer without hunting. The checklist is built to speak to all of them.
Operations
Whether the flow fits how they serve.
IT
Whether it runs inside their systems and passes their security review.
Finance and procurement
Whether the numbers verify and reconcile.
Leadership
Whether they can see and compare performance across sites.
What's inside
Fifteen checkable moves, across the four jobs evaluators reward
Each item names the move and why it scores. The full checklist is one page you can work straight into your response.
- Answer the way evaluators score.
- Show one connected path, fitted to their service.
- Make cost control auditable.
- Clear the trust gate before they open it.
A few of the fifteen: build the response inside their own document, bring third-party finance evidence pointed at their ledger, and pre-answer the security review with artifacts. Get the full list below.
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