Hamper Orders, Platters and a Deli Website: Software for Delicatessens, Made with AI

Mythex builds what a deli needs to get out of the spiral notebook: an online hamper and platter pre-order with a firm deadline and capped collection slots, a customer list that remembers last year's gifts, stock of cheese and cured meat allocated to orders, and a website showing what's on the counter now. You describe it in chat and publish it.

What a deli has to keep track of

A delicatessen sells by the slice: prosciutto cut to order, cheese from the wheel, olives by the tub, sandwiches at lunch. Most of the year that is counter trade, but December changes everything. Hamper and platter orders arrive by phone, email and over the counter for weeks, then nearly every collection lands in the same three days. Each order has items, a collection time and allergens, and the stock for it must be held back from the counter. Corporate customers want twenty hampers on one invoice. Allergen questions come daily, and the rules on how you answer them depend on where you trade.

Hamper and platter pre-orders with a firm order deadline
Collection slots capped per half hour on the busiest days
Allergen notes on every order
Stock by weight, with use-by dates once opened
Pre-order stock held back from the counter
Last year's orders on file for repeat customers

What you can build for delicatessens

Christmas hamper pre-orders with collection slots

List each hamper with its contents, price and substitution policy, and sliced meats and cheeses in fixed pack sizes rather than exact weights. Customers choose a collection slot, capped per half hour so the shop doesn't fill with a queue of pre-paid orders. Orders close on a date you set.

Build online hamper ordering for my deli. Show 5 hampers with contents and price, plus cheese and charcuterie in 100g and 200g packs. Customers pick a collection slot between 20 and 24 December, max 8 collections per half hour. Ask for allergens. Close orders on 15 December.

A customer list that remembers last year's hampers

Keep each customer's past hamper and platter orders, so a repeat order is one conversation. Corporate clients keep their gift lists and billing contacts. Allergies are recorded with the customer's consent. Contact last year's hamper customers in October and most of the early orders come from them.

Make a customer list for my deli with past orders (hampers, platters, dates, amounts), allergies with consent, and corporate clients with recipient lists. Show me everyone who ordered a hamper last December.

Stock by weight, allocated to pre-orders

Track cured meats and cheeses by weight with use-by dates once opened, and hamper components such as jars, crackers and boxes by count. Stock allocated to pre-orders is held back so the counter can't sell it. Supplier and batch are recorded for traceability, and the hamper orders tell you exactly how many jars of chutney to buy.

Build an inventory app for my deli. Track cheeses and cured meats by kg with opened and use-by dates, and hamper components by count. Reserve stock for hamper orders, record supplier and batch, and show what to order based on hampers sold.

Office catering and corporate hamper invoices

Invoice office platters with the delivery or collection details. Corporate hamper orders go on one invoice with every recipient listed. Large catering and corporate orders take a deposit when booked, which covers the stock you buy in.

Create invoicing for my deli: catering invoices with delivery address and time, corporate hamper invoices listing every recipient, and deposits of 30% on orders over 200 deducted from the final invoice.

A deli website with what's on the counter now

Show the current range of cured meats, cheeses and antipasti, updated from an admin page when the counter changes. Add hampers and platters with serving numbers, lunch menu and hours, and a clear note on how allergen information is provided.

Make a website for my delicatessen with a 'On the counter this week' list I update from an admin page, a hampers page, catering platters with serving sizes, our sandwich menu and lunch hours, and a note on allergen information.

Hamper orders against last year, week by week

Compare hamper orders by week with last year's, see pre-orders and catering against counter sales, top sellers by weight and value, and waste from unsold fresh items. If November orders lag, there is still time to promote them.

Build a dashboard for my deli comparing hamper orders per week with last year, counter sales vs pre-orders vs catering, top 10 products by weight and value, and weekly waste.

From the spiral notebook to a hamper order list

Open online hamper ordering in early November with a clear deadline. Phone and counter orders go into the same list through a quick staff form, so there is one place to pack from. On packing days, print the list by collection slot, and schedule a packing shift away from the counter so serving and packing don't slow each other down.

One order list for online, phone and counter orders
Packing list sorted by collection slot
A separate packing shift in the final week

Allergens on every order

Add an allergen and dietary field to every order form, and show allergen information on each product online. The rules on how food businesses must provide allergen details differ by country, so check what applies to you and ask Mythex to build the labels or notes in that format.

Questions

Can customers pre-order hampers online?

Yes. They choose hampers or platters, pick a collection slot and note allergens. Orders close on the deadline you set, and card payments use a payment provider account you connect.

Can I sell cheese and meat by weight?

Yes, but fixed packs such as 100g or 200g are simpler online. If you sell by weight, add a note that the final price may vary slightly.

Can staff add phone orders?

Yes. An admin form puts phone and counter orders into the same list as online ones, so you pack from one place.

Do I need to code?

No. You describe your products and rules in plain language and Mythex builds the app. You change it by chatting.

Is it free?

The Free plan needs no credit card and includes daily credits and publishing. Pro is $25 a month for a custom domain, code editing and more credits.

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