Bobby for Caterers in Wellington: Voice AI That Works

If you're a caterer in Wellington, you already know the math doesn't add up. You spend 12–15 hours each week answering the same questions about dietary requirements, sending quote follow-ups, confirming delivery times, and chasing invoice payments. That's nearly two full work days every week—not plating dishes, not refining your laksa recipe, not meeting clients at the Wellington night market. Just admin.

The average catering inquiry in New Zealand takes four back-and-forth emails or three phone calls to convert. Miss one call during a prep rush, and that $2,400 corporate lunch booking goes to a competitor. A Wellington catering business handling 40 events monthly loses roughly 8–10 potential bookings simply because someone wasn't available to respond within two hours.

What Bobby does concretely for Wellington caterers

Bobby is a voice-first operating system that handles the repetitive communication work while you focus on food. Here's what that looks like in practice:

• Inbound inquiry handling: A potential client calls at 6 PM asking if you do gluten-free options for 40 people. Bobby answers, explains your dietary accommodation policy, checks your calendar availability, and books a tasting consultation—all by voice, while you're cleaning down the kitchen.
• Menu and pricing queries: Instead of typing the same email about your high tea package pricing fifteen times a week, Bobby answers these questions instantly via SMS or voice, pulling from your actual menu database.
• Event confirmation sequences: Bobby automatically sends confirmations 48 hours before service, collects final headcounts, and confirms delivery addresses for corporate catering in the Wellington CBD without you touching a keyboard.
• Post-event review requests: After a function at Te Papa or a wedding at Whairepo Lagoon, Bobby asks for Google reviews. Wellington caterers using Bobby see 40–60% review response rates versus the 8% industry average.
• Payment follow-up: Bobby sends polite invoice reminders at 7, 14, and 21 days, reducing your average payment collection time from 35 days to 18 days.

Radical honesty: what Bobby does NOT do

Bobby will not cook your food, negotiate with suppliers, or create new recipes. It won't replace your creativity or your relationships with long-term corporate clients who want to talk strategy with you personally. Bobby doesn't do social media content creation—it won't photograph your beef wellington or write Instagram captions. It won't handle complex contract negotiations for 300-person events where customization requires your judgment. Bobby handles repeatable communication tasks. You handle everything that requires a caterer's expertise, taste, and human intuition.

How much does it cost?

Bobby offers a free demo where we map your actual workflow—inquiry types, booking process, follow-up sequences. You pay nothing until you activate three or more modules. Most Wellington catering businesses start with inquiry response, booking confirmation, and review collection, then add invoice follow-up once they see the time saved. Pricing scales with usage, not arbitrary seat licenses. If Bobby saves you ten hours weekly, you'll know exactly what those hours are worth to your business.