IndiCater
IndiCater is cloud software for UK foodservice and hospitality businesses that combines recipe and menu costing, allergen and nutrition labelling, stock and inventory, supplier ordering, HR and finance reporting. It connects to suppliers, EPoS systems and accounting software, and is sold in modules to contract caterers, care homes, schools, hotels, restaurants and pubs.
Last reviewed
- Best for
- Contract caterers, Care homes, hospitals and schools
- Pricing
- Quote only
- Runs on
- Web
Who it is for
Contract caterers
Cost control, waste tracking and multi-site management in place of spreadsheets.
Care homes, hospitals and schools
Allergen and nutritional compliance, stock and budget control across several sites.
Pubs, hotels and restaurant groups
Connects to suppliers and EPoS to track stock, theoretical against actual gross profit and daily operations across sites.
What it does
Recipe and menu manager
Builds recipes and menus from live supplier catalogues with automatic cost, allergen and nutrition data.
Allergen and calorie labelling
Produces allergen and nutritional information for menus and labels; the vendor markets Natasha's Law labelling.
Menu templates and QR menus
Customisable printed menus and online or QR menus showing allergen and nutrition data.
Carbon footprint of recipes
Shows the carbon footprint of recipes and menus.
Stock and inventory
Tracks stock levels, central stores and stock transfers between sites.
Waste monitoring
Tracks and reports food waste.
Supplier ordering
Orders directly from food, drink and non-food suppliers with live prices.
EPoS integration and GP reporting
Uses EPoS sales data to update stock and report menu performance.
Finance and profit manager
Cost and profit reporting module that connects to finance software.
HR and employment module
Employee records and recruitment tools.
Open API
API for custom reports, connecting other software and automating operations.
Multi-site management
Sites can be added freely, with team access limits and restrictions across locations and suppliers.
Pricing
- Pricing model
- Quote only
IndiCater publishes no prices. It says the software is sold in modules so you pay only for what you need, that integrations and services can be added, and that adding new users costs nothing extra. Pricing is agreed on a call.
How it compares
Compared with the 19 products in Inventory Management that have a profile on this site. These figures describe the category. They are not a recommendation.
- Names 18 integrations. The median in this category is 15.
- Lists Web only. Among the 19 products in this category that state their platforms, 5 list an iOS app and 5 list an Android app.
- The category's 10 most-named integration partners are Lightspeed, QuickBooks, Toast, Clover, Square, Oracle Micros, Revel, Aloha, Xero, Sysco. Of these, this product's listing names QuickBooks, Clover, Xero.
Works with
- Accounting
- XeroSageQuickBooksSAPUnit4
The vendor's integrations page also shows logos for many more food, drink and non-food suppliers and other EPoS and accounting systems, and says it will build integrations that are missing.
Where and how it runs
- Customers in
- United Kingdom
- Platforms
- Web
Not stated as a list. Inferred from the vendor's UK-specific compliance content (Natasha's Law, Owen's Law) and its claim to support the UK's leading hospitality businesses.
The company
- Founded
- 2000
- Customers named by the vendor
- Coombs Catering Partnership, Bradfield College, Nourish Contract Catering, St Austell Brewery
Security and support
- Support
- The vendor says support is in-house and not outsourced, with a knowledge base, user guides and a ticket system typically answered within one business day, Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm. Training courses are sold separately.
Listing details
- Headquarters
- United Kingdom
- Built for
- Catering, Contract food service, Hotel F&B, Restaurants
- Focus
- Food-specific
- Status
- Active
- Website
- indicater.com
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What we could not confirm
These points were not confirmed when this page was written.
- Any price, plan, free trial or minimum term
- Headquarters location and legal entity
- Employee count and funding
- Mobile apps and hardware requirements
- Security certifications and hosting
- Interface languages
- Customers outside the UK
Sources
Facts on this page come from the pages below, checked on 29 September 2026. Prices and features change, so confirm with the vendor before you buy.
- Homepage: modules, sectors, pricing FAQ, customershttps://indicater.com/
- Recipe and menu featureshttps://indicater.com/recipe-menu-management-software/
- Inventory featureshttps://indicater.com/inventory-management-software/
- Integration logoshttps://indicater.com/hospitality-integrations/
- APIhttps://indicater.com/indicater-hospitality-api/
- Company history and parenthttps://indicater.com/team/
- Supporthttps://indicater.com/training-and-support/
- Contact and support routeshttps://indicater.com/contact/