Amma Banquet Hall
Headline
Wedding catering quote variance reduced from 8-12% to 2-3% in 90 days using Forkcast catering quote tool.
What changed
| Metric | Before | After | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quote vs actual variance | 8-12% | 2-3% | −6 to −9 pp |
| Event profit margin | 11% | 18% | +7 pp |
| Wedding bookings (season) | 92 | 104 | +13% |
What happened
Amma Banquet Hall takes 80-120 wedding bookings per year in T. Nagar, Chennai. The owners ran an internal quote sheet with stale rates. The variance between quoted food cost and actual was 8-12% on average; wiping out 30-40% of expected event profit.
Forkcast catering quote tool with live mandi rates + 25% buffer methodology was rolled in for all new quotes from August 2026.
By the end of the wedding season (Dec 2026), quote vs actual variance averaged 2.3%. The biggest improvement was on tomato heavy and paneer heavy menus, where mandi swings had been the silent killer.
In their words
"Catering margin was being eaten by stale ingredient rates. Forkcast's live mandi feed + quote tool fixed the leak. Best 90 days I've had in 12 years of running this banquet."
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