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Food & catering playbook

How Fleiko Dispatch is preset for food & catering delivery: terminology, defaults, proof, routing and the recommended way to add work.

What this preset sets up

Ready times, delivery windows and contactless completion for local food operations. Work is called an order, done by a driver for a customer; the account you bill is a merchant.

Default order: single stop. Service types offered: Restaurant delivery, Catering delivery, Grocery delivery, Scheduled batch, Corporate meal delivery, Event drop-off, Contactless delivery.

The questions the setup wizard asks

Your answers shape recommendations and defaults only — never your plan or what you are entitled to — and you can change them any time in Dispatch → Settings → Operation profile.

Merchant pickup or your own fleet? (merchant pickup / own fleet / both)

Do you track ready-by and deliver-by times?

Do you offer contactless deliveries?

Do you do catering with setup?

Which handling categories do you use? (hot / cold / frozen / mixed)

Routing and proof

Routing: route optimization is recommended; vehicle capacity matching is recommended; time windows are prioritized.

Default proof: contactless drop and photo. Proof is required to complete work. A failed stop needs a reason.

Failed runs are marked for manual handling — this preset never re-attempts automatically, and customers cannot reschedule from the tracking page.

Recommended way to add work

Connect via API. You can use any method your plan offers; the recommendation is a starting point.

Importing a spreadsheet? The Food & catering template expects: order_number, merchant_name, delivery_address, ready_by, deliver_by (required); pickup_address, customer_phone, customer_email, order_count, handling_requirement, contactless, setup_required, merchant_account (recommended).

What Fleiko does and does not do here

Fleiko does not claim to be food safety compliant, temperature-controlled certified; it records what your team declares and captures.

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