Flow is the most underrated factor in a successful lunch experience.
We simulate, analyze, and optimize the freeflow of your company restaurant — so you can fix it before it costs you.
Best fit: company restaurants with 300–2,000 passages in peak windows · Peak window modeled: up to 90 minutes (configurable)
The freeflow is the first part of lunch. If it starts stressful, the food won’t save it.
Food, staff, and presentation can be adjusted quickly. Flow can’t — unless you simulate it.
Queues kill the experience
When diners wait, satisfaction drops — regardless of food quality.
Cross-traffic creates chaos
Poor counter placement forces people to criss-cross, slowing throughput and raising stress.
Freeflow mistakes are expensive to fix
A layout problem often becomes a construction problem. Better to validate before changes.
Most freeflows are designed without data
Beautiful spaces can still underperform without flow analysis under real demand.
From Floor Plan to Optimized Layout
We digitalize your floor plan
Send your blueprint. We build a precise digital twin with stations, counters, and walkways mapped.
We simulate real demand
We model peak volumes, group sizes, offer mix, and staffing to run realistic flow simulations.
You get actionable results
A boardroom-ready report (A+ to F‑), heatmaps, bottleneck ranking, and recommendations ranked by impact vs effort.
Inputs needed to start
- PDF plan (with at least one known measure)
- Sales mix or POS reports (6–12 months)
- Seating capacity (table types + quantities)
- Staffing available for service
- Offer info (type, complexity, service style)
See It in Action
Demo case is anonymized. NDA available before you share any plans or POS data.
Digital twin builder
Stations, queue zones, and access points mapped on your real plan.
Flow simulation
Watch virtual diners move through the space and see bottlenecks form.
Congestion heatmap
Visualize crowding and cross-traffic — then test fixes.
Seating model
Match seating capacity to demand and peak windows.
What You Can Measure — and Improve
Every simulation delivers metrics you can act on, not opinions.
Queue time
Pinpoint where queues form and what causes them.
Throughput
Know how many diners you can serve per minute — and what changes increase it.
Seating requirement
Calculate seating needed for the peak window — avoid overcrowding and wasted space.
Scenario comparison
Test layout/staff/offer changes digitally before spending on construction.
Built for the people who own the lunch rush
Facility Managers & Workplace Experience
Reduce peak-time complaints with evidence. Present boardroom-ready results that quantify impact.
Architects & Designers
Validate a new freeflow before construction. Ensure target capacity without bottlenecks or seating shortfalls.
Catering Operators
Win and retain clients with simulation-backed proposals. Optimize station placement and staffing to serve more diners faster.
Catering Expertise Meets Simulation Technology
Our methodology (what happens in every project):
- Digital twin of your freeflow: stations, walkways, access points, and queue zones mapped
- Real-demand modeling: POS/sales mix, arrival curves, group sizes, grab‑and‑go rates
- Station speed model calibrated to service mode, staff count, offer complexity, and manipulations
- Baseline + scenario simulations: counter swaps, queue orientation, staffing allocation, offer changes
- Boardroom-ready outputs: A+ to F‑ grade, bottleneck ranking, heatmaps, impact vs effort recommendations
“Most company restaurants are designed around what looks good on a floor plan. CaterFlow shows what actually works when 800 people need lunch in 45 minutes.”
ALOHA Consultancy
25 years in workplace catering strategy
Proven with
Corporate campuses
500–2,000 pax
Contract caterers
Tender support
New-build projects
Pre-construction validation
Renovation planning
Before/after simulation
One Platform, Three Tiers
Annual licensing — projects, scenarios, seats, and exports all included. Scale up as your practice grows.
Pro
For multi-project teams who need animations.
- Up to 8 projects / year
- Up to 12 scenarios per project
- Up to 3 seats (users)
- 5 plan versions per project
- PDF export included
- MP4 exports: 2 per project (baseline + best)
- Client portal sharing included
- 12 months access
Extra project: €2,750
Studio
For high-volume teams with white-label needs.
- Up to 15 projects / year
- Up to 15 scenarios per project
- Up to 5 seats (users)
- 5 plan versions per project
- PDF export included
- MP4 exports: 4 per project
- Client portal sharing included
- White-label PDF (logo + footer)
- 12 months access
- White-label PDF (logo + footer)
Extra project: €2,250
Done-for-you packages
Prefer to hand it off? Our consultants build the full CaterFlow project for you.
One-off project fees. No subscription required. Prices exclude VAT.