Prepare the service brief
Keep the menu document, dietary notes, guest-count details, and setup instructions with the event resources.
BACKLINE FOR CATERERS & FOOD-SERVICE TEAMS
Great service
runs on a shared plan.
Connect your service schedule, event notes, staff, and vendor contacts. Keep the kitchen-to-floor sequence aligned with the whole event.
YOUR WORKSPACE, YOUR TOOLS
BookingsCalendarMembersChatClientsVenuesFinancials
BUILT AROUND YOUR PART OF THE EVENT
Less searching.
More ready.
Use bookings, teams, calendars, communication, and resources for the work your business needs to do.
Give the team clear timing
Organize preparation, arrival, cocktail service, dinner, clearing, and breakdown around staff assignments.
Coordinate event transitions
Keep the planner, venue, bar team, and entertainment lead connected when speeches or dinner timings move.
A DAY IN THE WORKSPACE / EXAMPLE
The service captain sees the toast timing shift, confirms the new dinner sequence with the planner and DJ, and updates the catering team in the event conversation.
YOUR TEAM IS PART OF A BIGGER TEAM
Your work, connected
to the whole event.
Work in your own business’s workspace and coordinate through the shared event. The event’s timeline, contacts, notes, resources, and conversations connect the people involved.
Venue & rentals
Confirm kitchen access, service layout, equipment, and delivery timing.
Planner & DJ
Align dinner service, introductions, speeches, and room transitions.
Bar & bakery
Coordinate beverage service, dessert setup, and clearing windows.
ONE ESTABLISHED HIERARCHY
Your business.
Your workspace.
Your people.
The foundation remains Global → Organization → Band/workspace → Member. For caterers, the workspace represents your service team. Its people and tools sit within your organization.
Event participation connects you to other vendors through assigned access. It gives the shared work a home while each business keeps its own structure.
See how the hierarchy works The names in this hierarchy are illustrative examples.- GLOBAL / UMBRELLA GROUPHorizon Events Group
- ORGANIZATION / YOUR BUSINESSTable & Gather Catering
- BAND / VENDOR WORKSPACEWedding service team
- MEMBERS / YOUR PEOPLECatering manager · Chef · Service captain · Servers
ONE EVENT. EVERY VENDOR. WORKING TOGETHER.
Bring your part.
Connect the plan.
Open Backline
Existing members can sign in to their workspace.