The HappyCatering Manifesto
Ankit Agarwal
Founder, HappyBoards
I am Ankit, founder of HappyBoards. I have been in the trenches of modern catering for years. I have cut the cheese, packed the boxes, dealt with couriers, built the tech, and managed the chaos. I have watched platforms take more from restaurants than they ever give.
And I got tired of it.
We paid commissions that made no sense.
We lived at the mercy of platforms that could shut us off anytime.
We were forced to pay again for "discovery" after already paying to be listed.
The more we sold, the more we lost.
None of that aligned with real hospitality.
None of that helped us grow.
None of that felt fair.
In the era of software, costs have dramatically decreased, but the benefits of technology have not been passed through to us, the operators, the workers.
So we built HappyCatering.
Not another marketplace.
Not another platform that squeezes restaurants to hit quarterly targets.
This is the system we built for ourselves at HappyBoards because we refused to let middlemen define our margins or our destiny.
We took everything we learned running a high volume, modern, tech enabled catering brand and turned it into software that puts restaurants back in control. Simple. Clear. Owner friendly.
HappyCatering exists for one reason: independence.
Restaurants deserve to keep the money they earn and build their business without artificial taxes.
Our HappyGuarantee to you
- No commissions ever.
- No paid ads for discovery ever.
- No games, no bidding wars, no pay to play.
- No algorithms deciding if you exist today.
- No hidden fees.
- No upcharges to the customers.
- No shady tactics with credit card fees - we get the best deal for all of us.
Just great restaurants, great food, and a platform that lets you keep your revenue.
We built the future we wanted for HappyBoards.
Now we are opening that future to every independent restaurant that wants out of the middleman machine.
If you want freedom, fairness, and a partner who actually understands the work, welcome to HappyCatering.
I'm looking forward to working together.