# Caterlytix > Caterlytix is a UK middleware and digital transformation company for the catering industry. Its API-first hub-and-spoke platform connects the systems caterers already run — POS, payments, finance, CRM/MIS, kitchen and menu management, loyalty and data warehouses — so data flows in real time instead of being rekeyed by hand. Alongside the platform, Caterlytix builds bespoke applications, dashboards and data warehouses, and delivers hands-on transformation support. Caterlytix exists because caterers were stuck with legacy systems that could not talk to each other, forcing duplicated manual work and delaying decisions. The company positions itself as an implementation partner rather than a software vendor: integration, custom build and training are delivered together, and clients retain full IP ownership of bespoke work. Key facts: - Sectors served: education (schools, MATs, local authority catering), healthcare, hospitality and large-scale venues. - Scale: 100+ system integrations enabled across POS, payments, finance, CRM/MIS, kitchen management and data tooling. - Representative outcome: reporting cycles cut from three months to three minutes. - Founders: Ryan Green (CEO), Doug Winter (CTO), Andy Theyers (COO). - Contact: hello@caterlytix.com, +44 (0)845 310 1777. ## Core pages - [Home](https://www.caterlytix.com/): Overview of Caterlytix and its three service lines — digital transformation, custom development, and integrations and middleware. - [About](https://www.caterlytix.com/about): Company mission, origin story, founding team and approach as an implementation partner. - [Contact](https://www.caterlytix.com/contact): Callback request form, email and phone. Responses within 24 hours during business hours. ## Services - [Integrations and Middleware](https://www.caterlytix.com/integrations-and-middleware): The core product. An API-first central hub that connects POS, payments, finance, CRM, loyalty, MIS, kitchen and menu management systems in real time, with data mapping, auditable data trails and peak-load performance for time-critical service windows. Named integrations include SumUp, Sage, Snowflake, Fourth and CRB Cunninghams. - [Digital Transformation](https://www.caterlytix.com/digital-transformation): Transformation without disruption — automating data flow between fragmented catering systems to remove manual admin, give finance auditable data and give leadership trustworthy real-time insight. Deployment pace adapts to the organisation. - [Custom Development](https://www.caterlytix.com/custom-development): Bespoke applications, dashboards, data warehouses with automated reporting, operational SaaS tools and customer-facing apps built on real-time kitchen and payment data. Delivered in agile sprints from discovery and scoping through wireframes and proof of concept, on a catering-specific codebase. Clients keep full IP. - [Partners](https://www.caterlytix.com/partners): The integration ecosystem, grouped by category — Point of Sale (Arbor, Civica, CRB Cunninghams, VeriCool, SHARP Retail Systems, Byte, AMI Education Solutions, Relish, SchoolGrid, Kanpla, SumUp), Payments (WisePay, MyChildAtSchool, PayPal, Schoolcomms, ParentPay, School Money and others), Finance (Capita, Zahara, Yooz, Xero, Sage Intacct, Sage 50, Sage 200, QuickBooks, NetSuite, FreeAgent), CRM and MIS (SIMS, Bromcom, Arbor, IRIS Ed:gen, ScholarPack, iSAMS, RM Integris, Salesforce, HubSpot, Zoho CRM and more), Kitchen Management (Fourth, Kafoodle, SchoolGrid), and data tooling (Snowflake, SQL Server, SFTP, Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central, Amazon S3, Excel, CSV). ## Case studies - [All case studies](https://www.caterlytix.com/case-studies): Index of client work. - [Levy + SumUp](https://www.caterlytix.com/case-studies/levy-and-sum-up): Levy UK + Ireland (Compass Group). Integrating SumUp POS Pro tills with the Tali reporting platform to manage staff meal allocations. - [Blackpool Council Catering Services](https://www.caterlytix.com/case-studies/blackpool-council-catering-services): A 12–24 month digital roadmap modernising council catering operations and accelerating reporting. - [North Tyneside Council Catering Services](https://www.caterlytix.com/case-studies/north-tyneside-council-catering-services): Centralising school catering operations across 93 schools using Caterlytix technology and managed services. ## Insights - [Blog index](https://www.caterlytix.com/blogs): Articles on catering data, integration and operations, filterable by Point of Sale, Payments, Finance, CRM and MIS, Kitchen Management, and Data and Analytics. - [AI in Catering](https://www.caterlytix.com/blogs/ai-in-catering): Where AI genuinely helps catering operators, and what has to be true of the underlying data first. - [Better Data, Better Decisions](https://www.caterlytix.com/blogs/better-data-better-decisions): How data quality and availability change the decisions catering leaders can make. - [The Future of Catering Finance](https://www.caterlytix.com/blogs/the-future-of-catering-finance): Where catering finance functions are heading as reporting moves from manual to real time. - [Data-Driven Catering](https://www.caterlytix.com/blogs/data-driven-catering): Turning operational catering data into day-to-day decision-making. - [Middleware in Catering](https://www.caterlytix.com/blogs/middleware-in-catering): What middleware is and why it matters for caterers running many disconnected systems. - [Scaling Catering Operations](https://www.caterlytix.com/blogs/scaling-catering-operations): The operational and systems constraints that bite as catering operations grow. ## Optional - [Legal](https://www.caterlytix.com/legal): Index of legal documents. - [Privacy Notice](https://www.caterlytix.com/legal/privacy-notice): How Caterlytix handles personal data. - [Cookie Policy](https://www.caterlytix.com/legal/cookie-policy): Cookies and analytics used on the site.