Love Ya Catering is an Indigenous-owned Australian marketplace that connects corporate buyers with quality catering providers. The platform is designed to support businesses in ordering catering for meetings, conferences, and events, while simultaneously empowering Indigenous restaurant owners through increased visibility and opportunity.

Our contribution

DianApps Contribution in Building the Love Ya Catering Project

DianApps collaborated closely with Love Ya Catering to build a robust, scalable marketplace infrastructure tailored for B2B catering operations. We delivered an end-to-end solution covering: Multi-surface product architecture (customer, partner, admin) B2B-first ordering workflows with scheduling and group ordering Seamless integration with Square POS systems used by restaurant partners Secure and scalable payment infrastructure powered by Stripe Backend development using Django for centralized control and performance

Solving the Challenges

Before

Mission-driven business needed to reflect social impact within the product, not just branding

Corporate buyers required complex ordering workflows not supported by traditional food apps

Restaurant partners already relied on existing POS systems, making adoption difficult

Financial transparency was critical due to the social enterprise model

The founder had limited bandwidth to manage product development

After

Built a platform where Indigenous vendors are visible, prioritized, and integrated into the core experience

Designed a B2B-first ordering system with scheduling, bulk orders, and invoicing

Integrated native Square POS compatibility, eliminating the need for new tools

Developed a structured payment and accounting system with Stripe, ensuring traceability

DianApps delivered a founder-light execution model, managing the product lifecycle end-to-end

Result

DianApps successfully developed a scalable, multi-platform catering marketplace tailored for B2B operations. The platform streamlined complex ordering workflows and reduced friction for both buyers and restaurant partners. Seamless POS and payment integrations ensured operational efficiency and financial transparency. Love Ya Catering is now positioned with a strong digital foundation, ready for launch and future expansion.