Case Study: Tomé Catering achieves 60% higher first-month revenue with Byte Technology

How Byte Technology Helped Tomé Catering

Tomé Catering, a foodservice business in Lufkin, Texas, needed a more scalable way to grow sales after the coronavirus pandemic hurt catering revenue and their pop-up shop model proved too labor-intensive. They were already strong at food production, but they needed a way to reach customers—especially office and hospital staff—without relying on pre-planned orders or constant on-site labor. Byte Technology provided the vending/fridge solution they used to create a new sales channel.

Byte Technology helped Tomé Catering launch 24/7 Byte fridge storefronts that track inventory and purchases with tags, reducing theft risk and eliminating the need for an attendant. The first location opened at a hospital in August 2020, and within 30 days sales were about 60% higher than the machine’s cost, meaning it paid for itself in under a month. Within six months, Tomé had opened two more locations, streamlined operations, and was producing more food to fill the fridges while generating revenue around the clock.

Tomé Catering

Britany Vinson

Founder