Kitchen Inventory Management

Cafe and restaurant inventory management

: these are words that have never excited anyone. It doesn’t matter if you say the words on their own, or all together. No one’s eyes get wide with anticipation at the sound of them.

But here we are, and that’s because there is one interesting thing about cafe and restaurant inventory management you should know. If you ignore it, the consequences for your business can be pretty dire. This is especially true for hospitality, where consistency of the product is crucial. If you’re consistently out of ingredients, making substitutions, or just scratching items from the menu entirely, your customers will notice. And then they’ll cease to be customers

All of a sudden, tracking your inventory properly doesn’t just seem like a boring chore. It’s important, and it can be daunting, but that doesn’t mean it has to be difficult. All you really need to do is develop a thorough protocol, and be religious about following it. I know, I’m not making it sound any sexier. But it has to be done, and if you follow these steps you’ll find that staying on top of your inventory becomes second nature.

We assist you in

• Prepare your Point of Sale to track your inventory
• Prepare your staff (or yourself) for the inventory routine.
• Take stock of your surroundings.
• Create a schedule for manual stocktakes—and then follow it.
• Record waste (and why it happens)
• Make sure inventory is up to date before taking deliveries.
• Obsess over your data.