How to develop a restaurant inventory management system

Do you still use spreadsheets to manage your restaurant inventory? If so, you know exactly how challenging and time-consuming it is. In 2021, there has to be a better way to track food.

In this article, we talk about how to build restaurant inventory management software from scratch and when it's better to use an off-the-shelf solution. But first, let's go back to spreadsheets for a minute to outline what problems you can get rid of by creating a brand-new food inventory management system.

Reasons why inventory management software for restaurants is better than spreadsheets

In addition to being cumbersome, there are a number of other good reasons to stop using spreadsheets:

- Vulnerable to human errors

- Require plenty of time to plan and design

- Don't give you Cost of Goods Sold (COGS)

- Don't generate reports

- Are difficult to analyze

- Don't provide you with historical inventory data

- Don't ensure real-time updates

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