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Inventory Manager

Wastage Log

Record waste for ingredients and menu items, and understand the four kinds of waste ChefAdmin tracks.

Every bit of waste you record comes out of stock at cost and shows in your dashboard and reports.

Record waste

  1. Open Inventory Manager > Wastage Log and click Add New.
  2. Company Managers choose Brand or Branch.
  3. Under Wastage By, choose an ingredient or a menu item.
  4. Pick the item, enter the Qty (and the size for a menu item), the Business Date and the Reason.
  5. Click Continue.

Stock is reduced straight away. Wasting a menu item takes out all the ingredients and sub recipes it is made from.

Four kinds of waste

KindRecorded
Restaurant WasteBy you, in the Wastage Log.
Storage WasteAutomatically, when you receive stock for an ingredient with a Storage Waste %.
Production WasteAutomatically, when you run a production plan.
Stock Adjustment WasteAutomatically, when a stocktake finds less than the book.

Use the filters on the left to see waste by reason, type or kind. Click Detail on a row for the value, date, reason and who logged it.

Who can record waste

Company Managers, Brand Managers, and Branch Managers at a central kitchen. Recording waste from the chef app is coming.

Production Plan

Plan batches of sub recipes and dishes, check you have the stock, and run production to update inventory.

Dashboard and reports

Your sales, costs, stock and waste at a glance, the detailed reports behind them, and what makes the numbers trustworthy.

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Record wasteFour kinds of wasteWho can record waste