Back of house
Inventory & Purchasing
Count it as it comes off the truck.
On the map What it does for you
- Receive against open purchase orders at the back door, on a phone
- Ingredient-level depletion tied to recipes and measured pours
Systems we set up that do this
We place and support these. Which one fits depends on how you run the place — that’s what the walkthrough is for.
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Clover The most widely deployed small-business POS, and the easiest one to overpay for. -
SpotOn Restaurant POS with the support reputation that actually shows up in the reviews.
Worth reading first
- Restaurant POSCommission-Free Online Ordering: Stop Losing Margin to Delivery AppsWhat commission-free ordering is worth, and what it costs to run.
- Rule changeVisa retired Level 2 in April. Most B2B merchants have not noticed.Visa's Level 2 interchange programme ended on 18 April 2026, replaced by the Commercial Enhanced Data Program. If you sell to other businesses and someone set up Level 2 for you years ago, the Visa half of that saving is gone and it does not show as a line item.
- Restaurant POSThe Best POS Systems for Restaurants in 2026 (Independent Guide)How to match a POS to your concept and service style, rather than to whoever is selling hardest.