FAQ
Frequently asked
Questions and answers
Quick answers for chefs, managers, and owners evaluating Vellin.
Vellin is a day-to-day restaurant operations app. It brings inventory, purchasing, receiving, vendor coordination, documents, and reporting into one place.
Yes. You can run multiple locations under one organization, keep role-based access by location, and see both location and org-wide reporting.
You can start with CSV imports for vendors, items, and par levels. After that, upload invoices and documents so purchasing and receiving workflows use real data.
Build purchase orders from cart or templates, send them to vendors, and track status updates. When deliveries arrive, use the Receiving Inbox to confirm quantities and update inventory.
It helps teams quickly answer what to order, what is running low, what prices changed, and what was actually received. This reduces stockouts, missed cutoffs, and manual follow-up.
Yes. Vendors get a dedicated portal to manage assigned orders, update order status, review suggestions, and keep shared data in sync with buyers.
You can track COGS, stockouts, PO cycle time, price variance, waste, and vendor performance. Reports support date filters so managers can review trends and act quickly.
Vellin monitors par gaps, low-stock risk, cutoff timing, and price changes. Alerts are designed to tell the right person what needs action next.
Yes. You can generate and share PDF-style purchase-order summaries for reconciliation and recordkeeping.
Yes. The web app is responsive, so teams can manage orders, receiving, and inventory from desktop, tablet, and mobile browsers.
When enabled, AI Assistant helps summarize issues in your purchasing and inventory data and suggests next steps. It is built to support faster operational decisions.
Most teams can get started quickly: import core data, run your first ordering workflow, then expand into receiving, reporting, and vendor collaboration.
Vellin supports operational imports and exports plus integration-friendly endpoints, including webhooks in supported modules. Additional integrations are added over time.
