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Purchase order software for restaurants

Replace scattered ordering with structured purchase orders, AI automated invoice processing for restaurants, and budget controls that keep restaurant food costs as a percentage of sales in check.

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Purchase Orders

5 orders this week

+ New Order
All
Draft
Placed
Received
PO #VendorTotalStatus
PO-1042Sysco$2,847Placed
PO-1041US Foods$1,562Received
PO-1040Local Farm$486Draft
PO-1039Sysco$3,120Placed
PO-1038BakeMark$912Received
3 items below par — auto-reorder draft ready

Restaurant invoice scanning, automated reordering, and procurement budgets

Create purchase orders in seconds from par-level suggestions or past orders. Track every PO from draft to received — no more lost emails or scattered texts. Smart reordering helps you hit your target food cost percentage.

Use AI automated invoice processing to turn restaurant invoices into structured data. Approval policies, budget tracking, and recurring orders keep costing for your restaurant under control.

Purchase order workflow

Create, edit, and send POs. Track status from draft to received.

Draft
Pending
Placed
Received
PO-1042Sysco14 items
$2,847Placed
PO-1041US Foods8 items
$1,562Received
PO-1040Local Farm5 items
$486Draft
PO-1039Sysco11 items
$3,120Placed

Cart-based buying

Stage items in a cart, reorder from previous POs, and check out.

Cart · Sysco3 items

Tomatoes, Diced

20 cs

$480.00

AP Flour

4 bags

$112.00

Olive Oil, EVOO

2 gal

$58.00
Total$650.00

Smart reorder suggestions

Deterministic suggestions based on par levels and current stock.

3 reorder suggestions ready

Tomatoes, Diced

from Sysco

20 cs
Add

Basil, Fresh

from Local Farm

4 bn
Add

Chicken Breast

from US Foods

18 lb
Add

Receiving inbox

View pending deliveries, receive items against POs, and auto-assign stock.

2 PENDING3 RECEIVED TODAY
PO-1042Sysco
Arriving
14 itemsETA: Today 6AM
Receive Items
PO-1039Sysco
In Transit
11 itemsETA: Tomorrow
PO-1041US Foods
Received
8 itemsETA: Delivered

Approval policies

Set per-location approval rules for POs above a threshold.

DowntownActive

POs above $500 require manager approval

Pending Approval1 WAITING
PO-1040 · Local Farm · $486
Approve
Reject

Procurement budgets

Track live budget consumption with alert thresholds and optional hard gates.

Monthly Budget

$12,000

Spent

$8,420

70.2% used

Budget usageWarning at 80%

Recurring order templates

Standing orders with pause, resume, and scheduled generation.

Weekly Produce

Local Farm · Every Monday

Active

Bi-weekly Proteins

US Foods · Every 2 weeks

Active

Monthly Dry Goods

Sysco · 1st of month

Paused

Invoice & document processing

Upload invoices — AI extracts line items, prices, and vendor data.

Drop invoices here or browse

PDF, JPG, PNG supported

Recently Processed

Sysco-INV-2847.pdfMatched

14 line items · $2,847.50

USFoods-Mar26.pdfReview

8 line items · $1,562.00

AI parsed 22 line items with 98% accuracy

Price history & locking

Track vendor price changes over time. Lock prices on PO items.

Tomatoes, Diced · Sysco
Apr 2026
$24.00+$2.00
Mar 2026
$22.00
Feb 2026
$22.00-$1.50
Jan 2026
$23.50
Price locked on PO-1042

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