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Real-time inventory
Stock updated instantly. Low-stock alerts before you run out.
✓ US market✓ GDPR compliant✓ Multi-location from day 1✓ English support✓ 100% SaaS · no installation
The specific inventory challenges of a dark kitchen
A dark kitchen running two or three virtual brands shares the same warehouse across all concepts. The challenge is that without a differentiated control system, it's impossible to know how much of the stock each brand consumes — and therefore what the real food cost of each concept is. The operator knows they spent X on purchases, but cannot attribute it to the burger brand, the bowl brand, or the sushi brand. This blinds profitability by concept and makes it impossible to decide which brands to scale or shut down. Kitchen Stocker solves this by linking each recipe to a specific concept: when a production run is logged, ingredient consumption is deducted from shared stock and attributed to the food cost of the corresponding brand.
"Without inventory visibility, food cost slips away unnoticed."
Real-time stock control for delivery operations
Dark kitchens operate with unpredictable demand spikes, tight preparation windows, and immediate consequences when an ingredient runs out: the order gets cancelled, the rating drops, and the platform penalises you. Real-time stock control is more critical here than in any other restaurant format. Kitchen Stocker updates inventory with every recorded movement — purchase entry, production, waste — and sends automatic alerts when any product falls below the configured minimum. Kitchen staff can log movements from their phones without interrupting workflow.
What Kitchen Stocker does for your operation
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Purchasing and suppliers
Generate purchase orders, assign them and track until receipt.
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Waste control
Log every loss with reason. Detect patterns by shift, category or employee.
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Real food cost
Calculate cost per recipe and period. Make decisions with data, not gut feeling.
Food cost by virtual brand and profitability analysis
Knowing the consolidated food cost of a dark kitchen is not enough to manage it well. You need to know whether brand A has a 28% food cost and brand B has 41%, because the corrective action is completely different in each case. Kitchen Stocker calculates the theoretical food cost per brand from recipe cost cards and the actual food cost from attributed inventory consumption. The comparison between the two reveals where the variances lie: inconsistent portions, poorly rotated ingredients, or recipes not being executed to the defined standard.
Before you start
How long does it take to set up?
Most restaurants are up and running in under 48 hours. The setup wizard guides your team step by step.
Do I need technical knowledge?
No. Kitchen Stocker is designed for the head chef or manager to use directly, without needing IT.
What if we're already using Excel?
You can import your current inventory from a CSV in minutes. You don't start from scratch.
Frequently asked questions
Can I manage multiple virtual brands with a single Kitchen Stocker account?+
Yes. You can organise products by brand or concept within the same warehouse and link each recipe to its corresponding brand. Food cost and waste are calculated independently by concept, with a consolidated view of the total.
Does Kitchen Stocker integrate with delivery platforms like Glovo or Uber Eats?+
Kitchen Stocker does not currently have direct integration with delivery platforms. Production and sales are logged within the system. Integration with POS systems or delivery platforms is on the product roadmap.
How long does it take to set up Kitchen Stocker for a dark kitchen?+
The initial setup — ingredient catalogue, recipe cost cards by brand, and minimum stock levels — takes 24 to 48 hours for a dark kitchen with 2–3 brands. If you're migrating from Excel, you can import your catalogue via CSV to speed up the process.
Can I track packaging and shipping materials as well as ingredients?+
Yes. Kitchen Stocker makes no distinction between ingredients and other supplies: you can add boxes, containers, bags, and any other material you consume in operations, with its own minimum stock level and reorder alert.
Does Kitchen Stocker work if I operate the same brand from multiple dark kitchen locations?+
Yes. With the Professional plan you can manage up to 3 locations from the same dashboard, compare food cost between kitchens, and transfer stock between them when one location has a surplus and another a shortage.
Control the food cost of every brand from a single tool
Kitchen Stocker gives you visibility over stock, food cost, and waste in your dark kitchen — by concept, in real time. Start with a 14-day free trial, no credit card.
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Last updated: 2026-04-12