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Real-time inventory
Stock updated instantly. Low-stock alerts before you run out.
✓ Spanish market✓ GDPR + LOPDGDD✓ Multi-location from day 1✓ English support✓ 100% SaaS · no installation
The challenge of scaling quality across a franchise network
A restaurant franchise sells two things: the product and the promise of consistency. The customer who walks into any location in the chain expects the same experience they had elsewhere. That consistency depends on recipes being executed with the same portions, the same ingredients, and the same processes at every location. Without a centralised inventory management system, the franchisor has no visibility into whether the franchisee at location B is sourcing ingredients from non-approved suppliers, using different portion sizes, or running a food cost 8 points above the brand standard. Kitchen Stocker provides that real-time visibility without the franchisor needing to visit each location in person.
"Without inventory visibility, food cost slips away unnoticed."
Centralised recipes, coordinated purchasing, and deviation control
Kitchen Stocker lets the franchisor define the brand's standard recipe cost cards centrally and distribute them to all locations. Each franchisee operates with the approved recipes, with no ability to change ingredients or portions without authorisation. The system compares each location's theoretical food cost (calculated from recipe cost cards) with the actual food cost (calculated from inventory), automatically flagging any location that is deviating from the standard. Centralised purchasing lets the franchisor consolidate orders to approved suppliers, ensuring both product quality and the volume-negotiated pricing across the whole network.
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.
Network reports: food cost benchmarking across franchisees
Kitchen Stocker's multi-location dashboard shows the food cost, waste, and supplier spend for each franchisee and the consolidated network total for the selected period. The franchisor can identify in seconds which locations are within the standard range and which need intervention. Reports are exportable for inclusion in royalty statements, franchisee meetings, or performance reviews. Each franchisee sees only their own data; the franchisor sees all. Permissions are fully configurable to fit the structure of each network.
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 the franchisor define recipes that franchisees cannot modify?+
Yes. Recipe cost cards created by the central administrator can be marked as protected, so franchisees use them to calculate their food cost but cannot edit ingredients or portions without administrator-level permissions.
How many franchised locations can I manage with Kitchen Stocker?+
The Professional plan includes up to 3 locations. For larger franchise networks, the Enterprise plan has no location limit. Contact the sales team to set up a custom plan for your network.
Does each franchisee have independent access to the system?+
Yes. Each franchisee has their own login credentials and sees only their location's data. The franchisor has access to all locations from the central panel. Roles and permissions are fully configurable.
Does Kitchen Stocker allow centralised purchasing for the whole network?+
Yes. The purchasing module lets you create purchase orders for multiple locations at once with approved suppliers. This makes volume negotiation easier and ensures all franchisees are buying from centrally approved suppliers.
Can I compare food cost across my franchisees?+
Yes. The multi-location dashboard shows the food cost for each franchisee and the network average for the selected period. You can identify which locations are above the standard and act before the deviation affects business profitability.
Centralise control of your franchise network without visiting every location
Kitchen Stocker gives the franchisor full visibility over the food cost and inventory of every franchisee. Protected recipes, coordinated purchasing, automatic reports. 14-day free trial.
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Last updated: 2026-04-12