Restaurant back office: takings, VAT and stock

The back office runs in any web browser and opens on the AI brief of the day. See takings, VAT returns, payments by cash, card and MCB Juice, till counts, menu profit, stock and losses, compared with the previous period.

Sales insights compared with the previous period
TakingsLast 30 days
Rs 774,024
+370.7% on the period before
6 Sep12 Sep4 Oct
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Takings, VAT and till counts

Finance shows takings, tax and charges against the previous period, every paid order and payment, tips, daily totals, till counts and the VAT for each return period.

  • Cash, card and MCB Juice by payment method and staff member
  • Refunds recorded as credit notes
  • CSV and PDF exports for your accountant
Finance overview with takings and payment methods
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Menu profit uses each dish’s recipe cost to show its margin, and groups dishes as stars, workhorses, hidden gems or ones to rethink. It suggests price and menu changes ranked by their monthly value.

  • Food cost calculated from recipes
  • Change a price or set a chef’s pick in one tap
  • Each dish compared with its own menu section
Menu profit with suggested changes
The moves worth the most
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Loss watch

Loss watch lists voids after the kitchen, discounts, drawer openings without a sale, refunds and short tills, compares each person with the team and links every entry to the audit log.

  • Where to look first
  • Each staff member compared with the team average
  • Who did it and who approved it
Loss watch
Voids after the kitchen
Max Manager0.3%
Wendy Waiter0.2%
Walter Waiter0.1%
Cora CounterLook1.5%

Cora Counter, sales Rs 26,030. The team’s usual is under 0.5%.

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Stock and prep plan

Track ingredients, suppliers and recipes. The prep plan uses the same weekday’s sales to estimate what the next service will sell, what to prep and what will run out.

  • Suppliers with pack sizes and delivery days
  • Stock counts, deliveries and waste
  • Items that will run out before the next delivery
The prep plan for the next service
Today, Monday10:00 to 21:00
121 dishes

still to come, from 4 Mondays before

Alouda10
Fresh lime juice9
Rougaille saucisses8
Chicken curry8
Farata8
Dholl puri, 27

Back office questions

Does the back office work on a phone?

Yes. It works in any browser and adapts to a phone screen. Finance exports are made from a computer.

Can we send our figures to an accountant?

Yes. Orders, payments and finance pages export to CSV and PDF, and the VAT returns page totals the VAT on sales for each return period.

Does the back office have AI?

Yes. The dashboard opens on the AI brief and the forecast for the week ahead, and menu profit, loss watch and the prep plan show the decisions worth making. They are described together under Ferculon Intelligence.

Can we see which dishes actually make money?

Yes. Menu profit uses each dish’s recipe cost to show its margin, groups dishes as stars, workhorses, hidden gems or ones to rethink, and ranks suggested price changes by what each is worth in a month.

How do we find voids, discounts and short tills?

Loss watch lists voids after the kitchen, discounts, drawer openings without a sale, refunds and short tills, sets each person against the team average, and links every entry to the audit log.

Does it tell us what to prep for the next service?

The prep plan estimates what the next service will sell from the same weekday’s sales, says what to prep, and flags the items that will run out before the next delivery.