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Published 15 Sep 2023
Free version: Available for teams of up to 10
Pricing: Premium plan $24/month (with a free 30-day trial period)
Platforms supported: Available as a mobile app (iOS and Android) or a web-based software
Why use SafetyCulture?
Companies in the food and beverage sector, whether big or small, will benefit from SafetyCulture’s food service management software as its numerous features streamline vital processes through automated inspections and compliance checks to ensure safety and quality in food handling. But what makes this platform one of the best in the industry is its capability to monitor inventory, employee activities, and customer orders in real time with the help of sensors, analytics, and centralized dashboards for communication.
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Why use Fourth?
One of the leading workforce and inventory management suites, Fourth works incredibly well as a food service management software and is used by world-renowned fast food chains. Their products like Adaco for inventory, HotSchedules for employee rostering, and PeopleMatter for onboarding employees are all geared toward operational optimization and business success.
Free version: None
Pricing: Call the sales team for a custom quote
Platforms supported: Web, iOS, Android
Why use Toast?
Used by nearly 100,000 restaurants all over the world, Toast is one of the best food service management software, as it offers the most comprehensive set of tools, from e-mail marketing all the way to food deliveries. With this software, companies can run their business efficiently and are assured of productivity.
Free version: Yes, specifically for small businesses like single-location cafes and food trucks.
Pricing: Core plan costs $69 per month (customized demo also offered)
Why use BlueCart?
Servicing more than 100,000 businesses with a compiled 2 billion transactions, BlueCart is an all-in-one order management platform for food services that streamlines various workflows, increases sales, and ensures customer satisfaction.
Pricing: Starts at $10 per month, billed annually (with a free trial)
Why use ChefMod?
This highly-favored food service software solution connects the art of culinary and the science of managing administrative tasks. On top of numerous tools that increase the business’ productivity and, consequently, revenues, they offer $250 as a referral fee for those who decide to use ChefMod.
Pricing: Not indicated. Contact the software provider for more information (with a free demo)
Platforms supported: Web, On-premise, iOS, Android
Why use Avero?
A leader in software solutions for the hospitality sector (e.g., restaurants, food and beverage services in hotels and casinos), Avero collects data from the current system and digitizes it for analysis to improve the different aspects of a business’s performance.
Free version: Yes. Starter plan is free for any users with basic features
Pricing: Essential package costs $300 per location per year (with a free demo)
Why use xtraCHEF?
While Toast has recently acquired xtraCHEF, the software continues to be a stand-alone application complete with its original features. This digital solution helps food and beverage service businesses manage inventory, optimize operations, and make better financial decisions without disregarding gastronomic quality and top-notch customer service.
Pricing: Starts at $149 per month (with a free demo)
Why use Restaurant365?
With numerous core solutions for accounting, store operations, and workforce management, Restaurant365 improves any food and beverage business’ back office and transforms the workflows in the front house, dining, and kitchen that guarantee revenues. The software provider offers comprehensive plans or stand-alone modules.
Pricing: Essential package costs $435 per month, billed quarterly (free demo provided)
Why use 7shifts?
A scheduling software designed for restaurants, 7shifts helps companies with employee hiring, training, scheduling, payroll, and most importantly, retention. By ensuring that front and back-of-house workers are well supported, and with the numerous other management tools in the system, businesses can achieve their goals.
Free version: Yes, specifically for single locations with up to 30 employees
Pricing: Entree plan costs $29.99 per month, per location, billed annually (with a 14-day free trial)
Why use Fimble?
One of the most comprehensive management solutions for restaurants and other food service businesses, Fimble unifies store management, in-store and online ordering, and other relevant tasks to improve operations, profit, and customer experience.
Pricing: Starts at $69 per store per month, billed annually
Food service management software is a digital tool designed for streamlining and automating various tasks in the food industry, such as inventory management, staff scheduling, menu planning, and order processing. Used by restaurants, cafes, catering companies, and even food manufacturing companies, this software solution reduces costs, enhances operational efficiency, and provides safe and high-quality products and superior services.
Disorganized inventory checks, inferior personnel scheduling, dismal food hygiene, and mistakes in processing orders result in numerous issues that could mean the end of a business. Having the best food service management software prevents those problems from cropping up and ensures success through improved productivity, enhanced team collaboration, compliance with regulations, and most importantly, increased customer satisfaction. Here are some specifics:
Comprehensive quality management systems may have some modules that could work for this industry. However, food service management software has very specific functionalities, such as the following:
All options detailed above will be an immense help to any food service and manufacturing companies. Take another look at the different software solutions below before you decide on your top pick:
* billed annually ** billed quarterly
Eunice Arcilla Caburao
Eunice is a content contributor for SafetyCulture. A registered nurse, theater stage manager, Ultimate Frisbee athlete, and mother, Eunice has written a multitude of topics for over a decade now.
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