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It All Starts With Your Recipes

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Beef Bourguignon
Main Course

Beef Bourguignon

6 servings
14 ingredients

Classic French braised beef stew with red wine, pearl onions, mushrooms, and fresh herbs. A timeless comfort dish.

Cost Summary

Total Cost

$32.50

Per Serving

$5.42

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Truffle Mac & Cheese

Step 2/5

40%

2

Cooking the Pasta

8 min
05:32

Bring a large pot of salted water to a rolling boil. Add the pasta and cook according to package directions until al dente, usually 8-10 minutes. Stir occasionally to prevent sticking.

💡 Tip: Reserve 1 cup of pasta water before draining!

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Navigate volatile ingredient costs and unpredictable market fluctuations with intelligent pricing strategies and real-time cost tracking.

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Ground Beef 80/20

Fresh protein • 5 lb case

🧊 Walk-in Cooler
Low Stock Protein
Current Stock 12.5 lbs
Reorder Point 25 lbs
Unit Cost $4.85/lb
Stock Level 50%
Vendor: Metro Foods Co
Herb Aioli

Herb Aioli

House-made • Prep Recipe

🧊 Walk-in Cooler
Normal Prep Recipe
Current Stock 8 qt
Reorder Point 2 qt
Unit Cost $6.50/qt
Stock Level 400%
Yield: 2 qt/batch

Parmigiano Reggiano

Aged 24 months • Wheel

🧊 Walk-in Cooler
Out of Stock Dairy
Current Stock 0 lbs
Reorder Point 10 lbs
Unit Cost $18.60/lb
Stock Level 0%
Vendor: Artisan Foods Co
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Price Increases

Last 30 days

↑10%

Colby Jack Cheese - 5lb piece

Colby Jack Cheese

↑11%

Raw Egg - 180x1ea case

Raw Egg

↑3%

Sweetened Condensed Milk...

Sweetened Condensed Milk

↑8%

Part-Skim Mozzarella...

Part-Skim Mozzarella Cheese

Impacted Recipes

Affected by price changes

↑68%

NY-Style Pizza Dough

Bread Flour, Water...

↑22%

Garlic Mashed Potatoes

Gold Potato, Garlic Raw...

↑46%

White Rice

White Rice Cooked, Water...

↑21%

Classic Chocolate Chip...

Butter, Sugar-free...

Invoice Actions

4 pending

Complet...

INV202601-0011

Metro Dairy Distributors...

Complet...

INV202601-0010

Prime Meat & Seafood...

Review...

INV202601-0009

Specialty Foods Inc...

Approve

INV202601-0008

Local Organic Farms...

PO Actions

3 pending · 3 overdue

OVERDUE

PO202601-0009

Specialty Foods Inc...

OVERDUE

PO202601-0007

Sysco Foods · 1 day...

PARTIAL

PO202601-0009

Specialty Foods Inc...

Submit...

PO202601-0012

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Transform paper invoices into digital inventory updates in seconds. Our AI-powered scanner extracts line items, prices, and quantities automatically.

METRO FOODS
Flour 50lb$24.99
Olive Oil$18.50
TOTAL$43.49
SYSCO
Chicken$89
Beef$124
Shrimp$67
Salmon$95
Pork$54
TOTAL$429
US FOODS
Tomatoes$32
Onions$18
Garlic$12
TOTAL$62
RESTAURANT DEPOT
Sugar$45
Flour$38
Butter$89
Eggs$67
Cream$54
Milk$32
Vanilla$28
TOTAL$353
COSTCO BIZ
Paper Towels$42
Foil Wrap$28
TOTAL$70
AI SCANNER
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METRO FOODS CO.
Invoice #MF-2024-0892
Date: Jan 24, 2026
All Purpose Flour 50lb $24.99
Olive Oil 1gal x3 $126.00
Kosher Salt 3lb $8.50
Fresh Basil 2oz x10 $35.00
TOTAL $194.49
Items Extracted 4 of 4
Matched to Inventory 4 matched
Confidence Score 98.5%

Receiving

Verify & Stock

PO #1247
All Purpose Flour
50 lb bag • Dry Storage
1 of 1
Received
Olive Oil
1 gal bottles • Dry Storage
3 of 3
Received
Kosher Salt
3 lb box • Dry Storage
Scanning...
Verify qty
4
Fresh Basil
2 oz packs x10 • Walk-in Cooler
Pending
Next up
Receiving Progress 50% Complete
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