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Prep & Inventory
Quickly digitize prep lists and recipes. Ensures consistency and efficiency for daily food prep
Inventory Counting
- Painless count with customizable units and automatic unit conversion
- Inventory checklist with multiple storage locations
- Compare staff speed with count timers
- Immediately log waste while counting inventory
Food Prep
- Customizable daily demand level (Slow, Medium, Busy, Holiday)
- Never run out, set a minimum quantity to have on hand
- Automatically adjusts pars based off historical data*
- Projects future usage based off shelf life, time to prep and future demand. Never run out again!
- Know the exact amount to make, taking into account inventory, demand, recipe and projected usage
- Records quantity made, staff, time and recipe used
Recipes
- Suggests the perfect recipe to achieve par, while maximizing efficiency
- Accurately autoscales recipes to prevent mistakes
- Groups recipes that have common ingredients like making dough or chopping veggies*
- Built in kitchen timers*
- Compare prep times between staff*
Waste Tracking
- Tracks all your waste in one spot
- Logs when and why something is discarded
- Get instant email or mobile alerts for waste on big ticket items
- Customizable waste tags
Checkouts
Track cash and ensure accountability every step of the way from counter to bank
Staff Checkout
- Waste less time dealing with cash
- Works with cash drawers, individual’s banks, or your own custom set up
- Fully customizable to fit any business
- Automatically calculates how much cash is owed, charged tips and drawer shortages
- Integrates with printers to provide deposit slips for every drop
- Cash drops can be recounted, logged and verified by management
Tip Out
- Calculate tip out amounts for individual departments
- Tip out departments based on customizable numbers like food sales, net sales, and alcohol sales
- Allows staff to easily modify tip out amounts based on peer work performance
Cash Drawer Count
- Staff can quickly record accurate drawer opening and closing counts
- Re-counts are logged. See if money disappears “magically” after the first count
- Hold staff individually responsible for their assigned drawer
Closeout
- Checkouts can be grouped into a closeout by management for easy accounting
- Closeout drop amounts can be recounted, logged and verified by owner
Staff Management & HR Tools
KounterTop enables timely and effective communication between staff and management
Feedback and Communication
- Enables a full dialog between staff and management
- Get immediate customer feedback
- Use tags to categorize and prioritize pressing issues
- Automatically include relevant staff in conversation based on tag
- Receive instant email and mobile notifications
Staff Notes
- Log notes on specific staff performance
- Use tags to group notes like punctuality, complaints, compliments, and staff interactions
- Instant email and mobile notifications when management adds a note
- Makes performance reviews easier through compiling data on staff activities
Manager Notes
- Keep track of goals, performance and maintenance
- Keep a daily log of activities, sales, and staff levels
- Look back at last year’s notes to prepare and improve performance
- Stay reminded of the small things that add up to a big difference
Announcements
- Display announcement banners for all staff to see
- Keep everyone up to date on daily specials and large reservations
- Address recurring issues with everyone instantly. For example utensils being accidentally tossed
Calendar
- Manage events and daily demand levels
- Prepare for holidays and local events
Extras
Full Edit History and Accountability
- All data and items have revision history. Go back and see all edits since creation
- Undo an accidental deletion or change
- All changes are logged with a staff name and timestamp
- No more guessing who made changes
Reporting
- Powerful reporting engine to view data in any way
- Run customizable reports any time, anywhere
- Built in powerful reports get you going with no extra work
Permissions
- Full control over individual staff access
- Create read-only accounts to prevent accidental data edits
- Give access to only the necessary features
Security
- Security is a top priority for KounterTop
- All traffic is encrypted so only you can see your data
- KounterTop uses industry leading security practices to keep all data safe
Misc
- Automatic Updates: App includes seamless updates for the newest features, bug fixes, and security patches
- Multi-Location: Easily switch between managing multiple locations with one login
- No New Hardware: Use existing computers, tablets or staff’s personal devices. Supports iPhone, iPad, Samsung, Android, Windows, Mac, and many more
- Data Import: KounterTop can import data from many popular apps, POSs and spreadsheets