KitchenSync - Restaurant Operations Platform

The Challenge

The client needed to move away from disjointed spreadsheets for managing their kitchen. They struggled with real-time visibility into fluctuating ingredient prices, which made accurate menu costing impossible. Additionally, unmonitored food waste was eating into their profit margins, and they lacked a centralized system to alert staff about low stock levels (e.g., critical ingredients like Truffle Oil running out).

The Solution

I developed KitchenSync, a robust web-based application tailored for high-performance kitchen operations.

Key Features:

• Live Inventory Management: Built a system to track stock levels in real-time, with automatic status indicators (OK vs. Reorder) and unit cost tracking
• Dynamic Menu Engineering: Created a costing module that automatically calculates "Total Plate Cost" and "Gross Margin" per dish whenever ingredient prices change
• Waste Prevention System: Implemented a digital log for tracking spoilage and burned items, calculating the exact dollar value of daily loss
• Smart Alerts: Developed a dashboard with "Critical" status flags for items below threshold to prevent 86ing menu items