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Description

CostGuard is a food costing software that enables the immediate costing and recalibration of recipes and menus. By offering suggestions for selling prices aligned with global and category benchmarks, it ensures that your ideal recipe and menu costs are finely tuned. The software’s menu engineering reports effectively highlight both “winners and losers,” enhancing your ability to boost sales and maximize profits. Additionally, CostGuard assesses shrinkage, or loss, across major food categories, smaller subsets, and even specific items. With 'Alert' reports that present usage and shrinkage data organized by dollar values, every dollar saved contributes directly to your profits. By consolidating all the overwhelming data you encounter daily, including those hidden figures, CostGuard provides you with straightforward, actionable insights that drive your business forward and help in making informed decisions. Ultimately, this software streamlines your financial management in the food industry, ensuring you remain competitive and efficient.

Description

Keeping a close eye on your Cost of Sales percentage is crucial for the success of any restaurant, as it enables you to take actionable steps to enhance operations and, in turn, boost profitability. Whether you're running a fast food outlet, a fine dining establishment, a catering service, or an institutional foodservice, grasping the interrelation of the three food cost principles is vital for determining the fate of your business. Shrinkage, which can be bluntly described as theft, poses a significant threat to profitability. This shrinkage reflects the gap between the ideal or theoretical food cost and the actual cost incurred in practice, with discrepancies typically ranging from 2% to 15%. Such variances translate into lost profits that can account for a substantial share of sales, often distinguishing between a thriving food service operation and one that faces closure. Every food service entity inevitably experiences some level of shrinkage, making it imperative to identify and mitigate its sources effectively. By addressing these issues, you can significantly enhance your operational efficiency and safeguard your bottom line.

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API Access

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Pricing Details

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Free Version No 

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Free Trial No 
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Deployment

Web-Based No 
On-Premises No 
iPhone App No 
iPad App No 
Android App No 
Windows Yes 
Mac No 
Linux No 
Chromebook No 

Deployment

Web-Based No 
On-Premises No 
iPhone App No 
iPad App No 
Android App No 
Windows Yes 
Mac No 
Linux No 
Chromebook No 

Customer Support

Business Hours Yes 
Live Rep (24/7) No 
Online Support Yes 

Customer Support

Business Hours No 
Live Rep (24/7) No 
Online Support Yes 

Types of Training

Training Docs Yes 
Webinars No 
Live Training (Online) No 
In Person No 

Types of Training

Training Docs Yes 
Webinars No 
Live Training (Online) No 
In Person No 

Vendor Details

Company Name

CostGuard Software

Founded

1981

Country

United States

Website

www.costguard.com

Vendor Details

Company Name

Ideal Software

Country

South Africa

Website

idealsoftware.co.za/ideal-stock-control/

Product Features

Recipe Costing

Analytics/Reporting Yes 
Demand Planning No 
Inventory Management Yes 
Menu Management Yes 
Nutrition/Allergen Management No 
Online Ordering No 
Point of Sale Yes 
Recipe Management Yes 

Restaurant Management

Billing & Invoicing Yes 
Built-in Accounting Yes 
Employee Management Yes 
Food Costing Yes 
Inventory Management Yes 
Kitchen Management Yes 
Menu Management Yes 
Payroll Management No 
Point of Sale (POS) No 
Reporting/Analytics Yes 
Reservations Management No 
Sales Tracking Yes 
Table Management No 
Wait List Management No 
Waitstaff Management No 

Product Features

Food Service Management

Costing No 
For Cafeterias No 
For Healthcare Facilities No 
Free / Reduced Meals No 
Inventory Management No 
Menu Planning No 
Nutritional Analysis No 
Online Payments / Funding No 
Point of Sale (POS) No 
Purchasing Yes 
Recipe Management Yes 
Schools No 
Tray Tracking No 

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