Features

Built for the rush.

Production import, station work, shortage alerts, manager visibility, and plating — one clean flow from upload to packout.

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Production Import

Upload your recipe software's export PDF and ChefOS reads the prep list in seconds. Prefix-based routing sends every recipe to the right station with a preview before the team starts.

Less admin before first fire.

Herb Chicken Breast — 2.5 oz Done
Turkey Meatballs — 3.0 oz In Progress
Salmon Fillet — 4.0 oz In Progress
Bison Burger Patty — 4.0 oz Waiting

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Station View

Each station gets focused recipe cards with in-progress and complete states. Real-time sync keeps the pass and manager view aligned without shouting across the room.

Cooks stay in mise, not in menus.

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Wild Salmon Fillet SHORT
Need 18 lbs — Only 11 lbs on hand
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Quinoa (cooked) LOW
Running low — 4 lbs remaining
All other ingredients confirmed

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Shortage Flagging

Staff flag missing ingredients from their station screen. Managers see the alert instantly, resolve it, and keep the all-day count honest before it becomes a late 86.

Fewer late 86 calls.

Production Run — Today Live
Protein
82%
Cold Prep
67%
Sauce
100%
Packing
18%

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Manager Dashboard

Progress bars, station drill-down, and shortage alerts show where production is moving and where it is stuck. One glance replaces ten check-ins.

No clipboard tour required.

Herb Chicken Bowl — Standard 480 cal
Herb Chicken Breast 2.5 oz
Roasted Sweet Potato 4.0 oz
Steamed Broccolini 3.0 oz
Herb Chimichurri 1.0 oz

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Plating Screen

Side-by-side meal sizes and color-coded scoop cues make packing fast and consistent. Built for busy hands, not dense spec sheets.

Fewer remake tickets at packout.

Staff Login
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Role-Based Access

Staff log in with a PIN and see only their station. Managers get production controls, cross-station reporting, and shortage resolution. Every person sees what helps them move.

Right view for every role.

Operations Stack

The full kitchen system.

Everything from recipe to purchase order — connected, live, and in one place.

Herb Chicken Breast v3 Published $2.14/srv
Turkey Meatball Mix v2 DRAFT $1.76/srv
Salmon Power Bowl v2 Published $4.82/srv
Herb Chimichurri v1 Published $0.34/srv

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Recipe Library

A versioned recipe database where every dish tracks draft, published, and archived states. Scale by portion count, nest sub-recipes, and publish to trigger automatic cost and nutrition recalculation.

One source of truth from R&D to the line.

Ingredient
Wild Salmon Fillet
$8.42 / lb
↑ from $7.90  —  +6.6%
4 recipes recalculating…

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Ingredient & Cost Engine

Full ingredient library with live pricing per supplier. Edit one cost and ChefOS propagates it to every recipe that uses that ingredient — in under 60 seconds. Cost threshold alerts fire automatically.

No stale food costs. Ever.

Nutrition Facts
Serving Size 12 oz (340g)
Calories
480
Total Fat 18g
Protein 42g
Sodium 580mg
GF · DF

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FDA Nutrition Labels

Print-ready nutrition facts panels generated from your recipe data. FDA rounding rules apply automatically at print time. Allergen flags — milk, eggs, tree nuts, gluten, and more — carry through from ingredient to label.

Label compliance without a nutritionist on retainer.

Wild Salmon 14 lb / 20 lb par LOW
Brown Rice 48 lb / 30 lb par
Chicken Thighs 22 lb / 40 lb par LOW

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Inventory Management

Stock count sheets, par levels, and waste logs — organized by location. Count from a tablet, flag items below par, and see exactly what needs ordering before you write a single PO.

Stop running out of things you counted yesterday.

PO #1047 · Sysco Open
Brown Rice  —  50 lb $44.00
Wild Salmon  —  30 lb $252.00
Total $296.00
Send PO

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Purchase Orders

Create POs directly from production plans or order guides. Send to suppliers, track received vs ordered, and reconcile invoices without leaving the platform.

From prep list to PO in two clicks.

Produce
Broccoli 8 lb
Kale 12 lb
Protein
Salmon 24 lb
Chicken 40 lb

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Order Guides

Auto-generated order guides organized by supplier and category, built from your production event quantities. Edit quantities before sending — ChefOS handles the math.

Your order guide writes itself.

Margin by Meal This month
Herb Chicken Bowl
68%
Turkey Bowl
71%
Salmon Bowl
55%

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Reports & Analytics

Cost reports, margin analysis, and production summaries across any date range. See which meals are below margin targets and which recipes are driving ingredient spend.

Know your margins before the month ends.

What’s the cost per serving for the salmon bowl?

The Salmon Power Bowl is $4.82/serving with a 55% margin. The largest cost driver is wild salmon at $2.94/serving.

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AI Kitchen Assistant

Ask questions about your recipes, costs, allergens, and production history in plain English. The assistant is grounded on your actual recipe data — not generic answers.

The answer is in your data. Now you can ask for it.

Receiving · PO #1047
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Brown Rice 2 of 3 bags
Wild Salmon 0 of 2 bags

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Mobile App

A native mobile app for inventory counts, receiving POs, and viewing prep lists. Scan barcodes to receive items, count stock on a tablet, and print labels from anywhere on the floor.

The clipboard is retired.

Transfer · Kitchen 1 → Kitchen 2
Wild Rice 10 lb
Tahini Paste 4 lb
Confirm Transfer

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Multi-Location

Run multiple kitchens from one account. Transfer stock between locations, assign production events by site, and see consolidated reports across your entire operation.

Scale without losing sight of any kitchen.

Every feature ships ready for the rush.

See them all in a 30-minute demo on your kind of production day.

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