Back-of-House Inventory Intelligence

Know what's ready before the rush.

See what's stocked, prepped, and staged—before a shortage affects service.

Back to Restaurants

Keep every shift stocked

Catch inventory and prep gaps across the walk-in, prep area, and line.

Stockout Detection

Spot low ingredients before menu items become unavailable.

Prep-to-Par

Confirm produce, rice, and proteins are ready for each daypart.

Packaging Supply

Monitor cups, lids, bags, and containers before they run out.

Protect sales. Control waste.

Fewer Stockouts

Keep core menu items available during peak periods.

Smarter Prep

Match prep levels more closely to demand.

Faster Counts

Spend less time checking inventory by hand.

Inventory readiness

86%

Prep ready

3

Stockout risks

7

Items below par

Attention needed
  • Protein42%

    Projected below par before dinner.

  • Rice64%

    Monitor before the next rush.

  • Produce78%

    Stock level sufficient.

Stockout detection
Live

2

Open stockouts

1m 48s

Median time to flag

96%

Refills within SLA

Detections by hour
Recent alerts

  • Salsa verde

    Line — well 3

    Empty

  • Shredded cheese

    Line — well 6

    Low

  • To-go lids

    Expo station

    Low

  • Chopped romaine

    Prep cooler

    Refilled

Stockout Detection

Catch the empty well in minutes.

Plainsight watches wells, coolers, and expo stations and flags the moment an item runs out — with the zone, the time, and whether it was refilled.

  • Zone-level alerts the moment an item empties
  • Time-to-refill tracked against your SLA
  • Patterns by hour so you can staff and stage ahead

Prep-to-Par

Prep to par, daypart by daypart.

Plainsight compares what's on the line against par for the next daypart, so teams know exactly what to prep and how much — before the rush, not after it.

  • Par gaps calculated per item, per daypart
  • Prep lists that update as counts change
  • Readiness scored before the rush starts
Prep-to-par
Dinner in 2h 10m
Breakfast100%

Complete

Lunch94%

On par

Dinner61%

Prep needed

Late night18%

Not started

Par gap by item
ItemParOn handPrep
  • Grilled chicken24 pans17 pans+7
  • Rice12 hotels11 hotels+1
  • Chopped romaine30 lbs31 lbs0
  • Salsa verde8 qt4 qt+4
Packaging supply
Next delivery Thu

2

Items to reorder

1.5 days

Shortest cover

Days of cover
  • To-go bags1.5 d

    Reorder now

  • 16 oz cups2.5 d

    Reorder today

  • Entrée lids4 d

    Watch

  • Napkins9 d

    Healthy

  • Cutlery kits12 d

    Healthy

Packaging Supply

Never run out of bags, cups, or lids.

Days-of-cover for every packaging SKU, based on what's actually being used — so reorders happen before the shortage hits the drive-thru window.

  • Usage-based days of cover per SKU
  • Reorder flags timed to delivery windows
  • Shortest-cover item surfaced first

How It Works

See it. Flag it. Fix it.

  1. 01 · Observe

    Monitor shelves, prep tables, and line bins.

  2. 02 · Recognize

    Identify products and container fill levels.

  3. 03 · Alert

    Notify teams when inventory falls below par.

  4. 04 · Improve

    Use demand patterns to refine prep levels.

Ready for every rush

  • Fewer mid-shift stockouts
  • Lower food and packaging waste
  • More consistent prep across locations

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Confirm standards are followed on every shift.

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