Stock control

Know what’s in stock.
See what doesn’t add up.

Connect what you buy, sell, waste and count. See what should be left, what it’s worth and where to look when the numbers differ.

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Product imports

Start with the product information you already have. Drop in an invoice, forward one by email or bring across a CSV. Review the products before adding them to your library.

  • Invoices, email forwarding and CSV in one place
  • Review the supplier and products found
  • Keep existing products without creating duplicates
northfield-invoice.pdfPDF document · 0.4 MB
Import products
InvoicesEmailCSV
Drop your invoice here
PDFs or images. Products are prepared for review.
northfield-invoice.pdf0.4 MB
Review products
Sample invoice import. Three products found, two created and one existing product kept.

Stock counts

Know what should be there. Check what actually is. Garlic brings your counts, deliveries, sales and waste together, so you can follow a difference back to the numbers behind it.

  • Count where the stock lives with the mobile app
  • Compare expected stock with your completed count
  • See shortages and surpluses with their value attached
Stock count comparison
Market Street · 28 Oct – 4 Nov
Shortage value£16.50
3 products counted
1 difference to check
Boneless chicken thigh2kg short · £16.50
Expected12 kg
Counted10 kg
Difference−2 kg
Opening count15 kg
Deliveries+5 kg
Sales−7.6 kg
Recorded waste−0.4 kg
Bao bunsMatched
Gochujang glazeMatched
Sample count comparison. A 2kg shortage at £8.25 per kilo is worth £16.50.

Sales sync

A dish sells. Its ingredients come off stock. Connect your EPOS, link its menu items to Garlic and let recorded sales update what should be left at each location.

  • Map your till’s locations and menu items
  • Deplete ingredients using the quantities in each dish
  • Record sales manually when a till isn’t connected
SquareConnected
Market Street
Gochujang chicken bao
0 soldWaiting for a sale
Linked to the ingredients in your menu
Expected stockRemaining
Boneless chicken thigh−0.8 kg from this sale
10.00kg
Bao buns−8 buns from this sale
60buns
Gochujang glaze−0.12 kg from this sale
1.00kg
Menu item mapped. Ready to sync.
Illustrative Square sale with a mapped menu item. Sync timing depends on the connection.

Waste

Know what was wasted, what it cost and why. Keep every record connected to your stock.

  • Record the quantity and reason for each loss
  • See who recorded it, where and when
  • Keep expected stock up to date as waste is recorded
Record waste
Market Street
Boneless chicken thigh
Quantity0.4 kg
ReasonExpired
Cost£3.30
Record waste
Recording as Alex Morgan
Expected stock
10.00kg
Before this record
Sample waste record. 0.4kg of chicken at £8.25 per kilo costs £3.30.

Stock worth reviewing

See where stock value is held and what hasn’t moved. Your overview highlights the balances worth a closer look, so you know where to start.

Stock worth reviewing
Market Street
Highest value

£465.00 of £1,000.00

Other stock 53.5%

Largest holdings

  • Chicken thigh£230.00
  • Olive oil£80.00
  • Bao buns£70.00
  • Gochujang glaze£45.00
  • Sea salt£40.00

Valued at stored cost, not recoverable cash. Confirm with a count before changing orders.

Illustrative balances. The five largest holdings account for 46.5% of recorded stock value.
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