For multi-location restaurant operators
Less waste. Less admin. More profit – at every store.
We help multi-location restaurant operators reduce waste, save management time, and run more profitable operations through intelligent software and automation.
It starts with bread: tomorrow’s bake plan for every store, every night – from your sales, the weather and the calendar.
14-day free trial. No hardware. Cancel anytime.
Bake by 10 AM
5 trays
then Afternoon Prep after lunch
01Reduce waste
Prep what you’ll sell – no more, no less.
A forecast for every shift from your sales, the weather and the calendar. Bread first, then every prep item that follows sales.
02Save management time
The plan, the sheets and the reports – done for you.
Prep sheets print themselves, counts fill in, reports arrive by email. Managers run the store instead of the spreadsheet.
03Run more profitable stores
See every store, every night, in dollars.
Waste, run-outs and savings store by store – so you know where to look first and what it’s worth.
How it works
Add your sales
Upload a CSV or link your Google Sheet. Lunch and dinner by day.
Get the plan
Every shift: dough to bake and lay out, and daily prep – adjusted for weather, season, events and catering.
Watch waste drop
Count bread left at close. PrepForecast learns your store and shows the savings, before and after.
The product
Built for the 10 AM rush, not for spreadsheets.
Screens show a sample store with made-up numbers.
The whole day’s prep on one screen.
Lunch and dinner forecast, dough by shift – what to bake by 10 AM and what to lay out for dinner – plus daily prep in bins. Today’s checklist sits right on top.
- ●Weather, season and events built in
- ●🔥 Bake and 🧊 Lay out, shift by shift
- ●Seven days ahead for ordering
Watch the waste drop.
Your crew counts the bread left at close. PrepForecast turns it into dollars saved, shows every night at a glance, and tells you what to do next.
- ●Dollars saved, not just percentages
- ●Every night: on goal, over or ran out
- ●“What to do next” tips for each store
In every manager’s pocket.
Install it on any phone or tablet. Save Afternoon Prep after lunch, count bread at close – no laptop in the back needed.
- ●Works on iPhone, Android and tablets
- ●One-page prep sheet by email at noon
- ●Crew never needs a login
Ask about your stores. Get the answer in seconds.
Fast Ed is the assistant built into PrepForecast. It knows your sales, your prep plan and how the app works – so owners, managers and crew get answers without digging through screens.
- ●Answers from your own numbers – sales, bread left, run-outs, savings
- ●Walks new managers and crew through any step
- ●Sees only what that person is allowed to see
- ●Answers questions only – it can’t change settings, counts or orders
EdFast EdExample · sample stores
How did my stores do yesterday?
Sullivan beat its forecast by 6% at lunch and ended at ½ tray of bread – right on goal. Store 2 had the most left at close: 2 trays. Want the 7-day view?
How many trays should we lay out for Saturday?
Saturday lunch: 9 dough trays, laid out Friday after lunch. There’s a home game, so dinner is up 20%.
PrepForecast Labs
Coming soonBread is where we start. Not where we stop.
15 more tools for running the store – built on the same daily numbers, so nothing gets typed twice.
Run the day
- Daily brief
- Hand-off notes
- Checklists & temps
Order & stock
- Truck order
- Inventory & par
- Waste log
- Food cost
People
- Staffing
- Training
- Crew & stores
Store care
- Equipment & repairs
- Customer feedback
Results
- Goals
- Weekly report
- Text alerts
In preview now. They roll out after the pilot – ask to be first.
Built for groups
One plan per store. One view for the owner.
Every store, side by side
Ranked worst-first by bread left, nights counted and run-outs – so you know which store needs you today.
The right access for each person
Owners see everything. Managers see what you tick, store by store. Crew sign in with a PIN – no accounts.
Each store learns on its own
Its own weather, events, prep items and goal. One login switches between stores.
Reports that come to you
A prep sheet every morning, results every week – by email, for every store.
Software + service
Not just an app. A team that does the work with you.
We set it up
We load your sales history, link the Excel or POS you already use, and set up your prep items. Your crew can be counting the same week.
We automate the routine
Printed sheets, emailed reports and alerts when a count is missed or something runs out – the follow-up work, handled.
We build what you need
Ordering, inventory, food cost, schedules, catering – tell us what eats your managers’ time and we’ll build the tool.
✓Built by operators
Made with the owners and managers who run the stores – and tested on a real line.
✓Your data stays yours
Each group’s data is kept separate. Export everything to Excel any time.
✓No POS access needed
Works from a file or the Google Sheet you already use. POS links are optional.
✓Secure by default
Encrypted connections, access rules per store, and crew PINs stored scrambled.
See it on your own numbers.
Book a 15-minute call. We’ll load a few weeks of your sales and show you tomorrow’s prep plan – and what it would have saved you last month.
Everything a store manager needs. Nothing they don’t.
Tomorrow’s bake, by tray
Exactly how many trays to bake by 10 AM, the rest of lunch, and dinner – with a goal for how much bread is left at close (½ tray, then 0).
Afternoon Prep
Type in lunch sales at shift change and PrepForecast adjusts the dinner bake and tomorrow’s lunch dough. Busy days don’t run out; slow days don’t waste.
Live weather by zip code
Hot, rainy, snowy or freezing – matched to each store’s zip code, and it learns from past weather how it really moves your sales.
Holidays & events
Thanksgiving, Christmas, Easter, early closes, home games, festivals. Add an event once and forget it.
PARs that update themselves
Lettuce, tomato, onion, pickles and more – bins and trays stay accurate from your weekly UPKs.
One-page prep sheet
Tomorrow’s sheet lands in your inbox (or printer) at noon – everything on one page, with Praises & Redirects lines for managers.
Before & after savings
Log leftovers at close and watch waste drop on a chart. See a backtest on your own sales the day you sign up.
Works with what you have
Upload a CSV or link the Google Sheet you already use – no POS access needed. POS connections coming soon. Multi-store friendly.
What could you save?
Move the sliders to match your store.
Bread saved per month
$342
$4,104 a year
Bread only. Veggie prep and labor savings come on top.
Try it free
PrepForecast
14 days freeMulti-store groups: ask us about terms.
- ✓Daily prep plan + one-page printable sheet
- ✓Dough by shift, Afternoon Prep & daily prep
- ✓Live weather, holidays & events
- ✓CSV & Google Sheet (POS coming soon)
- ✓Before/after savings charts
- ✓Unlimited managers on the email
Questions
How much history do I need?+
Eight weeks of daily lunch and dinner sales gets you started. A year or more lets PrepForecast use last year’s season too.
Do my employees need training?+
About five minutes: bake the “by 10 AM” trays, save Afternoon Prep after lunch, and count the bread left at close.
Which POS systems work?+
Direct POS connections are coming soon – PDQ, NCR Voyix (Aloha), PAR Brink, Toast, Oracle Simphony, Clover, Square and more. Until then, export a CSV or use a Google Sheet.
Is it only for bread?+
Bread is the star, but you can forecast any prep item that scales with sales: veggies, meats, cheese, cookies.
Can you build something for my other problems?+
Yes. Ordering, inventory, schedules, food cost, reports across stores – if it’s eating your time, tell us and we’ll build it.
Who is Fast Ed?+
Fast Ed is the assistant built into PrepForecast. Ask it about your sales, your prep plan or how to do something in the app, and it answers from your own numbers. It can’t change settings, counts or orders.
Do you work with multi-store groups?+
Yes – that’s who we build for. Every store gets its own forecast, and owners see all of them side by side. Ask us about setting up your whole group.
What are the new tools?+
Truck orders, inventory, checklists, staffing, repairs, goals and more – built on the same daily numbers. They’re in preview now and roll out after the pilot.
Can I cancel anytime?+
Yes. Monthly billing, no contract. Your first 14 days are free.