Starter
€22 / month
One owner workspace for a single site.
Inventory management that fits a café, not a warehouse
Anteiku’s café inventory approach is daily opening and closing counts on menu items — accountant-style stock for independent cafés, not enterprise warehouse control.
Independent cafés do not need pallet locations and SKU forests. They need a reliable morning and evening count, a waste log that matches the same products, and a handoff that survives staff changes.
14-day free trial — you are not charged until the trial ends.
Definition
Café inventory management (daily stock). Counting the products that matter to today’s service at open and close, then comparing those counts with waste and sales context so variance is visible while it is still actionable.
Where cafés feel the pain
Warehouse tools are the wrong size
Systems built for commissaries bury café teams in fields they will never fill. Adoption dies in week two.
Sheets drift
Someone duplicates last week’s tab, someone else skips a row, and by Friday the sheet is fiction.
Stock and waste disagree
If waste is logged in one place and counts in another, you cannot reconcile what left the shelf.
How Anteiku helps
- 1
Keep the menu as the source of truth
Products and unit costs live once. Opening, closing, and waste all reference the same list.
- 2
Follow a four-step daily rhythm
Opening → log waste → closing → summary. Designed for handoff between morning and evening teams.
- 3
Scope counts to the active site
Multi-location operators switch location and keep each café’s numbers cleanly separated.
- 4
Export when you need a trail
CSV exports support finance and internal reviews without rebuilding the week from memory.
Stock for managers, taps for the floor
Daily stock stays in the full workspace for people responsible for counts. Floor mode stays focused on waste so baristas are not asked to run a full inventory UI mid-service.
- Opening and closing counts per location
- Waste logging that uses the same menu
- Summary view for reconcile and handoff
Why lighter inventory still protects margin
You do not need perfect perpetual inventory to stop expensive surprises. You need consistent counts and costed waste so ordering and prep decisions have a factual base.
- Fewer “ghost” shortages blamed on the rush
- Clearer prep and batch decisions
- Faster onboarding for new shift leads
- Works without a POS integration
Frequently asked questions
Do I need a full inventory system?
No. Anteiku focuses on daily opening and closing counts on your menu items — accountant-style, not warehouse-scale stock control.
How long does setup take?
Add your core products and costs in a few minutes. You can record your first waste log and stock counts the same day.
Can staff help with counts?
Invite team members by email. Roles control who manages settings versus who logs on the floor. Daily stock is typically a manager or shift-lead task; waste can be logged by staff in Floor mode.
Does Anteiku replace my supplier portal?
No. It sits beside ordering. Pro includes supplier invoice import to help keep costs closer to reality, but you keep your existing purchasing habits.
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Ready to see where margin goes?
Set up your menu and log your first waste entry the same day.