See where café margin actually goes

Anteiku tracks café margin by connecting daily stock counts and costed waste logs — so variance and throwaways show up in euros, not as end-of-month surprises.

Margin leaks rarely announce themselves. They hide in over-prep, quiet spoilage, and closing counts that never get reconciled. Anteiku keeps a light daily rhythm so owners can act during the week, not after the books close.

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Definition

Café margin tracking. Measuring how much money leaves through waste and stock discrepancies relative to your menu costs — then reviewing those numbers often enough to change ordering and prep.

Where cafés feel the pain

  • Revenue looks fine; profit feels thin

    Sales can be steady while food cost quietly climbs. Without daily signals, you only notice when the monthly P&L arrives.

  • Variance has no owner

    Opening and closing counts live in a sheet nobody trusts. Gaps get blamed on the rush, then forgotten.

  • Insights stay anecdotal

    Managers know “pastries are bad on Mondays” but cannot show estimated savings or a clean export for the owner.

How Anteiku helps

  1. 1

    Run daily stock against your menu

    Opening and closing counts per location, tied to the same products you sell and waste.

  2. 2

    Log waste the same day

    Floor mode keeps logging short so staff capture what actually left the shelf.

  3. 3

    Read the gap in euros

    Overview and insights pull waste and variance into numbers you can discuss in a five-minute stand-up.

  4. 4

    Export for finance

    Period CSVs give accountants a structured trail instead of screenshots and chat threads.

Floor mode feeds margin, not bureaucracy

Margin tracking fails when logging is too heavy for the floor. Anteiku separates staff capture (Floor mode) from owner analysis (dashboard).

  • One-tap waste during service
  • Managers reconcile stock when the rush settles
  • Owners review sites without standing over the till

What “recovering margin” means here

We do not promise a fixed percentage of revenue. A conservative planning assumption in our calculator is that about 20% of waste cost can be recovered when teams log daily and act on repeat offenders.

  • Waste cost visible by product and day
  • Multi-site comparison with the same definitions
  • Insights with estimated savings where the data supports them
  • Pro plan for teams across up to 10 locations

Simple pricing

14-day free trial · secure Paddle checkout

Starter

22 / month

One owner workspace for a single site.

Pro

31 / access / month

Full team access across multiple sites.

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Frequently asked questions

Is Anteiku a full accounting system?

No. Anteiku focuses on operational margin signals — waste, daily stock, and related exports — so you and your accountant can see food-cost leakage. Your existing books stay where they are.

Can I track more than one café?

Yes. Add locations in Settings and switch the active site from the workspace bar, mobile menu, or Floor mode. Waste and daily stock stay scoped to the selected location.

How do insights work?

Insights highlight patterns such as repeat waste offenders and estimated savings opportunities based on your logged data. They are decision aids, not guaranteed forecasts.

What does it cost?

Starter is €22 per month for a single-site owner workspace. Pro is €31 per team access per month for multi-site teams. Both include a free trial.

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Ready to see where margin goes?

Set up your menu and log your first waste entry the same day.