MarketMan Inventory Platform User Guide
- June 1, 2024
- MarketMan
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MarketMan Inventory Platform
Product Information
Specifications
- Product Name: MarketMan
- Type : Cloud-based inventory management platform
- Compatibility : Tablet-ready and mobile-friendly
- Integrations : Revel POS, QuickBooks, Square, Toast, Lightspeed, Clover, and more
- Benefits : Efficient inventory management, automated reporting, cost-effective solutions
Product Usage Instructions
About Taco Del Mar
Taco Del Mar is a Mexican fast-casual restaurant chain that serves authentic
coastal Mexican cuisine. Owned and operated by Brian Scott, the chain has
nearly 100 locations across the U.S. and Canada.
The Challenge
Taco Del Mar faced challenges with strained communication in supply lines,
recipe profitability, and real-time analytics across multiple locations.
Manual accounting tasks were time-consuming and needed improvement.
MarketMan Solution
MarketMan offers a cloud-based inventory platform that streamlines inventory
control, automates reporting, and integrates with various suppliers and POS
systems. The solution helps reduce costs, improve efficiency, and increase
profitability.
Automating Profit-Draining Manual Tasks
- Use Recipe Costing Tools to identify ways to reduce food costs and increase per-dish profit.
- Conduct Easy Inventory Control on any device to enable inventory counts anywhere.
- Utilize Streamlined Inventory Ordering to reduce order time and prevent overspending.
Integrating with Suppliers
MarketMan seamlessly integrates with suppliers like Performance Food Group and
other partners such as Square, Toast, Lightspeed, and more. This integration
allows for efficient ordering and cost tracking.
Lowering Cost of Goods by 3%
Efficient inventory management with MarketMan helps lower the Cost of Goods by
reducing waste, preventing overordering, and enabling data-driven pricing
adjustments. On average, Taco Del Mar experienced a 3% reduction in COGs.
How A Multiple Location Operator Lowered COGs by 3% with MarketMan
Tackling the complexities of operating multiple locations
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Customer name
Taco Del Mar -
Industry
Quick Service -
Website
tacodelmar.com
Integrating with Suppliers
“We switched from a competitor to Performance Food Group and the switch was
very easy as MarketMan integrates with multiple suppliers. That’s the beauty
of MarketMan, it integrates with any supplier.” Brian Scott, Owner & Operator
of 3 Taco Del Mar Locations
About Taco Del Mar
Taco Del Mar was launched in Seattle 30 years ago by brothers James & John
Schmidt. The Colorado-based Mexican fast-casual restaurant chain pioneered
serving authentic coastal Mexican cuisine. The chain is approaching 100
locations and employing over 1,400 across the U.S. and Canada
Brian Scott owns and operates three locations in the state of Washington:
Ellensburg, Moses Lake, and Ritzville. Brian’s restaurants are traditionally
among the chain’s best-performing locations and are often used as on-site
training and education centers for new Taco del Mar franchisees.
The Challenge
- Strained communication as supply lines extended
- Rapid supply chain adaptability, attention to recipe profitability, and the elimination of food waste
- Real-time analytics and reporting in multiple locations required intense attention to detail, and time-consuming manual accounting tasks
MarketMan Solution
Taco Del Mar discovered cloud-based, tablet-ready, and mobile-friendly
MarketMan. Replacing manual spreadsheets with an automated, easy-to-use
inventory platform made an immediate impact.
- Faster and easier accounting & reporting with Revel POS and QuickBooks integrations
- Cost-effective and user-friendly, making the locations more nimble and more profitable
- Help battling additional stresses: inflation, ongoing labor shortage, increasing minimum wage, and increased salaries retain top Managers
- Reduce costs, lessen employee workload, and increase team productivity
Automating Profit-Draining Manual Tasks
- Recipe Costing Tools helps identify ways to reduce food costs & increase per-dish-profit.
- Easy Inventory Control enables inventory counts whenever, wherever, on any device.
- Streamlined Inventory Ordering reduces order time, controls budgets, and tracks costs to prevent overspending. …and more!
Integrating with Suppliers: Performance Food Group
- Given Taco Del Mar’s use of fresh inventory, Performance Food Group’s wide selection of products – notably the fresh seafood – and competitive pricing with fast, convenient delivery were attractive.
- “We switched from a competitor to Performance Food Group and the switch was very easy as MarketMan integrates with multiple suppliers. That’s the beauty of MarketMan, it integrates with any supplier.” — Brian Scott
- Other integration partners include: Square, Toast, Lightspeed, Clover, Revel, Quickbooks, Sage, TouchBistro, SAP, and many more.
- Lowering Cost of Goods by 3% with MarketMan
Efficient inventory management lowers the Cost of Goods (COGs) by:
- Reducing waste and spoilage
- Preventing overordering, overstocking, and stockouts
“MarketMan has lowered our cost of goods because it is very easy to check the data in MarketMan. Based on the data, I adjusted our pricing accordingly. I would say MarketMan lowered our overall COGs by at least 3%. Some items more and some less, but on average at least 3%.” — Brian Scott
“We previously had Managers doing weekly inventory, manually on spreadsheets. And updating prices on the spreadsheets, comparing them to invoices, where the risk of inputting incorrect data is high. But after MarketMan, our Managers went from 1 ½ hours per week doing inventory to 20 minutes and improved data input accuracy.” Brian Scott, Owner & Operator of 3 Taco Del Mar Locations
FAQ
Q: Can MarketMan be accessed on mobile devices?
A: Yes, MarketMan is tablet-ready and mobile-friendly, allowing users to
manage inventory on the go.
Q: Does MarketMan integrate with other POS systems?
A: Yes, MarketMan integrates with various POS systems such as Revel POS,
Square, Toast, Lightspeed, and more for seamless operations.