Reduced Costs. Increased Accuracy. Greater Efficiency. 

COGS-Well is an inventory, recipe, and cost management software that helps restaurants and bars increase control, efficiency, and profit. What sets us apart is a very comprehensive feature set, paired with the industry’s most responsive and consultative support.

The core features in COGS-Well are invoice processing, inventory control, recipe management, POS integration, menu analytics, inventory usage & cost variance analysis, and integration with your accounting system.

What sets us apart is a very comprehensive feature set, paired with the industry’s most responsive and consultative support.

COGS-Well integrates with numerous Point of Sale (POS) and Accounting systems. COGS-Well can also interface with Restaurant Supplier Systems via EDI and we integrate with Ottimate, Factura, and Chouxbox AP Automation systems. To see a full list of these systems, please visit our Partners page.

COGS-Well is a best-in-class food and beverage cost control system with a very robust feature set that can be configured to meet or exceed your requirements. Our customer service is responsive, consultative, and always there for you.

No. COGS-Well makes inventory setup and maintenance easy by doing the initial setup and the ongoing management of your inventory item database for you. These two time-saving and accuracy-increasing services are only available from COGS-Well. Additionally, once you create all your recipes within COGS-Well, you can easily scale these recipes, track waste, and use our modeling feature to achieve your sales targets.

No, our subscriptions are month to month and you can cancel at any time. You will not be locked into a long-term commitment.

Yes, COGS-Well can support both single and multi-unit operations. Our system is powerful, flexible, and seamlessly integrated, making it ideal for operators who need consistent visibility and control across diverse food and beverage segments. Multi-unit teams especially appreciate the ability to manage transfers smoothly, access centralized reporting, share recipes, and track purchases, costs, and variances across locations.

COGS-Well is a great fit for quick service, fast-casual, casual dining, and fine dining restaurants and restaurant chains. COGS-Well customers include restaurants, commissaries, food service management companies, arenas, hotels, and clubs.

COGS-Well has developed an extensive set of features for commissaries, including transfer requests with suggested quantities, transfer fulfillments, production with suggested quantities, markups, labor inclusion, transfers to external entities with invoices, and integration to accounting.

Our software increases control and accuracy while freeing up your managers by eliminating manual processes like filing invoices and tracking inventory on spreadsheets. Many customers report improved efficiency, reduced food costs, and better insights into their menu profitability. On average, COGS-Well customers save 3-4 weeks in setup time (leading to a faster ROI), 1-2 hours weekly in invoice processing, and 3-5 hours monthly in accounting entries. They also benefit from a 3-5% decrease in Cost of Goods Sold. Please note that individual results will vary based on many factors, and we can not make any guarantees.

Yes, COGS-Well helps identify problems by highlighting variances between actual and theoretical inventory costs and usage. It pinpoints issues like waste, over-portioning, or theft, allowing you to take corrective action. Additionally, COGS-Well aids in evaluating and managing your menu item recipes and pricing.