What is restaurant inventory software?

nventory management is a core aspect of running a successful restaurant and inventory management software plays an important role in automating and optimising key tasks. It centralises management of your inventory, and allows you to integrate stock management with other aspects of your business, to make the process more accurate and efficient. Restaurant inventory software is a digital tool that helps restaurants maintain accurate records. This includes stock levels, managing supplier information and simplifying the ordering process. It serves as a central hub for tracking inventory and making sure you have the right ingredients on hand while minimising waste.

What is the best inventory management software?

If you’re seeking the best inventory management solution for restaurants, there are several leading options. Which one is right for you will depend on what you need; each option will have its own unique strengths and considerations. Read more for a comparison between softwares.

Are you looking for the MarketMan alternative?

When your focus is efficient purchasing and total spend visibility, the right system should go beyond inventory basics, so selecting a system built for operational excellence is key.

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Written by Gosia Dudzik-Giannone.

Access Procure Wizard Evo is a trusted MarketMan alternative that gives you better control, AI‑powered insight and advanced automation for your hospitality business.

Our software has helped to deliver:

95% reduction in invoice processing time through automation

1.5% increase in credit capture from automated cross‑checks

4% reduction in avoidable food waste and a 1.4‑point uplift in gross margin for operators who fully adopt inventory and recipe management

Decide which features matter most for your business, then see which solution matches your operational needs and future ambitions. Below, we’ve summarised the main Procure Wizard Evo vs MarketMan functionalities.

Feature/benefit	Access Procure Wizard Evo	MarketMan
Invoice Processing Automation	✅ (95% reduction in manual invoice work through automation)	✅ Basic invoice capture and matching; less advanced workflow automation
Credit Capture Automation	✅ (1.5% uplift from automated credit checks and reconciliations)	Credits can be recorded; no dedicated automated credit‑recovery engine mentioned
Supplier Price Change Approval	✅ (alerts, workflows and GP impact insight on price changes)	Price changes visible via item pricing; no granular approval workflows highlighted
Allergen/Nutrition Compliance	✅ (automatic checks, alerts, central allergen/nutrition matrix)	Ingredient data stored; allergen/nutrition tools not a core focus
Group Purchasing Management	✅ Central control of group suppliers, contracts and catalogues	Designed mainly for independents and smaller groups
Stock Auditing	✅ (remote, real‑time, mobile‑first counts in Stock Module)	✅ Mobile and web stock counts; depth of auditing more limited
Menu Costing and Engineering	✅ (recipes, menu engineering, GP alerts)	✅ Recipe costing and menu analysis focused on COGS
Laundry Cost Control	✅ Dedicated workflows for outsourced laundry spend	❌ Not covered as a specific module
Real‑Time Spend Tracking/Data	✅ (live, actionable, AI‑driven insights across sites)	✅ Real‑time inventory and cost data; reporting focused on F&B metrics
3rd‑Party/EPOS Integration	✅ Deep hospitality EPOS, PMS and finance integrations via Access ecosystem	✅ Integrations with many POS and accounting systems
AI & Advanced Analytics (Evo)	✅ Copilot for natural‑language queries, waste and margin insights, anomaly alerts	Operational analytics and dashboards; no explicit AI assistant/insights
Mobile Experience	✅ Access Evo app for stock counts, approvals and alerts anywhere on site	✅ Strong mobile/web workflows for ordering and inventory

Procure Wizard Evo vs. MarketMan

Access Procure Wizard Evo is a hospitality‑specific purchase‑to‑pay and inventory platform built on the Access Evo platform, combining deep stock and recipe control with AI‑powered insights, mobile‑first workflows and tight EPOS/PMS/finance integrations for multi‑site operators.

MarketMan is a cloud‑based inventory and ordering solution that gives independents and mid‑size groups better visibility over stock and food cost, with intuitive web and mobile tools and integrations to popular POS systems.

MarketMan: Pros & Cons

Pros:

Intuitive, cloud‑based purchasing and inventory solution that is quick to deploy for independents and mid‑size hospitality businesses.

Strong recipe costing and COGS control, with real‑time inventory visibility and mobile‑friendly workflows.

Integrations with popular POS and accounting systems, making it a good fit for operators wanting straightforward F&B cost control without a heavy enterprise project.

Cons:

Procurement automation, credit recovery and granular price‑movement approvals are lighter than in specialist P2P platforms like Procure Wizard Evo.

Limited hospitality‑specific modules (e.g. laundry, allergen compliance, group purchasing) compared with Evo’s broader operational footprint.

Designed primarily for smaller estates; larger multi‑brand groups may find governance and reporting less comprehensive than in an enterprise‑grade P2P and inventory suite.

Access Procure Wizard Evo pros & cons

Pros:

Up to 95% reduction in manual invoice processing and a 1.5% uplift in credit capture through advanced automation and match workflows.

Rich purchase‑to‑pay, stock, recipe and allergen functionality designed specifically for hospitality, with built‑in modules such as laundry cost control and group purchasing management.

AI‑powered insights and Copilot, plus mobile‑first stock counts and approvals via the Access Evo app, ideal for multi‑site teams who are rarely at a desk.

Deep integrations across the wider Access ecosystem (EPOS, PMS, workforce, finance), giving a joined‑up view of spend, stock and GP.

Cons:

A more comprehensive and configurable platform, best suited to operators ready to standardise processes across sites rather than very small venues looking for a simple stock tool.

Tailored implementation is recommended for highly complex or legacy environments to unlock the full value of Evo’s capabilities.

See the ROI for yourself

Use our ROI calculator to see how much you could be saving on credit capture by implementing Access Procure Wizard Evo.

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Cairn Group

By implementing Access Procure Wizard Evo, Cairn Group streamlined 150,000 annual invoices, saving 5,000 working hours and recovering £185,046 in credits.

"The visibility and control over expenditure and supplier relationships has proved to be second to none, it has delivered tangible savings to our bottom line and has given the team the scope and freedom to spend time on making a real difference."

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temper

"I definitely can't imagine life without the [Procure Wizard Evo] system now, the control it gives me, the access, the ease loading new suppliers and how it gives the operational teams what they need, I wouldn't be without it now."

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RBH

"The amount of information that we can get on allergens is much quicker, much easier than it can be on any other system."

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Dalata

"Access Procure Wizard Evo has transformed our business. Our procurement was very much spreadsheet based but by implementing the system, it really turned that around and has given us control over everything we do."

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Loudons

"The technology they have given our business is the best on the market and when you use P2P, advanced stock, flash reporting, menus, dishes and recipes and allergen management in tandem, it really puts you in the best position to have a profitable business. We simply couldn’t control our costs without it."

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Aspers

"We were delighted with the implementation – when you think about integrating a new software system into your business it can seem a daunting prospect. However, we were taken aback at just how painless, seamless and simple the whole process was."