Manual visibility
Counts, spreadsheets and messages rarely agree for long.
AI-assisted inventory and procurement
Know what to order before you need it.
CARO tracks stock, forecasts upcoming demand and prepares supplier reorders before shortages disrupt service.
Built for hospitality teams still managing purchasing through counts, spreadsheets and last-minute supplier messages.
Interactive demo
A complete operating day
See the product workflow, not a slideshow.
Explore real interactions across inventory, controlled purchasing, receiving, visitor forecasts and staffing recommendations.
- Count stock and review shortage risk
- Approve routine orders and escalate exceptions
- Receive deliveries and inspect forecast-driven staffing
The operating gap
Inventory decisions are often made from information that is already out of date.
A stock count is only a snapshot. Consumption continues, deliveries move and supplier lead times change. CARO is designed to turn those moving signals into a clear daily purchasing decision.
Reactive purchasing
Shortages become visible only when the team is already responding to them.
Limited predictability
Current stock is visible, but future stock and purchasing commitments are not.
The CARO product
Inventory management that moves from insight to action.
CARO is developing an AI-powered inventory manager designed to make restaurant stock control more accurate, transparent, and easier to manage. The system will help restaurants track inventory movements, identify potential shortages, forecast future consumption, and prepare clear reorder recommendations based on actual stock levels, supplier schedules, and business rules.
Managers will remain in control of every decision. They will be able to review, adjust, approve, or reject recommendations before any order is prepared or sent. This ensures that CARO supports operational judgment rather than replacing it.
The initial pilot will focus on validating the core inventory, forecasting, and controlled reordering functions using real restaurant data. After the pilot, CARO will introduce an LLM-based assistant to explain recommendations, process invoices and delivery documents, summarise purchasing activity, and allow managers to interact with inventory information using natural language. The long-term goal is to reduce shortages, waste, emergency orders, and time spent on manual purchasing.
How CARO works
A calmer purchasing cycle.
- 01
Track the signals
Combine stock counts, expected usage, deliveries, waste and supplier information.
- 02
Forecast the risk
Estimate when stock will fall below a safe operating level.
- 03
Explain the recommendation
Calculate what to reorder using expected demand, lead time, safety stock and pack size.
- 04
Keep control
Let managers approve routine orders and escalate unusual decisions.
From signal to action
A purchasing decision your team can follow.
Earlier visibility
See a potential shortage while there is still time to review the next order.
Clearer decisions
Bring the stock position, expected use and supplier window into one explanation.
Less manual reconciliation
Give managers one place to review the recommendation and record the decision.
Designed around responsibility
The same stock signal, translated into the right decision.
Role workspace
Manager view
See what requires attention today: predicted shortages, proposed orders, late deliveries and items outside normal usage.
- Daily action queue
- Order approvals
- Delivery status
- Exception handling
Oat milkBelow safety stock in 0.9 days
Review 12 LCooking oilIncoming delivery confirmed
14:30Coffee beansForecast within operating range
6.2 daysRole workspace
Owner view
Understand purchasing commitments, stock value, recurring shortages and operational patterns across the business.
- Purchasing trend
- Inventory value
- Waste signals
- Multi-location outlook
Open commitments3 orders
Items needing review2 items
Locations reportingExample: 2
Purchasing pattern8 week illustrative view
Operational control
Automation without hidden decisions.
Every recommendation should show what changed, which assumptions were used and which action still requires approval.
Demand+Safety stock−Usable stock=Proposal
Explainable calculations
Demand, lead time, stock and pack size remain visible in every proposal.
Approval limits
Routine decisions can follow agreed thresholds while exceptions stay visible.
Product-specific rules
Safety stock and supplier constraints can reflect how each item is actually purchased.
Complete activity history
Forecast, recommendation, adjustment and approval events form one readable record.
Manual override
Managers can adjust a proposal when local operating context changes the decision.
Now accepting applications
Apply for the CARO pilot.
A limited number of early applicants will receive free access on a first-come, first-served basis. Apply while the introductory offer remains available.
What to expect
- A short conversation about your ordering workflow
- An individual review of data and POS fit
- Clear pilot terms before any data exchange
Tomorrow, made visible