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Frequently Asked Questions
What food cost savings can I expect by using WISK?
Restaurants using WISK report significant savings on food costs, with many seeing a reduction in waste and over-ordering, often resulting in savings of around 2-5%. This is achieved through real-time tracking, automated ordering, and variance reports that identify discrepancies.
Yes, multiple users can count inventory at the same time using WISK. Each user can be assigned specific areas or items to count, which streamlines the process and ensures accurate and efficient inventory management across large venues or teams.
WISK integrates with over 60 POS systems, and there is no additional cost for integration. The setup process is straightforward, and if your POS is supported, you can connect it directly through the WISK platform during your account setup.
It is recommended to take inventory on a weekly basis for optimal results. Shorter intervals between counts make it easier to identify and correct issues such as variance or wastage. For larger operations, monthly inventory counts may be more practical.
To integrate your POS with WISK, simply select your POS provider during the account setup process. WISK provides a list of supported POS systems, and if your system is included, the integration is seamless. If your POS is not listed, WISK may offer alternate integration methods.
Inventory should be taken by trusted staff members who understand your inventory processes. You can assign multiple users to different areas or items within WISK, ensuring that the inventory process is both accurate and efficient.
WISK allows you to map your menu items with inventory ingredients. By entering recipes and mapping POS items to inventory, WISK calculates the cost of each menu item based on the real-time cost of the ingredients used.
WISK does not offer a free trial. However, they provide detailed product demos and personalized consultations to help you understand how the platform can fit your restaurant or bar's needs before making a commitment.
WISK is ideal for full-service restaurants, bars, and multi-location establishments that need real-time inventory tracking, cost control, and POS integration. It’s also a great fit for businesses looking to reduce waste and optimize purchasing decisions.
WISK offers flexible pricing plans, including quarterly options. Pricing is based on the features and scale of your operation. You can get in touch with the WISK team to receive a customized quote that fits your business size and needs.
Maurice, Assistant Manager @ Flyjin
“Before using WISK, we had hesitations due to past unsuccessful experiences with other systems. We often reverted to pen and paper, which required transferring data to Excel, making the process very time-consuming. We started scanning everything, doing the inventory, it went super well, so I was very pleasantly surprised.”
Massimo, General Manager @ Lucille’s
“It took a lot less time to get everyone on board. They were all open for it because it's an app. They could use their phone. You know, at the touch of our phones, we have everything available. We just scan the item, we go through it all in a sequence, so it's very well organized, everything's well counted, and I think it just really facilitates the time efficiency of everything.”
Sid, Managing Partner @ Brass Tap
“I think we are into almost three months now since we started WISK. And like I said, it's just getting better and better every week. And my managers are happy, I'm happy, and the reports that we are looking for, it's amazing.
We are happy because it cut our inventory time more than half. ”
James, Director Of Procurement @ ICONINK
“With WISK, we were able to dial that in so much tighter and keep people accountable. Also being able to customize the inventory system for each concept and still being able to honor those partnerships and have the right brands present at each venue, despite the different concepts and the different menus.”
Loyd, Owner @ L’infâme Tittle Tattle and La Gargamelle in Montreal
Before WISK, honestly, inventory was kind of a drag. We had this huge Excel sheet, we have over a hundred products in here, so it's kind of hard to just do inventories. It used to take us about one or two hours every week. Twice a week actually, it was not very accurate with our Excel sheet, but now it takes us like 20 minutes and we're done. And I was kind of surprised it was so user-friendly.
Josiah, General Manager @ Chauncey Social
“When I first started using WISK, I realized that it was a lot more simple than I had anticipated. It was pretty much a quick download, a 20 minutes tutorial, and then the first button to click is “start first inventory”, and the very first thing I did was scan a bottle. That bottle was located immediately and I just put how many I had and then I moved on.”