What's inside?
- Two ordering views — Par by Food Type and Par by Supplier — that calculate each item's order amount automatically: Par Level − Amount in Store + Emergency Par + Events Par = what to order.
Order From a Number, Not a Guess
A par level is the target quantity of an item you want on hand to reach your next delivery without running out. Par-based ordering replaces "we look low on tomatoes" with a fixed target and a simple calculation: order the gap between your par and what you actually have.
Ordering by feel costs money in both directions. Over-order and cash sits on the shelf as spoilage and waste; under-order and you 86 items mid-service and lose the sale. A documented par turns ordering into a repeatable process any manager can run the same way — and it is the foundation every inventory count and COGS control is built on.
How Do I Set and Use My Pars?
The template does the math; you supply four inputs per item:
- Par Level — the on-hand quantity that carries you comfortably to the next delivery, based on how fast the item sells.
- Amount in Store — your current count at the time of ordering.
- Emergency Par — a small buffer for supply hiccups or a busier-than-expected stretch.
- Events Par — extra stock for a known event, private party, or promotion.
Order Amount calculates itself from those four. Build your list on the Par by Food Type tab to think in categories, then switch to Par by Supplier to place clean, accurate orders vendor by vendor.
Running out and over-buying are the same mistake: ordering by feel. A par level turns your next order into arithmetic instead of instinct.
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