The Product

The system underneath the discipline.

Kitchen Counts is comprehensive inventory management software plus speech-to-text agentic diagnostics, backed by a library of Procedures, Routines, and Training documents that set the standard for what to do in a kitchen.

One month on-site builds the full system and trains the internal person who will own it. Ethan then monitors remotely on a QA cadence. Every engagement leaves a self-running system, not a dependency.

What It's Built On

Software, diagnostics, and thelibrary behind both.

Four pieces, one system. None of them work as well alone as they do together.

01

The Software

Comprehensive inventory management software: recipe costing, live vendor price monitoring, variance tracking, and ordering, all in one system your team runs day to day.

02

Agentic Diagnostics

Staff describe what they see, out loud. Speech-to-text logs it instantly, and the diagnostic agent works out the likely cause and routes a fix to a named owner.

03

The PRT Library

Procedures, Routines, and Training documents set the standard for what to do in your kitchen. Every diagnosis cross-references them automatically, so the fix is never a guess.

04

One Month, Then QA

We build and train the full system on-site in a month. Ethan then monitors remotely on a QA cadence. Each engagement leaves a system that runs itself, not one that depends on us.

Two Apps, One Loop

Built for the two peoplewho actually touch it.

Management gets the diagnosis. Staff get the floor tools. Every log from either app feeds the same weekly count.

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Kitchen Counts Management

This Week's Count

Ranked by cost impact
Chicken thigh24 lb18.2 lb
Heavy cream, 4 L87
Beef stew meat18 lb8 lb
Russet potato80 lb74 lb
2 flagged, 30-min count

Management App

Built for the person accountable for the kitchen's numbers.

Speak the Problem, Skip the Form
Management describes a problem in the kitchen out loud. Speech-to-text logs it instantly: no forms, no delay, no lost detail.
Contextual Diagnostic Agent
The agent cross-references the report against your KC Library and PRTs to diagnose the likely cause and recommend a fix, routed to a named owner.
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Kitchen Counts Employee

Braised Short Rib

g ⇄ oz
Sear short ribs on all sides, 2 min per side.
Deglaze with red wine, reduce by half.
3 Add stock, braise covered at 325°F, 2.5 hrs.
4 Rest 10 min, strain and reduce jus.

Employee App

Built for the people running service, not managing the P&L.

Recipe Finder & Live Follow
Staff pull up any recipe on the floor, follow it step by step, and convert yields or units on the fly.
AI Waste Vision
A photo of discarded product is analyzed, categorized, and logged straight into the waste record: no manual entry.

Every diagnosis and every log feeds the same weekly loop, so the count gets sharper the longer the system runs.

The Full Toolkit

The system, delivered asworking tools.

Eight components. Installed together during the one-month build, run by your team from there.

01

Key Cost Driver Index + Count System

A weekly count built around the SKUs that move your food cost, not a full-shelf audit.

02

Smart Ordering + Optional EOQ Advisory

Order quantity and timing set by the numbers, with EOQ analysis on shelf-stable goods.

03

PRT Library + Scenario Case Studies

Written procedures, routines, and training for every core task, plus worked scenarios.

04

Comprehensive Base Inventory System

A costed, structured inventory backbone your team runs. Not a login you forget.

05

AI Integrated Waste Management

Waste captured, categorized, and fed back into ordering and prep pars.

06

Site-Wide Behavioral Coaching

The habits and accountability that keep the system alive after we step back.

07

Ownership Principal Program

We train and certify one of your people to own the system, then hold QA behind them.

08

Agentic Advisor

The speech-to-text and diagnostic layer above, available to management from day one.

Ready to see it in your kitchen?

Book a 30-minute walkthrough and we'll go through Kitchen Counts with you: your operation, your numbers, your team. No slide decks.

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