Industry guide

Restaurants and hospitality automation

Name: Trim Automation
Address: BC, CA
Telephone: 1-263-300-2107
Price range: $$

restaurant inventory automation with a practical rollout plan for owner-led teams.

You run out of chicken on a Friday night because nobody checked the walk-in against the weekend forecast. Your POS says one thing, your inventory app says another, and your bookkeeper is a week behind on both. Margins are already razor-thin. Every gap between your systems costs you money you don't have to spare.

Common problems

Your MarketMan inventory counts do not trigger reorders automatically. The kitchen manager checks stock by hand every morning and texts orders to the supplier. Two missed texts last month meant no chicken on a Friday night.
The 7shifts schedule changes three times a week but the team only sees the original version pinned in the kitchen. Servers show up for shifts that no longer exist.
Your Toast POS closes out at midnight but the daily sales report does not reach the owner until someone manually exports it the next morning. By then the comps and voids are already forgotten context.

Automations to prioritize

Threshold-based reordering
MarketMan stock levels sync to a par-level system. When inventory drops below the threshold, a purchase order drafts automatically and routes to the manager for one-tap approval via mobile.
Schedule change notifications
7shifts schedule changes trigger a Slack notification to affected staff with updated shift details and a confirmation request, eliminating no-shows from outdated posted schedules.
Daily ops digest for owners
Toast end-of-day close triggers an automated daily report to the owner: total revenue, comps, voids, labour percentage, and top-selling items, delivered before 7 AM every morning.

FAQ

Can this integrate with POS systems?

Yes. We can connect POS events to inventory and reporting workflows.

Can this reduce stockout risk?

Yes. Threshold alerts and reorder logic are designed to reduce avoidable stockouts.

How does this handle schedule changes that affect multiple staff?

7shifts schedule changes trigger targeted Slack notifications to each affected staff member with their specific updated shift details and a confirmation request.

Can this support multi-location restaurant groups?

Yes. Each location can have its own threshold rules, reporting schedules, and manager notification routing while rolling up to a group-level dashboard.

Last updated: February 7, 2026