Waste TrackingSous-Chef

Put a price on every write-off.

Item, quantity, reason. Done. Every entry is costed and taken off stock the moment you log it.

Or start free with the QR menu and add Sous-Chef when you're ready.

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Stock LevelsActualizationWaste LogGroups & Categories

Date & Time	User	Ingredient	Qty Wasted	Cost	Reason
Sep 29, 2026, 10:40 PM	Ana M.	Salmon fillet	1.2 kg	€18.60	Expired
Sep 29, 2026, 3:15 PM	Ana M.	Caesar SaladMenu item	2 pcs	€7.18	Prep Error
Sep 28, 2026, 9:05 AM	Rui P.	Milk	2 L	€1.78	Spilled / Dropped

Waste history in Kalanteer: salmon fillet 1.2 kg €18.60 expired, Caesar Salad 2 pcs €7.18 prep error, milk 2 L €1.78 spilled.

Every entry is costed when you log it, at the item's average cost.

Each entry has a reason - ten ready-made ones, or your own - and a note.

A write-off comes off stock straight away, so the shelf and the book stay in line.

Pick what was wasted
An ingredient, a prep item or a whole dish.
Quantity and reason
Choose one of ten reasons or type your own, and add a note.
Log it
It's costed and taken off stock at once. Logged by mistake? Delete it and the stock comes back.

Ingredients, prep and dishesA wasted dish is broken down through its recipe.
Ten ready-made reasonsPrep error, spilled, expired, supplier issue, staff tasting and more - or your own.
Costed on the spotAt the item's average cost when you log it.
Off stock at onceThe write-off shows in the item's stock history.
UndoDelete an entry and the stock comes back.
Several lines at onceLog a whole tray in one go, with one reason for all.
Built for the phoneLog it in the kitchen, on the spot.
ExportYour waste history as CSV or PDF.

Only waste your team logs gets a cost.
On Sous-Chef you see each entry and its cost; totals and reports by reason come with Chef.

Waste cost, waste as a share of revenue, the split by reason and your top wasted items.
A flag when one person's waste is well above the team's.

The first 3 months of Kalanteer Cloud are free. Compare plans

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Who can log waste?

Admins, store managers and store employees. There's no approval step, so it's quick in a busy kitchen.

Can I log a whole dish?

Yes. Kalanteer breaks it down through its recipe and takes each ingredient, or the prep it uses, off stock.

What if someone logs it by mistake?

Delete the entry and the stock comes back.

Free forever

Build it from the dish library and print your QR code. No credit card.

Kalanteer Cloud · 3 months free

Costing, stock, ordering and waste on top of your menu. We set up your account, and the first 3 months are free.