Use your till data to order smarter and waste less
The problem
Unsold bakes and milk are money in the bin. Looking at what actually sells on which day helps you order less and sell out more.
What AI does
AI works through your own till sales and waste notes to show what sells on each day and where waste is highest, then suggests starting quantities for next week. You adjust for weather, holidays and local events, and the order is your decision.
Time
The steps, in short
- Export a few weeks of item sales by day from your till.
- Add rough notes of what you prepared and what was thrown away.
- Have AI work out the patterns and suggest starting quantities.
- Adjust for what you know locally, then compare your waste after a couple of weeks.
A short sample prompt
Here are my café's daily item sales for [number] weeks and my notes on what I made and threw away. Show what sells on each weekday, where waste is highest, and a suggested starting amount for next week. Use only my data. Sales: [paste] Waste: [paste]
In the full playbook
- 4 steps in full
- The exact prompt to copy
- A check-before-you-send list (3 points)
- UK notes with official sources