Solution
Food cost control, grounded in your actual invoices.
F&B finance teams and executive chefs need to know when food cost is drifting and why. Neumas turns processed invoices into supplier price tracking and cost signals instead of end-of-month surprises.
1. The problem
Supplier prices change item by item, often without a clear notice, and small increases across many line items can quietly erode margin. Waste adds a second, harder-to-track cost. Without line-item history, finance teams usually catch cost drift only after it shows up in the P&L.
2. How Neumas addresses it
As invoices are processed, Neumas tracks price signals at the line-item and vendor level, so price changes become visible closer to when they happen instead of at month-end reconciliation.
3. Capabilities
Core food-cost and vendor-intelligence capabilities available today:
- Supplier and item-level price context from processed invoices
- Cost signals surfaced for review
- A benchmark lens for food-cost optimization opportunity (used as a benchmark, not a guaranteed outcome)
4. Workflow
How cost signals reach your team:
- 1. Invoices are processed and normalized by vendor and item
- 2. Neumas tracks price movement over time per line item
- 3. Cost signals are surfaced for finance and operations review
- 4. Teams use signals to inform purchasing and menu-cost decisions
5. Operational outcomes
What teams can reasonably expect, without guaranteed figures:
- Earlier visibility into supplier price changes
- A clearer line-item basis for food-cost conversations
- Waste and cost context discussed as a projected, qualified opportunity — not a guaranteed result (see the food-cost benchmark research)
6. Who this is for
Built for the people accountable for margin:
- F&B finance teams
- Executive chefs
- Restaurant groups
- Multi-location F&B groups
Frequently asked questions
- Does Neumas guarantee a specific food-cost reduction?
- No. Neumas presents food-cost and waste-reduction opportunity as a qualified, projected benchmark, not a guaranteed outcome for every operation.
- How does Neumas detect a supplier price change?
- Price signals are derived from processed invoice line items over time, comparing what the same item and vendor billed previously.
- Is this a replacement for my accounting or menu-costing system?
- No. Neumas provides supplier price and cost signals from operating documents; it does not replace accounting, POS, or menu-engineering tools.
Bring supplier price visibility into your workflow
Read the food-cost benchmark research, or contact Neumas to discuss your current cost-review process.