Purchasing & Suppliers for cafés.

In Bhookly, Purchasing & Suppliers for cafés updates on every till and tablet within about a second, so the counter, the floor and the kitchen never work from different pictures.

Store inventory listing stock on hand, reorder levels, unit cost and next expiry date for each ingredient

What Purchasing & Suppliers does for your café.

One step from delivery to books
Receiving a purchase order updates stock, the item's cost and the supplier's bill together. If everything came, it is one button. If the delivery is short, Bhookly asks for a reason before it saves.
No unapproved spending
A storekeeper can raise an order, but it waits for the owner. You see what is being bought and from whom before any money is committed.
Price rises caught at the door
When a delivery costs 10% more than last time, Bhookly raises an alert. A report of supplier price changes and punctuality shows who is drifting up and who turns up late.
Payables without accounting software
A bill is drafted for each delivery and confirmed against the supplier's real invoice. Pay in full or in part, by cash or bank, and print a branded statement as a PDF.
Market runs written once
Record what was bought at the market, the price, who paid and a photo of the bill. Stock goes up and the money is recorded a single time, whichever pocket it came from.
Consignment settled from real sales
For goods a supplier places on your shelf, receiving creates no bill. Bhookly works out the payout from what was sold. One restaurant runs 22 such suppliers this way.

Built for how cafés actually run.

  • Paper stamp cards get lost or forged, and you never learn who your regulars are.
  • One undecided guest at the counter holds up the whole morning queue.
  • A latte comes in three sizes with six add-ons, and nobody knows what each version costs to make.
  • Slow afternoons get filled with discounts that eat the margin.
  • Home bakers stock your display, and working out what each one is owed takes a notebook and an evening.
  • Delivery-app commission comes out of a margin that was already thin.

Things people usually ask us.

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Can I send purchase orders to suppliers on WhatsApp?

Yes. Bhookly sends an approved purchase order to the supplier by WhatsApp, or prints it as a slip. When the delivery arrives, one "Everything arrived" button updates stock, cost and the supplier's bill.

Can I stop staff from ordering stock without my approval?

Yes. In Bhookly, a purchase order raised by a storekeeper waits for the owner's approval before it can be sent. Returns to a supplier need a PIN as well.

How do I know when a supplier raises prices?

Bhookly alerts you when a delivery costs 10% more than the last time you bought the same item. A supplier price changes report shows the movement over time, next to a punctuality report for late deliveries.

Can I track how much I owe each supplier?

Yes. Bhookly's supplier directory shows what is owed to every supplier and whether it is settled, due in a number of days or late. Bills are drafted from deliveries, payments can be full or partial by cash or bank, and a branded statement prints as a PDF.

How does consignment stock work in a restaurant POS?

In Bhookly, receiving consignment goods creates no bill, and the supplier's payout is calculated from real sales. It suits a café selling cakes from a home baker: you pay for the slices that sold. One restaurant settles 22 consignment suppliers this way.

How do I record a cash purchase from the market?

Bhookly has one market buy entry: what was bought, the price, who paid and a photo of the bill. The payer can be till cash, petty cash, the buyer or the company account, and the money is written once so it is never double entered.

Does buying stock count as an expense on the day I buy it?

No. In Bhookly, stock becomes a cost when it sells, not when it is bought. One restaurant's day once showed a minus 78% margin only because a delivery landed, which is the error this rule removes.

I already owe suppliers money. Can I bring those balances in?

Yes. Bhookly records an opening balance for each supplier, the amount already owed on day one. Your paper ledger's history carries over and the first payment reduces the right figure.

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