As a staff writer for Forbes Advisor, SMB, Kristy helps small business owners find the tools they need to keep their businesses running. She uses the experience of managing her own writing and editing ...

Find the 6 best free inventory management software for small businesses in 2026. We review top tools like Odoo, Zoho, and ...

Look for strong POS system integrations, inventory management features and advanced reporting capabilities. NerdWallet's content is fact-checked for accuracy, timeliness, and relevance by humans. It ...

Restaurant point-of-sale (POS) systems are a key part of any modern restaurant business. They allow restaurant owners to track sales, manage inventory, manage tables and run reports. And a good ...

When scale, accuracy, control, and smarter reporting matter, those old spreadsheets fall short. Inventory software picks up where spreadsheets leave off. If your managers have always used spreadsheets ...

For decades, Happy Joe’s Pizza & Ice Cream has dedicated itself to creating happy memories with creatively delicious pizzas. To continue this long-standing commitment, the brand is adding ORCA’s ...

How important is taking inventory? Well, you allocate between 25 to 35 percent of your operating budget to purchasing food, so proper inventory management can stretch a significant portion of your ...

Restaurant inventory mistakes are, more often than not, inevitable. Sure, good managers understand the importance of controlling food and waste costs, but with the volume of operational issues they ...

70% of restaurant managers hate inventory because it wastes 4-6 hours monthly with manual counting, causes unexplained food cost spikes, and drives manager burnout/turnover. Leading brands fix this ...