Yellow Dog Inventory
Inventory Management for Hospitality & Retail.
Overview
Yellow Dog Inventory is a comprehensive back-office inventory management system that serves various industries, with a strong focus on hospitality. It handles purchasing, receiving, recipe management, and physical inventory counts. The system is known for its deep integration capabilities with a wide range of POS and accounting systems, providing a central hub for inventory control.
✨ Key Features
- Food and beverage inventory control
- Recipe and menu item management
- Purchasing and receiving workflows
- Physical inventory and cycle counting
- Multi-location and commissary management
- Extensive reporting and analytics
🎯 Key Differentiators
- Exceptional number of integrations with a wide variety of POS systems, especially legacy ones.
- Ability to handle both hospitality and retail inventory within the same system.
- Deep, robust feature set designed for complex operational environments.
Unique Value: Acts as the central nervous system for inventory, integrating with virtually any POS or accounting system to provide a single, accurate view of back-office operations.
🎯 Use Cases (4)
✅ Best For
- Providing accurate cost of goods sold reporting.
- Streamlining back-office operations for complex hospitality environments.
- Managing inventory across both retail and F&B operations within a single property (e.g., a hotel with a gift shop and a bar).
💡 Check With Vendor
Verify these considerations match your specific requirements:
- Small bars needing a simple, low-cost beverage-only solution.
- Businesses that do not require deep integrations with other back-office systems.
🏆 Alternatives
Offers more integration options than many newer, cloud-native platforms. It is more of a pure-play inventory system compared to all-in-one ERPs like Restaurant365.
💻 Platforms
✅ Offline Mode Available
🔌 Integrations
🛟 Support Options
- ✓ Email Support
- ✓ Phone Support
- ✓ Dedicated Support (All tier)
🔒 Compliance & Security
💰 Pricing
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