Plan menu cycles using sales data, weather patterns, holidays, and seasonality.
Apicbase AI transforms static menu calendars into flexible, data-driven plans that forecast demand, optimise margins, and scale effortlessly to every site.
Menu planning gets messy fast. You’re dealing with dozens of sites, different dietary needs, shifting demand, and client requests — all while trying to protect your margins.
Apicbase AI gives you back control. Everything is connected and updates automatically.
Instead of juggling spreadsheets, emails, and inconsistent local edits, Apicbase centralises every step. Your team gets one source of truth powered by accurate data and reliable forecasts.
Tell Apicbase AI your constraints (guest counts, dietary requirements, cost ceilings, nutritional targets), and it instantly generates varied, multi-course menu cycles straight from your recipe database.Â
Apicbase predicts portions per recipe, per day, per site, using:
By aligning every order with real demand, you eliminate overproduction, avoid stock-outs, and protect your margin cycle after cycle.
Before a rotating menu goes live, Apicbase AI provides a clear financial picture so you can accurately budget the contract. This means:
After the menu plan rollout, the Apicbase technology continuously measures forecast vs. actual performance, allowing you to detect margin leakage in real time if needed.
Allergen, dietary, and nutritional compliance is managed at the ingredient level in Apicbase. Update a single item, and all affected menus update automatically across the system.Â
Clients get complete transparency. Guests can trust that every dish is safe and fits their dietary needs.
Push menu cycles to all outlets with one click. Unit managers can make adjustments, but headquarters maintains governance.
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No more endless back-and-forth on email or WhatsApp. Instead, you get consistent execution at all sites.
Order what you need, when you need it. Nothing more.
Plan production, generate BOMs & monitor execution.
Develop & store smart recipes.
Prevent waste & shortages. Monitor stock at every location.
Monitor performance across outlets.
Customers using Apicbase typically achieve:
Whether you’re planning for schools, hospitals, offices, mixed contract catering portfolios, or a restaurant chain, Apicbase adapts to your contracts, clients, and workflows.
Let us walk you through how Apicbase AI menu planning works in practice.
Apicbase menu planning software uses artificial intelligence to automate menu creation, forecast demand, control food costs, and keep menu cycles compliant across large, multi-site catering operations.
This allows foodservice teams to plan menus based on real data, automatically control food costs, streamline production and procurement, and scale consistently across locations. Data-driven, AI-optimised workflows reduce food waste, manual admin, and errors while improving profitability.
Apicbase users typically see a 20-30% reduction in waste and, on average, save 10 hours per week per location through efficient operational control.
Yes, Apicbase integrates with all major POS systems and many local cash register software, too. Here is a list of integrated POS.
Yes, Apicbase is designed for complex operations, such as cafeterias in hospitals, schools, and offices, and for restaurant chains.Â
Yes, local managers and diet experts can always adjust the menu plans, while the head office keeps the overview.
Yes, Apicbase connects menus to sales and inventory, and creates purchase orders for each supplier.
Yes. Apicbase manages allergens, dietary needs, and nutrition at the ingredient level. That automatically keeps every recipe and menu accurate and compliant. An added benefit is the ease of menu engineering.Â
