Built for the brigade
Kitchen management software that keeps up with service
Stop chasing GP% in notebooks and fridge temps on clipboards. Recipe costing, inventory, prep, rotas, allergens and daily safety records in one system built for restaurants, cafés, pubs and caterers. Watch GP% move as ingredient prices change, keep UK allergen records current, and give the whole kitchen team one place to work.
14-day Solo trial · No card needed · Free plan forever · See pricing
Kitchen Dashboard
Thursday · service in 2 h
Quick actions
Needs attention
3Safety checks due
of 11 tasks still to tick off today
1Temperature actions needed
readings today out of range with no action recorded
2Allergen checks due
recipes need their allergen information reviewed
At a glance
6
Recipe Books
48 total recipes
5
Prep Tasks
pending items
12
Orders
items to order
4
Storage
locations
On today
3 people on shift
The working system
Recipe costing, digital HACCP records & daily kitchen operations
Built for restaurants, cafés, catering teams, food trucks and production kitchens. Cut waste, hold consistency and keep the brigade on the same page.
Recipe Books
48 recipes
Starters
12 recipes
Mains
16 recipes
Sauces
11 recipes
Desserts
9 recipes
Recipe Management Software
The spec lives in one chef's notebook, and they just handed their notice in.
Organise recipes with photos, steps, ingredients, allergens, nutrition, and cost per portion. Perfect for standardising dishes across your team.
Best for kitchens standardising dishes across a changing brigade.
See kitchen management software in full Try it in the demo kitchen
- You put in
- Type it in, snap a photo of a recipe card, paste a link, or upload a spreadsheet
- You get out
- Consistent recipes with cost per portion and allergen flags
À la carte. Autumn
Target GP 70%
Recipe Costing & Scaling Tools
Supplier prices went up last month. Did your menu prices?
Instantly calculate cost per portion and gross profit. Scale any recipe from 0.05× to 500× with presets or exact inputs.
Best for owners watching margins on every plate.
See recipe costing in full Try it in the demo kitchen
- You put in
- Ingredient prices and a portion count
- You get out
- Cost per portion, GP% and quantities at any scale
Audit Pack
August · CSV export
Temperature records
1 Aug – 31 Aug · 248 readings
Corrective actions
6 out-of-range events
Safety checks
Opening & closing · 62 signed
Allergen reviews
38 recipes · dated trail
Staff rota
Who was on shift per check
One export covering the period an inspector asks for.
HACCP Temperature Records
The fridge log stops at Thursday and the EHO just walked in.
Record fridge, freezer, food and delivery temperatures with times, equipment names, invoice references and corrective actions.
Best for staying inspection-ready without a paper folder.
See food safety software in full Try it in the demo kitchen
- You put in
- Probe readings, times and equipment names
- You get out
- Dated records with corrective actions, ready for an EHO visit
Inventory
83 items
Restaurant Inventory Tracking
You ordered three cases of something already sat in the dry store.
Track stock across your kitchen, update quantities as you prep, and keep your ordering accurate.
Best for cutting over-ordering and surprise stockouts.
See restaurant inventory software in full Try it in the demo kitchen
- You put in
- Stock items, locations and par levels
- You get out
- Live quantities and low-stock flags when it’s time to order
Staff Rota
Week 12 · 17 shifts
The audit pack can be cross-referenced with this rota during an EHO visit.
Kitchen Staff Rota
The rota was written Sunday night and fell apart by Friday.
Plan the week by chef, role and shift time, then see who was on when a safety check was signed.
Best for managers matching cover to service and audits.
See the staff rota in full Try it in the demo kitchen
- You put in
- Shift times and roles for each team member
- You get out
- A weekly rota everyone can read, linked to signed safety records
Allergen Review
14 UK allergens
Every change keeps a dated review trail for EHO visits.
Allergen Compliance
A customer asks about mustard, and the supplier changed brands last week.
Spot likely UK allergens automatically as you add ingredients. Confirm each dish, print allergen sheets for the pass, and export a 14-allergen matrix for your menus.
Best for teams who need signed-off allergen records fast.
See allergen compliance in full Try it in the demo kitchen
- You put in
- Your recipe ingredient names
- You get out
- Allergen sheets, a 14-allergen matrix and a dated review trail
The complete brigade
More kitchen tools: menus, order lists & waste tracking
The jobs that eat into service: menus, supplier orders, waste and the paperwork. All in the same place as your recipes.
- 01
Menus
Every dish on the menu linked to the recipe behind it, with sections, descriptions and prices.
- 02
Order Lists
One order list per supplier, so nothing gets missed on the next call. Mark items as ordered.
- 03
Nutrition Analysis
Calories and macros in one click, alongside cost per portion.
- 04
Waste Log
See where the money goes in the bin. Log stock loss by reason and review weekly summaries.
- 05
Safety Checks
Opening and closing checks with a time on every entry, filed straight into your audit pack.
- 06
EHO Audit Pack
When the EHO walks in, generate your food safety records as a ready-to-share report.
- 07
Team Collaboration
One shared kitchen for the whole team. Invite staff and set Admin or Member roles.
The actual app
See what your team will use
Screens show a sample kitchen; names and figures are illustrative.
Works on Android, iPhone & iPad (in Safari) and any desktop browser.
Kitchen questions
Common questions about Chef’s Helper
Straight answers to the things chefs and owners ask before moving their records into an app.
Records suit all three UK food safety systems: SFBB in England and Wales, CookSafe in Scotland and Safe Catering in Northern Ireland. See how they line up.
Protect the margin
Supplier prices went up. Check your menu before the next service.
Update pack prices to check recipe cost and GP%. Keep digital HACCP records and all 14 UK allergens ready when the EHO asks.
Start the 14-day Solo trial after email verification. No card needed. The Free plan is available after the trial.