ChefMod

About ChefMod
ChefMod is an online recipe and purchasing lifecycle management solution for independent restaurant owners, full-service restaurants, and small foodservice establishments. The cloud-based solution can be accessed on laptops, desktops, and other mobile devices including smartphones and tablets. ChefMod also offers native mobile apps for Android and iOS platforms. The application can be used to streamline restaurant workflow, manage inventory, reconcile invoices, and place orders through a secure environment.
ChefMod's Order 1-2-3 module helps restaurants manage their supply chain and place orders according to their purchasing requirements. The solution provides a secure order functionality that uses forecasting algorithms to determine the correct order name and quantity on the basis of past purchases. ChefMod also alerts restaurant owners and chefs about low or high order quantity and amount.
ChefMod helps in recipe management through its EZRECIPE module that captures the cost of all the ingredients and calculates overall recipe cost. This enables cross utilization of ingredients as chefs can identify those items that are not used effectively in the restaurant menu. Restaurant managers can also compare menu prices over time and take effective measures to increase profitability.
ChefMod provides insights into restaurant financials by handling the process of creating purchase orders and invoice reconciliation. The solution also breaks food cost by category and enables managers to analyze profitability for each category. ChefMod provides analytics features that help to improve business performance using quantitative insights. Other features offered by ChefMod include alternatives assessment, cost reduction, strategic marketing, and weighted sales.
Key benefits of ChefMod
• Restaurant owners can use ChefMod on their mobile devices to view item history, order history, contact information, product ordering, and order verification from a single interface.
• The solution helps foodservice establishments improve their strategic marketing initiatives by finding hidden clues that may improve organization-wide productivity and sales.
• ChefMod's analytics feature helps to analyze the restaurant data to identify processes in which maximum costs are incurred.
• The solution regularly updates the ingredients list and provides chefs with alternative ingredient suggestions when they search any item on the application.
• ChefMod’s supplier relationship management feature reviews suppliers on an ongoing basis and ensures that restaurant owners have a mutually beneficial relationship with them.
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- Industry: Food & Beverages
- Company size: 11–50 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
Purchase Power
Reviewed on 2019/10/16
My overall experience with ChefMod has been excellent. The savings for my Buisness both with time...
My overall experience with ChefMod has been excellent. The savings for my Buisness both with time and cash value are unmatched.
Pros
From set up to our daily ordering to receiving product ChefMod has killed it every step of the way. Along with the great prices from the purchasing power to the easy use of the software makes ChefMod an easy and logical choice.
Cons
I have nothing to add here, the software does everything we need it to do.
Response from ChefMod
Matt,
I couldn't have said it better myself :-)
Professional Chefs with your experience aren't as common as people may think. We truly appreciate working with you and the talents you bring. Thank you for your support all these years. We appreciate YOU.
John
- Industry: Hospitality
- Company size: 51–200 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
Excellent Platform!
Reviewed on 2019/10/15
Great- All the support staff is so nice and accommodating. Every request is answered in no time...
Great- All the support staff is so nice and accommodating. Every request is answered in no time and their assistance with many things that they could push on me but they do as a courtesy to make my life easier such as credit applications, lookups for items, etc. is a breath of fresh air that I don't see with most vendors we work with!
Pros
Everything needed from accounting and ordering to analytics this software has helped us integrate. I no longer have to code invoices. It exports on my cue right to my accounting software. We do not have to deal with any pushy annoying sales people from the food companies OR their commissions which is a huge perk! My food costs went down tremendously since we started using this software and I am able to view all past current and future orders with a couple clicks at any workstation with internet. Anytime I have a question the support team has a very fast response time and does most all of the legwork to accommodate my requests making my life ALOT easier when we want to price things out or are having an issue of any kind. Chefmod has brought my BOH kitchen practices into this day and age instead of the more old school less efficient practices of the past that we used previously to get the job done.
Cons
Because it was a big change in switching to this platform it took some convincing to get my kitchen team on board. All of our vendors changed so ironing out new delivery windows and what no had a little bit of a learning code but nothing that could not be addressed. My former food vendors were not pleased but it was definitely a wise business decision. If you have an old school kitchen department who is not comfortable using the computer this transition would take some time, but once trained and all the kinks are ironed out this is the way to go for sure.
Response from ChefMod
Lisa,
We are so happy that you are taking advantage of all of our system features. I would encourage the app whenever possible. It's available for Android and Apple devices. It's a great way to see numbers on the go and of course to place orders. I'll give you a hint, our next major desktop release will have a lot of the app functions there as well! Get excited!
Thank you~ John
- Industry: Restaurants
- Company size: 51–200 Employees
- Used Daily for 1+ year
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- Likelihood to recommend 6.0 /10
A helpful tool, not foolproof, needs major QOL and UX improvements
Reviewed on 2019/10/17
It has helped us lower costs, but has also come with workflow changes that can be annoying at...
It has helped us lower costs, but has also come with workflow changes that can be annoying at times. It basically finds the cheapest price for each item you're ordering across all of your vendors and orders it. The problem is that each of these vendors has a minimum order price to ship. What follows is a chefmod rep calling you telling you that your order doesn't make minimums for several different vendors and then you need to sit on the phone with them and move things around until you can get things to work out mathematically. They don't look at your order as a whole and try to find the cheapest possible way that would get you the order successfully, they just order the cheapest version of each item and hope that everything adds up to make a minimum or you're getting a phone call. What makes this even more frustrating is that you can't order from a specific vendor through the site to avoid this nuisance.
Overall, it's OK. It's lowered costs but not without headaches. There's some convenience to being able to order from some vendors online, and being notified about things like holiday delivery schedules. I can't be sure if I'd recommend it to someone who doesn't need it for their business, as I do not find it to be a luxury.
Pros
Browsing inventory
Order history referencing
Customer service
Cons
Interface needs improvement, a lot of un-intuitive design and layout decisions
Does not currently have functionality that allows you to order from a specific vendor, so making a minimum order for a vendor can be frustrating and involves phone calls
Search function is bizarrely bad
Response from ChefMod
Alex, you are reading our minds. We have a lot of these (maybe all of them) addressed in our next release which is scheduled for 2020. We'll keep you posted as we get closer.
John
PS, we would love for you to join our Facebook group exclusive for members!
- Industry: Restaurants
- Company size: 11–50 Employees
- Used Daily for 1+ year
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
Happy Customer
Reviewed on 2019/10/11
ChefMod has been wonderful, the staff I've interacted with are always polite and professional. The...
ChefMod has been wonderful, the staff I've interacted with are always polite and professional. The product we receive is always of the highest quality, and the digitizing of invoices makes accounting a breeze on our end. Overall I love it, I wish I had switched over sooner.
Pros
Ease of use with this system is what I like best about it, not to mention the money saved
Cons
Sometimes the wording on how products are named in the system doesn't make sense, but once you figure out how to search it's not a problem
Response from ChefMod
Dave, thanks for the great review! Product naming conventions are an ongoing effort. This year alone we added more than 6,000 new items to the system. Keeping track of all the manufacturer and distributor updates is a full time job. We recently implemented a formal naming convention that addresses this very topic and have begun to routinely update current items as well as to manage new ones. Thank you for the feedback and of course your ongoing support.
- Industry: Hospitality
- Company size: 1,001–5,000 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
Coastal Sunbelt Produce is Proud to Partner with ChefMod
Reviewed on 2017/03/16
Coastal Sunbelt Produce has been proud to be a part of ChefMods growing success since its inception....
Coastal Sunbelt Produce has been proud to be a part of ChefMods growing success since its inception. We have worked closely together over the years with their many talented crew members as both of our businesses have expanded. We admire their dedication to their customers and vendors alike, always on the cusp of what is new in our industry. We look to a bright and successful future with the ChefMod Team.
Pros
Coastal Sunbelt has had an overall excellent experience with this software. When a problem occurred we were able to remedy the situation quickly with the Help of ChefMod team members.
Cons
Coastal Sunbelt has not experienced a major problem that was not remedied efficiently. Although no software is 100 per cent fail proof ChefMod is available to its customers and vendors for quick solutions
Response from ChefMod
Mary, these systems always help to make the process on all sides more efficient. Thank you for being such a valued supplier. ~ChefMod
ChefMod FAQs
Below are some frequently asked questions for ChefMod.Q. What type of pricing plans does ChefMod offer?
ChefMod offers the following pricing plans:
- Starting from: US$1.00/month
- Pricing model: Subscription
- Free Trial: Not Available
Contact ChefMod for pricing information.
Q. Who are the typical users of ChefMod?
ChefMod has the following typical customers:
2–10, 11–50, 51–200, 201–500, 501–1,000, 1,001–5,000
Q. What languages does ChefMod support?
ChefMod supports the following languages:
English
Q. Does ChefMod support mobile devices?
ChefMod supports the following devices:
Android (Mobile), iPhone (Mobile), iPad (Mobile)
Q. What other apps does ChefMod integrate with?
ChefMod integrates with the following applications:
QuickBooks Online, QuickBooks Online Advanced
Q. What level of support does ChefMod offer?
ChefMod offers the following support options:
Email/Help Desk, Phone Support, Chat
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