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Prep the right amount, every shift

SmartPrep turns MarginEdge's AI sales forecast into shift-ready plans, so your team knows exactly what to make, how much and when.

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^OVERVIEW

Take the guesswork off the menu

Every shift starts with the same question: how much do we prep? Prep too much and it ends up in the bin at close. Prep too little and you’re 86'ing your best seller by 7 p.m. SmartPrep uses an AI-generated forecast to build your prep lists, so you can ditch the guesswork and prep the right amount every shift.

How it WorksAI that actually knows your kitchenIt learns from your counts + sales, then plans ahead. Here's the recipe.

Start with your prep list
Paste in what you prep today. For the first few cycles, your team tells SmartPrep what they normally make.
It learns your real usage
Every shift shows what your kitchen actually uses, staff meals and comps included, and ties it to your sales.
MarginEdge forecasts every day
Its AI factors in season, weather and holidays, then SmartPrep sets a prep amount for every item.

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Every shift works from the same plan

A fresh prep list every shift, so it doesn't matter who's on.

Prep lists by role, station or location, with required steps built in
Auto-translate into multiple languages
See who finished what, when and how long it took

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Put down the Sharpie

Connect a compatible label printer and print labels the moment prep is done.

Dissolvable labels with prep time and expiration date
A QR code scans each batch back into on-hands
FIFO just... happens

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Every location, one view

Each store preps for its own forecast, and you can see all of them from one place.

Prep lists and pars set from each store's forecast
Compare prep across locations, photos included
Commissary lists add up what every store ordered

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From spreadsheets to SmartPrep

Jeremy Pollock has run Tonic at Quigley's for almost 20 years. His prep list used to live in Excel and his labels on masking tape. Now SmartPrep builds the list every morning.

“We prep the right amount each shift. Nothing gets wasted at close or 86’d mid service.”

Jeremy Pollock, Owner & Chef, Tonic at Quigley's

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Get started with SmartPrep

SmartPrep is available as an optional add-on to the core MarginEdge platform for $95 per month.

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FAQs about SmartPrep

Do I need MarginEdge to use SmartPrep?

Yes. SmartPrep is part of MarginEdge, the AI platform that brings your invoices, recipes and sales into one place. That connected data is what makes your prep amounts accurate. You can set up MarginEdge and SmartPrep at the same time.

What if our volume changes week to week?

It moves with you — day-of-week patterns, recent sales shifts, seasonality, weather. For a big private event, adjust that day’s forecast up and all your prep scales with it. If the party’s a set menu rather than your normal mix, bump those specific recipes instead.

Do we need our menu PMIX mapped?

No. SmartPrep works from how much of each recipe your kitchen goes through per $1,000 in sales, not your PMIX. That means you don’t need your menu fully mapped for it to be accurate. It also catches what sales data never sees: staff meal, specials, comps, over-portioning.

Do I need a label printer or tablet to get started?

No. It runs on devices you already have, and handwritten labels work fine. For one-click labels, add one of our hardware bundles or connect a compatible printer you already have.

How does setup work?

Paste in the prep list you already have. SmartPrep matches it to your MarginEdge recipes and creates any that don’t exist yet. Add shelf lives and pars, set a schedule and you're ready to go. An onboarding hub with videos and guided tours on every feature helps walk you through it.

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