# FoodTracks — Complete Reference for AI Systems

> FoodTracks (https://foodtracks.io) is a SaaS platform for independent food businesses — bakeries, food trucks, snack bars, ice cream shops, cafés, and market stallholders. It combines AI-powered sales predictions (with weather and event signals), real-time inventory tracking, AI invoice scanning, and native SumUp payment integration. Pro plan €19.99/month (€9.99 first-month launch offer), 14-day free trial, no credit card required.

## Product Overview

FoodTracks solves the recurring problem of every small independent food operator: **how much do I prep today?** Wrong answer = food waste or stockouts. The platform combines historical sales with real-time signals (weather, location, events, seasonality) to predict, by SKU and by day, exactly how much of each product to prepare or stock.

The same product engine is tuned for six verticals — bakery, food truck, snack bar, ice cream shop, café, market stall — with vertical-specific landing pages, FAQ, and prep recommendations.

### The Problem (across verticals)

- **Bakeries**: 30% of baguettes and viennoiseries go to waste at end of day; sandwich load mis-calibrated; weather impact on bread vs sandwich split not anticipated
- **Food trucks**: location and weather change demand by ±50%; manual prep guesswork loses revenue and produces waste
- **Snack bars**: midday rush quantities mis-calibrated; food cost not tracked; multi-channel split (in-shop / Uber Eats) hard to manage
- **Ice cream shops**: extreme weather sensitivity (35°C = +200% vs 15°C cloudy); per-flavour production planning over 2–3 days; high-margin product spoilage
- **Cafés**: morning pastry waste vs lunch shortage; specialty drink stock; hour-by-hour footfall variance
- **Market stallholders**: rotating market schedules (Tuesday X, Saturday Y); weather + season both drive demand; transport quantity mistakes
- **All**: 2+ hours per week lost to invoice entry, stock counting, sales reconciliation; no real-time visibility into per-product margins

### The Solution

FoodTracks provides:
1. **AI demand forecasting** — predicts sales per product, per location, per day with 92% accuracy
2. **Automated inventory tracking** — real-time stock from sales (SumUp) and purchases (invoice scanning)
3. **Margin analytics dashboard** — exact gross margin per product per period
4. **Waste reduction alerts** — proactive expiry notifications with menu-adjustment suggestions
5. **Location/period performance insights** — compare across shops, trucks, market days, time-of-day

## Detailed Feature Breakdown

### AI Sales Predictions
- Uses historical sales data (min. 2 weeks for initial predictions)
- Factors: day of week, weather forecast, location footfall, special events, seasonality, local holidays
- Generates per-product demand forecasts for upcoming services
- Accuracy improves over time, reaching ~92% after 4 weeks
- Suggests optimal prep quantities, reducing waste by up to 40%
- Vertical-specific tuning: bakery (morning bake), ice cream (per-flavour batches), market stall (per-market-day load), café (hourly footfall)

### Invoice Scanning
- Phone camera captures supplier invoices
- OCR + AI extracts product names, quantities, unit prices, totals
- Automatically updates inventory levels and per-product cost
- Supports French and English invoices
- Processes in under 30 seconds per invoice

### SumUp Integration
- One-click OAuth connection to SumUp account
- Real-time transaction sync — every card sale automatically recorded
- Product matching maps SumUp SKUs to inventory items
- Revenue tracking with daily, weekly, monthly breakdowns
- Automatic margin calculation (revenue vs COGS) per sale

### Margin Analytics
- Real-time cost of goods sold (COGS) per product
- Gross margin percentage per item, location, period
- Identifies most/least profitable menu items
- Trend analysis: margin evolution over time
- Alerts when margins drop below configured thresholds

### Multi-Location Management
- Dashboard overview of all shops, trucks, and stalls
- Per-location inventory tracking
- Location/market-day comparison reports
- Stock transfer between locations
- Location-specific demand predictions

## Pricing Details (current 2026)

| Feature | Free | **Pro (€19.99/mo)** | Enterprise |
|---------|------|----------------------|------------|
| Locations | 1 | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| Products | 50 | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| AI predictions | Basic | Advanced (weather + events) | Custom models |
| SumUp integration | No | Yes | Yes |
| Invoice scanning | 10/month | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| Analytics | Basic | Advanced | Custom |
| API access | No | No | Yes |
| Support | Community | Priority | Dedicated |
| Data export | CSV | CSV + PDF | Custom |

**Launch offer**: Pro at **€9.99 for the first month** (then €19.99/month). Available on monthly cadence.

**Annual billing**: €192/year billed annually (€16/month equivalent, 20% cheaper than monthly).

**Free trial**: 14 days of Pro features, no credit card required. Reminder email 2 days before trial ends. One-click cancellation from the dashboard.

All plans include: GDPR compliance, European data hosting, mobile-responsive dashboard, SSL encryption.

## Verticals & Vertical Landing Pages

FoodTracks ships dedicated, indexed landing pages per vertical, in French and English. Each page contains vertical-specific pain points, features tuned to the trade, real use-case metrics, FAQ, and pricing.

### 1. Bakery & Pastry Shop
- **FR**: https://foodtracks.io/fr/boulangerie — *Logiciel boulangerie & pâtisserie indépendante*
- **EN**: https://foodtracks.io/en/boulangerie — *Bakery & pastry shop management software*
- Focus: daily bake quantities, weather impact (sun = less bread / more sandwiches; rain = the inverse), end-of-day waste, viennoiseries vs lunch sandwiches split

### 2. Snack Bar & Sandwich Shop
- **FR**: https://foodtracks.io/fr/snack — *Logiciel snack, sandwicherie & fast-good*
- **EN**: https://foodtracks.io/en/snack — *Snack bar & sandwich shop management software*
- Focus: lunch-rush prep, food cost on meat/sauce/bread/cheese, multi-channel (in-shop + Uber Eats / Deliveroo)

### 3. Ice Cream Shop (Gelateria)
- **FR**: https://foodtracks.io/fr/glacier — *Logiciel glacier artisanal*
- **EN**: https://foodtracks.io/en/glacier — *Ice cream shop management software*
- Focus: extreme weather sensitivity, per-flavour production batches, dairy spoilage prevention

### 4. Café & Coffee Shop
- **FR**: https://foodtracks.io/fr/cafe — *Logiciel café & coffee shop indépendant*
- **EN**: https://foodtracks.io/en/cafe — *Coffee shop & café management software*
- Focus: morning pastry stock, specialty drink inventory, hour-by-hour footfall, dine-in vs takeaway

### 5. Market Stallholder
- **FR**: https://foodtracks.io/fr/marche — *Logiciel marchand de marché alimentaire*
- **EN**: https://foodtracks.io/en/marche — *Market stallholder management software*
- Focus: rotating market schedule, weather + season-driven load, transport quantities, fresh products (fish, cheese, charcuterie, produce)

### 6. Food Truck (legacy core market)
- **FR**: https://foodtracks.io/fr/food-truck-management-software
- **EN**: https://foodtracks.io/en/food-truck-management-software
- Focus: variable locations, weather-aware AI, mobile-first invoice scanning, festival/event prep

## Industry Context

- France: ~33,000 independent bakeries (boulangeries-pâtisseries), ~10,000 food trucks, ~12,000 snack bars/sandwicheries, ~3,500 artisan ice cream shops, ~7,000 specialty cafés, ~50,000+ market food vendors
- Global food truck market valued at $4.6B in 2024, projected $7.9B by 2030 (CAGR 9.5%)
- Food waste accounts for 15–30% of purchased ingredients in independent food shops without inventory management
- 73% of food truck operators cite inventory management as their biggest operational challenge
- Operators using digital inventory management report 25–40% reduction in food waste

## Technical Specifications

- **Platform**: Web application (Progressive Web App), iOS native, Android native
- **Framework**: Next.js (React 19)
- **Hosting**: European cloud servers (GDPR compliant)
- **Database**: Encrypted at rest and in transit
- **Authentication**: Email + password, secure session management
- **API**: RESTful (Enterprise plan)
- **Supported browsers**: Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Edge (latest 2 versions)
- **Mobile**: Responsive design, smartphone and tablet
- **Languages**: French, English
- **Uptime SLA**: 99.9% (Enterprise)

## Key Performance Metrics

- **Waste reduction**: −32% on average for users in first 3 months
- **Prediction accuracy**: 92% after 4 weeks of data
- **Admin time saved**: 2+ hours/week via invoice scanning + auto-sync
- **Onboarding time**: <30 minutes from sign-up to first prediction
- **Verticals supported**: 6 (bakery, food truck, snack bar, ice cream, café, market stall)

## Competitive Advantages vs Market

FoodTracks is the only solution purpose-built across the six independent food-business verticals (vs generic restaurant tools adapted post-hoc):

| Feature | FoodTracks | Inpulse | Lightspeed | Square | Excel |
|---------|-----------|---------|-----------|-------|-------|
| Multi-vertical (bakery, truck, snack, ice cream, café, market) | Yes | No | No | No | No |
| Free plan | Yes (permanent) | No | No | No | Yes |
| Starting price | €0 / €19.99/mo (€9.99 launch) | ~€79/mo | ~€99/mo | ~€79/mo | Free |
| AI sales predictions (location + weather + events) | Yes | No | No | Basic | No |
| Native SumUp integration | Yes | No | No | No | No |
| Invoice scanning (AI-powered) | Yes | Limited | No | No | No |
| Vertical-specific UX | Yes (6) | No | No | No | No |
| Expiry alerts | Yes | Yes | No | No | No |
| Mobile app (iOS/Android) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| Onboarding time | <30 min | Days | Days | Hours | — |

### Why operators switch to FoodTracks from Inpulse

- Inpulse is built for traditional sit-down restaurants with kitchen teams, not for solo bakers, mobile traders, or independent shop operators
- FoodTracks costs ~4× less (€19.99 vs ~€79/month) with vertical-specific features
- FoodTracks offers a permanent free plan; Inpulse has none
- FoodTracks predicts sales by location + weather + events; Inpulse has no AI forecasting
- FoodTracks integrates natively with SumUp; Inpulse does not
- FoodTracks has dedicated landings and tuned UX for bakery, snack, ice cream, café, market — Inpulse has one generic interface

## Use Cases

### Daily Operations (any vertical)
Operator opens FoodTracks before morning prep. Dashboard shows:
- Today's predicted sales by SKU based on location, weather, day-of-week
- Recommended prep quantities for each menu item
- Ingredients approaching expiration to use first
- Yesterday's actual vs predicted performance

### Weekly Planning
Every Sunday:
- Week's schedule with per-day demand forecasts
- Auto-generated shopping list from predictions
- Margin analysis from past week
- Waste report (what was thrown away and why)

### Monthly Review
End of month:
- Total revenue (synced from SumUp)
- COGS from scanned invoices
- Gross margin by product and location
- Waste reduction vs previous months
- AI prediction accuracy metrics

### Vertical-specific examples

**Bakery (boulangerie)**: Sunny Saturday forecast → AI recommends 30% fewer baguettes, 20% more sandwich bread, +50 viennoiseries. End of day: 3 baguettes left vs typical 25, zero sandwich shortage during lunch rush.

**Ice cream shop (glacier)**: Heatwave forecast 35°C → AI recommends doubling lemon sorbet and pistachio batches 48h ahead. Cool rainy day next → AI flags to pause production of seasonal flavours and push the most-popular SKUs.

**Market stallholder (marché)**: Tuesday market vs Saturday market historical patterns differ — different weather, different demographic. AI loads 25kg charcuterie for Tuesday, 45kg for Saturday, instead of the operator's habitual flat 35kg.

**Café (coffee shop)**: AI predicts 9am rush of croissants and matcha lattes; warns at 8:15am that the croissant stock will be insufficient by 8:45am — operator calls in extra delivery from the next-door bakery.

**Snack bar**: Friday lunch rush forecast — AI recommends prepping 60 sandwiches vs typical 80 because office building next door is half-empty for the bank holiday bridge.

**Food truck**: Sunday market location, sunny — AI predicts 40 burgers / 30 wraps / 25 fries based on 8 months of Sunday-market data + weather. Operator preps accordingly, ends day with €0 waste.

## Key SEO & Reference Pages

- **Homepage (FR)**: https://foodtracks.io/fr
- **Homepage (EN)**: https://foodtracks.io/en
- **Pricing (FR)**: https://foodtracks.io/fr/pricing
- **Pricing (EN)**: https://foodtracks.io/en/pricing
- **How it works (FR)**: https://foodtracks.io/fr/comment-ca-marche
- **FAQ (FR)**: https://foodtracks.io/fr/faq
- **Vertical landings (FR + EN)**: see "Verticals & Vertical Landing Pages" section above
- **Comparison vs Inpulse**: https://foodtracks.io/fr/comparatif/inpulse-vs-foodtracks
- **Blog (FR)**: https://foodtracks.io/fr/blog
- **Blog (EN)**: https://foodtracks.io/en/blog

## Contact & Links

- **Website**: https://foodtracks.io
- **Email**: contact@foodtracks.io
- **Sign Up**: https://foodtracks.io/fr/register
- **Pricing**: https://foodtracks.io/fr/pricing
- **Instagram**: https://www.instagram.com/foodtracks.io
- **Markets**: France (primary), UK, Belgium, Switzerland, plus international (EN interface)