ICONINK
Challenges
Goals
The challenges that we had prior to joining WISK are we are a multi unit, multi-concept operator - so very different menus, very different products coming in. Ordering from similar suppliers and often different suppliers, but nobody was getting the best price. And so what I was able to do with WISK was, from a head office standpoint, get a dashboard with line of sight on the purchases at all venues and streamline and be able to understand where we're spending the money in the supply chain and support those partners appropriately.
The overall shrinkage, the overpouring, understanding where the product is going in store; we were able to dial that in so much tighter and keep people accountable. Also being able to customize the inventory system for each concept and still being able to honor those partnerships and have the right brands present at each venue, despite the different concepts and the different menus.
The challenges that we had prior to joining WISK are we are a multi unit, multi-concept operator - so very different menus, very different products coming in. Ordering from similar suppliers and often different suppliers, but nobody was getting the best price. And so what I was able to do with WISK was, from a head office standpoint, get a dashboard with line of sight on the purchases at all venues and streamline and be able to understand where we're spending the money in the supply chain and support those partners appropriately.
The overall shrinkage, the overpouring, understanding where the product is going in store; we were able to dial that in so much tighter and keep people accountable. Also being able to customize the inventory system for each concept and still being able to honor those partnerships and have the right brands present at each venue, despite the different concepts and the different menus.
I have used and considered using several other software programs that are competing in this space over the years and time and time again, what I saw was the systems were as strong as the information that was put into it and when the system maintenance fell apart, it's garbage in, garbage out and none of the output is accurate.
The relief that I felt once I was able to understand the simplicity of being able to onboard a new account, make introductions, get the training scheduled; just the overall onboarding process that WISK has put together is second to none. It is absolutely painless and so easy to become a customer.
Being able to have the line of sight on the inventory on a daily basis at each restaurant and understand how they're pacing in the month, how to curb appropriately, if we're running into, over costs or over budget. That's one thing that we saw right away.
Another thing that we definitely felt from the property level was the length of time it takes to take inventory was cut in half. Once you've nailed down the process of inputting into WISK itself, the time it took to do the weekly inventory was reduced by at least half. If not more.
I could go on for days about the inefficiencies that WISK helps with. They can't even remember what it was like doing inventory before WISK, because it was so all over the map.
Another thing that we definitely felt from the property level was the length of time it takes to take inventory was cut in half. Once you've nailed down the process of inputting into WISK itself, the time it took to do the weekly inventory was reduced by at least half. If not more.
I could go on for days about the inefficiencies that WISK helps with. They can't even remember what it was like doing inventory before WISK, because it was so all over the map.
The Problem
The Solution
ICONINK
Global restaurant collective dedicated to creating + crafting meaningful experiences with 20+ venues managed.
" Once you've nailed down the process of inputting into WISK itself the time it took to do the weekly inventory was reduced by at least half. If not more. "
Maurice, Assistant Manager @ Flyjin
“Before using WISK, we had hesitations due to past unsuccessful experiences with other systems. We often reverted to pen and paper, which required transferring data to Excel, making the process very time-consuming. We started scanning everything, doing the inventory, it went super well, so I was very pleasantly surprised.”
Massimo, General Manager @ Lucille’s
“It took a lot less time to get everyone on board. They were all open for it because it's an app. They could use their phone. You know, at the touch of our phones, we have everything available. We just scan the item, we go through it all in a sequence, so it's very well organized, everything's well counted, and I think it just really facilitates the time efficiency of everything.”
Loyd, Owner @ L’infâme Tittle Tattle and La Gargamelle in Montreal
Before WISK, honestly, inventory was kind of a drag. We had this huge Excel sheet, we have over a hundred products in here, so it's kind of hard to just do inventories. It used to take us about one or two hours every week. Twice a week actually, it was not very accurate with our Excel sheet, but now it takes us like 20 minutes and we're done. And I was kind of surprised it was so user-friendly.