MarketMan

What is MarketMan?

MarketMan is a cloud-based restaurant management platform for back-of-house operations, covering inventory, purchasing, invoicing, recipe costing and cost of goods sold. It runs on web and mobile with no hardware required.

Key features of MarketMan

• Recipe costing: ingredient cost per menu item.
• Smart Ordering: predictive analytics to forecast demand.
• Accounts payable: price-change and error monitoring with accounting integration.
• Mobile inventory: counts and orders from a phone or tablet.
• AVT and waste: actual versus theoretical reporting and waste management.
• AI invoice scanning: capture invoices automatically.

How MarketMan works

Restaurants count inventory on a phone, place orders to suppliers, scan invoices and sync with POS and accounting systems. Recipe costs update as ingredient prices change.

Who uses MarketMan?

The vendor claims more than 15,000 restaurants worldwide and names Cafe Crepe, Hello Nori, Spoons and Westville Restaurant Group.

MarketMan pricing

The vendor lists Starter at $249 a month, Growth at $299 a month and Enterprise from $449, with custom quotes available. The page shows $ without naming a currency. There is no free trial listed, but the vendor offers a free demo.

MarketMan integrations

The vendor names POS integrations with Lightspeed, TouchBistro, Toast and Square, distributors US Foods, PFG and Sysco, and accounting with QuickBooks and Xero.

MarketMan alternatives

Restaurant365 combines inventory with accounting and payroll, a larger suite. Nory is an AI-powered restaurant operations tool. 7shifts focuses on scheduling and labor, while Toast and Revel are POS platforms that include inventory features. MarketMan focuses on purchasing and food cost.