Hospitality inventory, stocktaking, recipe GP & variance

Count stock your way. Protect your margin.

Use guided mobile counting, printed stock sheets or optional AI camera capture. StockLens brings stocktakes, evidence, invoices, sales, recipes, waste, variance and menu profitability into one hospitality platform.

  • Count on mobile, on paper or with the camera
  • Food, beverage and general hospitality stock
  • Evidence and approval on every count
  • No specialist hardware
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CountFlow Smart Sheet AI Scanner · Beta
CountFlow · Cellar · 2 of 6
Beefeater Gin 70cl
65%
Full units7
Part bottle0.65
Venue Health Score
82/ 100
  • Counting rhythm on track
  • Waste logged this week
  • 4 counts with evidence
Menu Profit Lab · Negroni
Cost
£1.67
Price
£9.50
GP
78.9%

Recosts automatically when ingredient prices change.

ProofTrail
  • Cellar counted · S. Ahmed18:04
  • 4 photos attachedEvidence
  • Approved by manager19:02
Stock value
£12,840
Food & beverage
Variance
−3.2%
vs expected usage
GP this week
71.4%
Across 4 venues

Illustrative view — mobile counting, evidence, recipe GP and venue health in one platform.

Three ways to count

Count stock the way your team already works.

Every venue counts differently. StockLens supports guided mobile counting, printed stock sheets and optional AI camera capture — food, beverage and general hospitality stock, in the same stocktake.

Recommended

CountFlow

Fast, guided mobile counting built for busy hospitality teams.

  • Section-by-section prompts
  • Fill dial, cases and loose units
  • Optional voice entry
Paper-friendly

Smart Sheet Capture

Print a familiar stock sheet, write in the counts and photograph it for review and import.

  • Printable A4 count sheets
  • Photograph the completed sheet
  • Review before anything is imported
Beta

AI ScannerBeta

Use your camera to assist with visible stock recognition, then review and approve the results.

  • Optional — never required
  • Assists with visible stock only
  • Every result is reviewed by your team

The AI Scanner is an optional Beta feature. It assists with recognising visible stock, is not guaranteed to recognise every product, and results are always reviewed and approved by your team. You can run a complete stocktake without ever using it.

Who it is for

Built for every kind of hospitality operation.

StockLens manages food, beverage and general hospitality stock — kitchen, cellar, back bar, dry store and everything in between — for single sites and multi-venue groups alike.

  • Pubs
  • Bars
  • Restaurants
  • Hotels
  • Nightclubs
  • Cafés
  • Hospitality groups
The platform

Counting is the start. Margin control is the point.

ProofTrail

Evidence and accountability on every count

  • Photo and video evidence attached to counts
  • Time and user records for every entry
  • Manager review before approval
  • Full approval history
  • An audit trail you can stand behind
Menu Profit Lab & AI Recipe Builder

Know the true profit of every dish and cocktail

  • Build dishes, cocktails and menu items
  • Select ingredients from your product library
  • Recipe cost calculated automatically
  • Enter a selling price to see GP value and GP% instantly
  • Costs update when ingredient prices change
Venue Health Score

A clear score for how well each venue is controlled

  • A single, clear venue score
  • Based on stocktake frequency, completion, variance and wastage
  • Explains what is improving or reducing the score
  • Practical recommendations you can act on this week
Schedules & Assignments

Counting rhythm your team actually keeps to

  • Recurring stocktake schedules
  • Assign counts and individual sections to staff
  • See what is overdue, due today and upcoming
  • Roll schedules forward automatically once a count is complete
How it works

From count to margin — in seven steps.

Choose your counting method, review and evidence the count, bring in invoices and sales, then act on variance, wastage, recipe GP and your Venue Health Score.

01

Choose how you count

CountFlow guided mobile counting, printed Smart Sheets, or the optional AI Scanner (Beta) — mix methods across sections and venues.

02

Complete and review the count

Work section by section, check every line and correct anything before the count is approved.

03

Attach evidence where required

Add photos or video, with time and user records, so counts can be reviewed and approved with a full audit trail.

04

Import invoices and sales reports

Photograph or upload supplier invoices and EPOS sales reports and let StockLens extract the details for review.

05

Compare expected and actual stock

Bring counts, purchases, sales and recipes together to see where the numbers do not agree.

06

Investigate variance and wastage

Drill into products, categories, sections and venues to find where margin is leaking.

07

Monitor recipe GP and Venue Health

Track dish and cocktail GP as costs move, and follow the Venue Health Score recommendations.

Snap it. Upload it. Let AI do the data entry.

Stock control without the data-entry headache.

Instead of typing information from supplier invoices, sales reports and handwritten stock sheets, photograph or upload the document and let AI extract the details. Nothing counts until you review and approve it.

Photograph or upload

A supplier invoice, an EPOS sales report or a completed paper stock sheet.

AI extracts the details

Products, quantities, case sizes, purchase prices, invoice numbers and totals are read for you.

Review and approve

Edit anything, add anything missed, then approve before it affects your stock records.

AI is an assistant, not a requirement. AI Scanner is an optional Beta feature that assists with recognising visible stock. Results vary by lighting, shelf layout and product-library quality. Every suggestion must be reviewed and approved. A complete stocktake can be performed using CountFlow or Smart Sheet Capture without AI Scanner.
Features

Every feature, in every plan.

Whichever plan you pick, you get the full StockLens platform — no feature gates.

CountFlow Mobile Counting

Fast, guided counting through sections, with cases, loose units, part-container fills and optional voice entry.

Smart Sheet Capture

Print a familiar stock sheet, write in the counts and photograph it — StockLens reads it and flags anything for review.

AI Scanner (Beta)

Optional camera-assisted recognition of visible stock. Results are always reviewed and approved before they count.

ProofTrail Evidence

Photo and video evidence, time and user records, manager review and full approval history on every stocktake.

Product Library & Units

Food, beverage and general stock with multi-unit ladders — cases, packs, bottles, kilograms, grams and portions.

Invoice Capture

Photograph or upload supplier invoices — StockLens extracts products, quantities, case sizes, prices and totals for review.

Sales-Report Capture

Photograph or upload an EPOS report, PDF, screenshot or supported file for expected-usage and variance reporting.

Menu Profit Lab & AI Recipe Builder

Build dishes, cocktails and menu items, cost them automatically and see GP value and GP% the moment you set a price.

Waste, Spoilage & Yield

Log prep trim, spoilage, out-of-date stock, overproduction, breakage and staff drinks — costed through usable yield.

Schedules & Assignments

Recurring count schedules with counts and individual sections assigned to named staff, plus overdue and upcoming views.

Variance Reporting

Compare expected stock against actual stock to identify losses, discrepancies and process problems.

Venue Health Score

One score per venue from stocktake frequency, completion, variance and wastage — with practical recommendations.

GP Reporting

Monitor product, recipe and menu profitability across every venue.

Multi-Venue Management

Run a single pub, café or restaurant, or a group of hotels, bars and nightclubs, from one account.

Pricing

Simple pricing that grows with your business.

Every core feature is included on every plan, with unlimited staff users. Pricing is based on venue count only. Prices exclude VAT. Annual billing provides two months free.

Starter

For independent pubs, bars, cafés and restaurants running one venue.

£79/month
  • 1 venue only
  • Unlimited staff users
  • Every core feature included
  • Self-service onboarding
  • Email support
  • 30-day free trial — no card required
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Most Popular

Growth

For growing hospitality groups running a handful of sites.

£199/month
  • 3 venues included (maximum 9)
  • Additional venues £39/month or £390/year
  • Unlimited staff users
  • Every core feature included
  • Self-service onboarding
  • Priority support
  • 30-day free trial — no card required
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Multi-Site

For established groups that need group reporting and structured team access.

£499/month
  • 10 venues included (maximum 20)
  • Additional venues £29/month or £290/year
  • Unlimited staff users
  • Every core feature included
  • Dedicated onboarding
  • Priority support
  • 30-day free trial — no card required
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Enterprise

For operators running 21 or more venues, or needing tailored terms.

Custom
  • 21+ venues
  • Unlimited staff users
  • Every core feature included
  • Custom onboarding
  • SLA and support options
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Every plan includes

CountFlow mobile counting, Smart Sheet Capture, AI Scanner (Beta), ProofTrail evidence, schedules and assignments, invoice and sales-report capture, Menu Profit Lab and AI Recipe Builder, waste and yield tracking, variance reporting, GP reporting, Venue Health Score, product library and CSV exports.

Prices exclude VAT. See full pricing and the venue calculator.

FAQ

Everything you need to know about StockLens AI.

Frequently asked questions

  • StockLens AI is a hospitality inventory and profitability platform for pubs, bars, restaurants, hotels, nightclubs, cafés and hospitality groups. It brings stocktakes, evidence, supplier invoices, sales, recipes, waste, variance and menu profitability into one place, covering food, beverage and general hospitality stock.

Test StockLens in your own venue.

30-day free trial — no card required. Nothing is charged unless you choose a plan at the end.

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