Afresh

Founded by Matt Schwartz in 2017

Manage grocery store ordering, inventory, and production with AI recommendations

Cost

Demo

Rating

★ People love it

Time to value

Long Setup (> 1 day)

You can use Afresh to manage ordering, inventory, and production planning across grocery store departments. It gives store teams AI-driven recommendations for how much to order and when, tracks ending inventory for faster period closing, helps bakeries and delis plan production to reduce waste, manages recipes digitally, and helps distribution centers buy based on actual store demand. It works with messy, imperfect grocery data and adapts to shifting assortments, random-weight items, and multiple vendors.

What Afresh does

Generate daily order recommendations for fresh departmentsCalculate ending inventory at period closeBuild production schedules for bakery and hot foods departmentsDigitize and update recipes across multiple store locationsSubmit DC purchase orders based on store demand dataFlag late truck deliveries and adjust store orders accordinglyAutomate routine ordering workflows and escalate exceptions to staffTrack shrink rates by item and department over timeAI ordering recommendations based on real store conditions, not static assumptionsWorks with imperfect, messy grocery data including random-weight and multi-vendor itemsProduction planning tool for bakery and deli departments to reduce overproductionPeriod ending inventory module that speeds up closing cyclesRecipe management that stores and links recipes to production plansDC buying driven by actual store-level demand signalsAutomated workflows that handle routine tasks and escalate to staff when needed25% shrink reduction and 3% sales increase reported by customers