In hospitality, margins are made or lost long before a guest ever takes a seat. Inventory inaccuracies, manual purchasing processes, recipe variance, and limited visibility across outlets can quietly erode profitability.
Agilysys Eatec was purpose-built to address these challenges. Designed specifically for hospitality inventory and procurement, Eatec helps operators reduce waste, control costs, and gain real-time insights into food and beverage operations – whether they’re managing a single outlet or an enterprise portfolio.
Read below for eight reasons hospitality operators choose Agilysys Eatec to bring control, consistency, and confidence to inventory and procurement.
Eatec delivers live insights into inventory levels, usage patterns, and replenishment needs across one location or several. Instead of relying on static reports or delayed updates, teams can see exactly what is on hand, what is moving, and where variances are emerging.
This real-time visibility enables faster, more informed decisions, helping operators reduce overstocking, prevent shortages, and respond quickly to changing demand.
Eatec brings purchasing, receiving, inventory, production, and recipe management together in a single, unified system. By eliminating disconnected tools and spreadsheets, operators gain a clear, consistent view of costs from order to plate.
With everything managed in one platform, teams can better control waste, tighten processes, and ensure inventory data aligns with financial outcomes.
Manual purchasing is time-consuming and prone to error. Eatec automates key procurement tasks, generating accurate purchase orders based on forecasts, PAR levels, or requisitions.
Built-in workflows support electronic ordering, vendor comparisons, and approval controls – reducing manual effort while improving accuracy and compliance across the purchasing cycle.
By automating inventory counts, purchasing, and reconciliation processes, Eatec significantly reduces the administrative burden on operations teams. Real-time updates eliminate rework, while standardized workflows simplify month-end close and reporting.
The result is measurable labour savings: freeing teams to focus on higher-value tasks while improving data accuracy across the business.
Eatec Mobile extends inventory and procurement management beyond the back office. Using Android or iOS devices, teams can perform real-time counts, record spoilage, manage transfers, and receive inventory on the move.
Mobile access improves speed and accuracy while ensuring inventory data stays current – no manual syncing or delayed uploads required.
Food costs are only truly controlled when recipes are consistent and accurately costed. Eatec enables operators to standardize recipes, track ingredient pricing in real time, and analyse theoretical versus actual usage.
This level of insight helps teams identify variance quickly, reduce waste through cross-utilization, and maintain profitability without compromising quality or guest experience.
From standalone outlets to complex, multi-property enterprises, Eatec is designed to scale. Operators can choose between cloud-based SaaS deployment for rapid rollout and lower IT overhead, or on-premises deployment for specific compliance requirements.
Role-based controls, approvals, and enterprise reporting ensure Eatec adapts to the structure and governance needs of any hospitality organization.
Eatec integrates with leading POS, ERP, and accounts payable systems to automate procure-to-pay workflows and reconcile sales against inventory usage. This integration enables more accurate COGS tracking and stronger alignment between operational and financial data.
By connecting inventory, sales, and finance, operators gain a clearer understanding of performance, and a stronger foundation for data-driven decision-making.
Hospitality operators face growing pressure to do more with less; controlling costs, reducing waste, and improving visibility without adding operational complexity. Agilysys Eatec delivers the tools needed to meet these challenges, combining real-time data, automation, and scalability in a platform designed specifically for hospitality.
By bringing inventory and procurement under control, Eatec helps operators protect margins, empower teams, and run more resilient food and beverage operations. As inventory and procurement grow more complex, having real-time visibility and tighter control is becoming essential.
To see how Agilysys Eatec supports this shift in practice, explore the platform in more detail or request a demo to understand how it could fit within your existing hospitality technology ecosystem here: https://www.agilysys.com/en/products/eatec/
