How much time and money are you wasting each year due to inefficient and inaccurate stock management and ordering processes? Discover the real cost of your operations with our handy calculator.

Competition is fierce, customers have high expectations, and the economic climate remains very uncertain. That’s why cost control is so important. It allows businesses to develop solid processes that allow them to overcome unexpected challenges and ensure maximum profitability. Waste is not the only area where you can make improvements that will save you a great deal of money and make your business even more competitive. It’s all about seeing the big picture of your business and being able to make many little changes that, combined, deliver huge benefits. Download our eGuide to discover how Zonal’s integrated Menu Management solution gives you real-time control and visibility over stock and spending – but not at the expense of quality.

Zonal’s online purchase to pay platform, Acquire, has successfully processed £2 billion worth of orders since its launch four years ago.

With 3,100 sites across the UK now using the software to manage their purchasing and stock management, over 3.1 million orders have been received since 2016, with 1.6 million in the past year alone, equating to an Acquire order processed every 2 seconds.

One of the key trends emerging from the Acquire data shows how operators are increasingly using this smart and highly insightful purchasing to pay technology to not only manage costs but minimise waste by removing the risk of over ordering.

Hoburne Group – a leading holiday park operator – was one of the first Acquire customers and since joining in February 2016 has achieved cost savings across the group of more than 11 per cent from managing its orders more efficiently.

Ben Dalton, group retail manager at Hoburne Group, said: “Acquire has streamlined our stock controls and purchasing so we are far more efficient as a business.  We have greater control of our suppliers and full visibility of what we are buying and selling so we can purchase more effectively, reducing both costs and waste.  The fact that Acquire is an end to end, integrated solution means we also benefit from a single, real-time view of our entire supply chain – from what’s in stock, what’s on its way and how much we need to replenish.”

Operators also have access to more than 900 suppliers of every size – from small artisan producers to large national wholesalers.  With a variety of interfaces and integration options, new suppliers can be boarded quickly and easily regardless of scale and complexity.

Zonal’s director of online commerce, Helen McMillan, said: “Acquire has been very well received by our customers, which range from leisure businesses such as Hoburne to small, medium and large scale restaurant, pub and hotel operators. They all value its agility and the fact they can tightly control costs through its integration with menu management, stocks and finance.”

By reducing your waste footprint you’re not only reducing your impact on the environment, you’re saving enormous amounts of money too.

According to WRAP, the UK food sector wastes 3.5 million tonnes of food every year. In fact, in the pub trade alone, avoidable waste accounts for 41p of every single meal and £8,000 per year, per pub.The numbers are truly staggering.

The easiest way to reduce waste is to prevent it from occurring in the first place. And the easiest way to achieve that is by embracing what technology can do for you.

Download our latest guide to find out more about:

• The secret to reducing waste
• The benefits cutting food waste will have on your business
• How Zonal’s technology can help win the war on waste