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The easiest way to reduce food cost and increase your profit margin

Welcome to MadChef, the only app designed to empower chefs and restaurant owners to keep more of their sales by lowering their food cost by at least 7-9%. Compile the most cost-effective orders—all with a few clicks.

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We found a better way to food ordering

Modernize and organize your ordering

Ditch outdated spreadsheets. Keep your ordering sheet in the cloud and manage orders on the go—either on your phone while walking through your coolers or while sitting at your computer

Take control of fluctuating
food costs

Inflation. Supply shortages. Price fluctuations. We know all about it first-hand. That’s why we built a tool for chefs to order smarter

Reduce mistakes, streamline communication

With your orders sent to your distributors via email and with your team on the same app, there’s no room for miscommunication errors

How it works

So, what’s the process?

Discover how MadChef helps restaurants increase their profits by optimizing their food ordering

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Upload this week’s prices

Simply upload weekly distributor price sheets to automatically update the prices on your ordering sheet.

Do your ordering

Place your order through our app and let our algorithm compare prices across your distributors. We'll set up draft orders based on the lowest prices. Want to just stick with your original order? That’s up to you!

Review, finalize, and submit

Review and make any adjustments to those draft orders. Every time you click “Place order,” it will be sent right to your salesperson’s email!

Unlock every feature with zero setup costs

Cowie finds you better prices and boosts your profit—risk-free. Only pay a 1.25% fee on orders where we save you money. The average savings are 7-9% from the original order

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Keep all your ordering online

Access all the orders you place from anywhere

  • Import distributor ordering guides and easily build your ordering sheet
  • Keep your ordering sheet safe in the cloud
  • Upload each distributor’s pricing sheets to automatically update your prices
  • Place all your orders on our web or iPhone app
  • Invite everyone involved in the ordering process to your business account

Let us find you the lowest priced items

For just 1.25% of the cost of the products we save you money on

Price comparison

We check the prices of items in your original order across your distributors

Draft order creation

We present you with draft orders with the lowest prices on the items you want to order

Order review and placement

You can of course make any changes you would like to draft orders before placing them

More distributors, more savings

The more distributors you work with and the more products you mark as good substitutes in your ordering sheet, the more you will save

You save, we earn 1.25%

We only get paid for the products we find you savings on

What Chefs have to say

This app is a must for busy chefs who struggle to keep their food cost down in this economy. I just select the products I need from my ordering sheet, and the software gives me drafts with the best prices. I have the flexibility to make changes if I need to, and then my orders get sent right to my distributors. I've saved so much time every week on the ordering process, time that I get to spend doing the part of the job that I'm really here for.
Executive Chef Kat McCoart
Bar Vlaha
All I can say is that we are finally moving on from old school ordering. This is so much faster and easier, and we've been seeing way less errors and the weekly savings are crazy! My boss Leo agrees there's no going back...
Chef Arturo Rodrigues
Alba

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Utilize the power of metrics and analytics

Track your weekly savings, keep an eye on your running food cost, and get a breakdown of all the items you order.

Have more questions?

Do my distributors need to be on MadChef?

No, they don’t! You can create their profile in just minutes by entering a few basic details from an invoice. Then you’ll just need to upload their ordering guide to get the products that you buy on MadChef. That’s it!

How are my orders sent to my distributors?

When you place an order, we automatically generate a PDF of that order and send it via email to the recipient you designate. This is usually the distributor’s ordering department or a specific salesperson. We also send a text message to the salesperson so they get a notification of your order immediately. No more calling, leaving voicemails, or worrying whether your order was taken down accurately.

How are product prices updated every week?

We’ve made it incredibly simple to have your prices updated because nobody likes tedious data entry. If you would like your salesperson to handle updates, MadChef can send them a secure link each week (with a friendly Sunday reminder) so they can adjust any prices that have changed. They can also easily upload their weekly price sheet right into MadChef and we'll handle the rest.

Prefer to do it in-house? Chefs and bookkeepers can update prices right on your MadChef ordering sheet or upload those price sheets themselves. Setup for this feature is quick and easy and will save you time in the long run.

How long will it take for my business to get up and running with MadChef?

You can get most, if not all, of your distributors and products set up within a few hours by uploading each distributor’s ordering guide. Your bookkeeper or sous chef or manager can handle the bulk of the setup once you show them the ropes.

As the owner or chef, your key role is to mark substitute products across different distributors so our algorithm can find the best prices for the items you want to order. For example, both Bysco and Road Runner Produce sell the exact same Driscoll strawberries. You would link them together on your ordering sheet. And U15 shrimp from Captain Jack Sparrow is a good substitute for the U15 shrimp from Bubba & Gump. So you would link those two as well. And so on and so forth.

Once you get the hang of it, you’ll quickly see how expanding your distributor network can boost your bottom line. A few more credit applications, some handshakes, and you’ll never look back!

Can MadChef be integrated into my existing system?

We’ll soon start working on integrations with popular POS systems so you can track key food cost metrics in real time. This will significantly reduce time spent on inventory management and help you stay on top of your weekly food budget. And this is just the beginning—we have plenty of exciting features in the pipeline!

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Here is an example of what your next order could look like with MadChef (for illustration purposes only):

Original order
Original order you wanted to place from one of your anchor distributors:

$865.45

Draft orders
Total of the draft orders (from your anchor and other additional distributors) generated by MadChef’s algorithm:

$783.23

Savings
Savings = Original order - Draft orders
$865.45 - $783.23 = $82.22 or 9.50% less than your original order!

$82.22

Our Commission
Commission: 1.25%
Includes Cost of products that we found a better price on x 1.25%: $575.45 x 1.25% = $7.19 (you will never be charged for the items that remained on the original order, $575.45 is just an example number)

-$7.19

It is time to start paying less for everything you order

Our algorithm will do the heavy lifting and carry out the mundane work of comparing prices that no chef ever wants to do and then simply present you with the lowest prices on the items you want to order, in just seconds!

Product
Distributor A
Distributor B
Distributor C
High-low % diff
Ground Beef (20 lb)
$57.00
$94.60
$82.98
66%
Champagne Vinegar (5 L)
$39.14
$35.00
$21.49
82%
Baguette (per loaf)
$3.77
$2.13
$2.67
77%
Worcestershire (24/5 oz)
$90.29
$62.19
n/a
45%
Tomato Paste (6/#10 can)
$68.69
$51.58
$69.99
36%
Brown Sugar (20/1 lb)
$65.85
$55.96
$71.50
28%
Squid (50 lb)
$250.50
$268.60
$479.80
92%
Peeled Garlic (5 lb)
$18.57
$22.37
$35.50
91%

*Actual distributor prices given to one of our restaurants.

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