Kitchen Porter Costing

Getting started

Work through the setup in order or jump to any step you need.

Current plan
BASIC
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Upload your first invoice
What fills in first
Invoices populate vendors, catalog, and price history
Status
Not set up
Invoices posted
0
Catalog items
0
Menu items
0
Plan
BASIC

Core setup

Finish these first. They unlock the rest of the product.

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Upload your first invoice

Not set up

This is the fastest way to populate KPC with real data.

Once posted, it creates invoices, vendors, catalog items, and price history for you.

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Set up invoice email ingest

Not applicable

Forward supplier emails to your ingest address when you want uploads handled for you.

Create a location first so KPC can generate an ingest address.

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Review what populated in your catalog

Not set up

Normalize item names and keep vendor pricing history clean.

Your catalog will fill from the first posted invoice.

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Build or import your menu

Not set up

Use Website Import or Recipe Import to auto-create draft menu items and keep costing live.

Use Website Import or Recipe Import to build draft menu items, then confirm sale prices and ingredient links.

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Go further once the core flow is live

Pro unlocks budget tracking, POS uploads, inventory, alcohol, and alerts. Upgrade when you are ready and the wizard will continue from there.