Guac provides AI-powered forecasting and replenishment software designed specifically for fresh grocery departments. The platform helps store teams, DC buyers, and commissaries optimize ordering and production quantities to reduce food waste while improving product availability. Its AI algorithms generate item-level recommendations based on predicted demand, real-time inventory estimates, and store-specific workflows.
Funding
Funding not disclosed
Founders
Product
Problem
Grocery retailers face significant financial losses from food waste—roughly 15% of America's total food waste comes from unsold grocery items—while simultaneously struggling with stockouts that miss potential sales. Demand for fresh items fluctuates dramatically, making accurate forecasting difficult and leading to a cycle of overstocking and understocking that hurts both profitability and food security.
Solution
Guac delivers an AI-powered forecasting and replenishment platform purpose-built for fresh grocery operations. The system generates optimal order and production quantities for each item by analyzing predicted demand, current inventory, and real-world factors like promotions and seasonality. Store teams use an intuitive mobile and tablet app to review AI recommendations, adjust stock estimates, and complete orders across produce, meat, seafood, deli, and bakery departments. The platform also supports production planning with 30-minute forecasting windows, DC buyer ordering, allocation, and commissary production planning. Guac's algorithms continuously learn from store associate adjustments and real-time data, improving accuracy over time. The company customizes its solution to each retailer's unique workflows through on-site immersion and tailored algorithm configuration.
Target Audience
Primary customers are grocery retailers, including store teams, DC buyers, commissary operations, and HQ teams across produce, meat, seafood, deli, and bakery departments.
Features
- AI-powered order recommendations that optimize shrink-minimizing, revenue-maximizing replenishment quantities per item
- Real-time stock estimation for backroom and floor display inventory that learns from associate adjustments
- Production planning with 30-minute forecast windows for granular batch production scheduling
- Step-by-step production workflows coordinating complex multi-step recipes and subrecipes
- Fat Finger Alerts that prevent accidental ordering mistakes through anomaly detection
- Barcode product search compatible with any scanner, including weight-embedded barcodes
- DSD receiving and returns management with ASN tracking and buyer adjustment coordination
- Custom integrations with existing OMS, POS, scale management, and labor management systems
- Flexible solution delivery via tablet/mobile app or PDF printouts for production workflows