NEX is an AI-driven restaurant management platform for multi‑site operators that integrates with existing POS and delivery systems to automate inventory tracking, purchasing, waste reduction, staff scheduling, and financial reporting. It uses real‑time data and forecasting to generate actionable daily plans, helping restaurants reduce labor waste and improve margins, with a subscription‑based SaaS model.
Funding
Funding not disclosed
Founders
Product
Problem
Restaurant operators with multiple sites often manage inventory, purchasing, waste, and staff scheduling using disparate tools and manual spreadsheets. This fragmented workflow leads to hidden cost leakage, over‑staffing, stockouts, and excessive food waste. Limited visibility into real‑time performance makes it difficult to forecast demand and control margins.
Solution
NEX delivers a cloud‑based AI restaurant management platform that unifies POS data, inventory, purchasing, waste monitoring, and labor scheduling into a single dashboard. AI‑enhanced camera counts keep inventory levels accurate without manual counts, while predictive demand forecasting drives optimal ordering and staffing decisions. The system automatically generates purchase orders, flags over‑ordering, and closes the waste loop by adjusting future plans based on actual consumption. An AI conversational agent lets managers query the platform and trigger actions across modules without navigating multiple screens. Integrated financial scorecards compare actual P&L against budgets, giving operators clear margin visibility. Seamless APIs connect NEX to existing payment processors, delivery services, and other third‑party tools, preserving prior technology investments.
Target Audience
The primary customers are owners and managers of multi‑unit independent restaurants (typically 2–10 locations) seeking an integrated, data‑driven solution to streamline operations and improve profitability.
Features
- AI‑powered inventory module with real‑time camera scanning and POS synchronization for zero‑touch stock accuracy
- Demand forecasting engine that feeds ordering, labor planning, and daily task prioritization
- Automated purchasing workflow and waste‑reduction loop that continuously refines order quantities
- Auto‑schedule generator that creates optimal staff rotas based on forecasted demand and labor targets
- Financial scorecard providing P&L, budget variance, and margin analytics in a unified view
- Conversational AI Agent for natural‑language queries and instant execution of system actions
- Open integration layer supporting payment gateways, delivery platforms, and custom third‑party APIs
- Cloud SaaS architecture with role‑based access control and audit logging for compliance