Detailed Differences Between ChefTec, ChefTec Plus and ChefTec Ultra

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"Serving Software Solutions to Foodservice Operations"®

Detailed Differences Between ChefTec,
ChefTec Plus and
ChefTec Ultra

Recipe & Menu Costing	ChefTec	**ChefTec Plus**	**ChefTec Ultra**
Store, scale, and size an unlimited number of recipes.
Instantly analyze recipe and menu costs by portion or yield.
Cost an entire function or catering job in minutes. Generate accurate catering bids.
Update prices, change ingredients in every recipe, with the touch of a button.
Ask "What If" questions on menu items for profit and food cost analysis.
Export recipes in HTML.
Add pictures of plate turnout, or plate layout, for consistency.
Add videos or audio of preparation steps.
Create shopping lists for recipes, functions or banquets.
HACCP information included for common inventory items. Ability to add operator specific information.
Print HACCP information on recipes for use in the kitchen.
Update menu pricing using Ask Theo: 'What If' Food Cost Calculator to analyze different scenarios across menu categories.
Transfer recipes between profit centers.

Inventory Control	ChefTec	**ChefTec Plus**	**ChefTec Ultra**
Preloaded database of over 1,900 ingredients with unlimited capacity for additional inventory items.
Track rising food costs automatically.
Compare vendor pricing at the touch of a button - from purchases or bids.
Enter Invoices quickly using the "auto-populate" feature.
Generate customized reports on purchases, price variances, bids, and credits.
Take the pain out of physical inventory, ordering and maintenance of par levels.
Automatically tracks theoretical and actual inventory levels taking into account sales and purchases.
Calculates usage and shrinkage.
Ability to copy Physical Inventory from one location to a new location.
Generate barcode labels for physical inventory.
Use a barcode scanner for physical inventory.
Language switching capability (Spanish, French, and German) for inventory items. Unlimited capacity for adding additional ingredients.
QuickBooks Interface included for Free.

Purchasing & Ordering	ChefTec	**ChefTec Plus**	ChefTec Ultra
Generate orders based on par levels.
Order based on lowest price/lowest bid.
Generate orders for multi-vendors or single vendor.
Use a Personal Digital Assistant (PDA) for ordering.
Convert orders into invoices instantaneously and modify for changes on receipt of goods.
Track purchasing in detail and summary.
Ability to analyze by inventory category, account category, profit center, location, etc.
Instant flag on inventory price increases and decreases.
Compares vendor bids and actual purchases between vendors.
Generate orders from shopping list.
Interfaces for vendors on-line ordering systems available.
Send invoices and inventory pricing between profit centers.

Requisitions and Transfers	ChefTec	**ChefTec Plus**	**ChefTec Ultra**
Send requisitions for recipes or inventory items between profit centers.
Automatically fill requisitions received according to stock levels.
Send transfers between profit centers.
Send invoices for goods transferred between profit centers.
Automatically combine requisitions from several profit centers.
Generate orders or production sheets from requisitions or combined requisitions.

Production Sheets	ChefTec	**ChefTec Plus**	**ChefTec Enterprise Edition**
Create production sheet manually or automatically based on par levels.
Raw inventory automatically depleted through completed production sheets.
Production recipes on completed production sheet added to finished goods inventory.

Sales Analysis	ChefTec	**ChefTec Plus**	**ChefTec Ultra**
Track daily sales.
Track sales by contribution to profit.
Track sales by menu items sold.
Interfaces for Point of Sale systems available.

Nutritional Analysis	ChefTec	**ChefTec Plus**	**ChefTec Ultra**
Get a quick and accurate analysis of nutritional values for most commonly used ingredients. Add your own specialty items.
Calculate nutritional values for your recipes and menu items.
See at a glance which menu items are low fat, low calorie etc.
Print a "Nutritional Facts" label.

Profit Centers	ChefTec	**ChefTec Plus**	**ChefTec Ultra**
Number of profit centers	1	5	20
Share information (e.g. inventory list) between profit centers.
Copy information (one time) from other profit centers on new setup.
Password capability for profit centers, recipes, inventory control.
On-going transfer of information (e.g. recipes, pricing, etc.) between profit centers.

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