Built for food service operations

Every restock logged.
Every order tracked.

BarBackFlow is a suite of lightweight operations tools for food service — restocking, transfers, and daily task management — giving managers real-time visibility into what's moving, who's doing what, and when.

Oat Milk 2+case
Cups 12oz 3+sleeve
Publish Order →
For the team

Restock requests from any phone in under a minute. No install, no training.

Opening setup
Menu update
Stock satellite unit
Bayview → Harbor Point · $340
For the supervisor

Daily task lists, inter-unit transfers, and live restock tracking in one place.

96%task success · this week
For the manager

Spend by unit and GL code, task success rates, and who did what — across every location.

📋
Staff builds order
Mobile-first, takes under a minute
📤
Publishes instantly
Team gets notified in real time
Stock is fulfilled
Every item logged as done or out
📊
Reports export
PDF and CSV with GL codes and totals
What it does

Designed for the pace
of an actual bar shift

No training required. No app to install. Works on any phone, from any browser, on the floor.

📱
Works on any device

A Progressive Web App — staff add it to their home screen from Safari or Chrome. No app store, no IT department, no install policy to navigate.

Orders in under 60 seconds

Items are pre-loaded per location. Staff tap to add, set quantity, and publish. The whole restock request takes less time than writing it on a slip of paper.

🔔
Instant push notifications

When an order is published, the whole team gets notified immediately — even with the app closed. No more checking paper logs or missed radio calls.

📊
Admin dashboard with analytics

See orders, transfers, and total value by day, week, or month. Top items by volume, and breakdowns by employee — all in the supervisor panel.

🧾
GL-coded reports

Every item carries a GL code and category. Export PDF or CSV with daily subtotals and GL summaries — ready to drop into your accounting workflow.

🔄
Transfers between locations

Log transfers between any two locations — Coffee Bar, Tea Bar, and satellite units. Every transfer is tracked, attributed, and included in cost reports.

The product

Three views.
One source of truth.

Staff see a fast, clean mobile interface. Supervisors see a full reporting panel. Managers see every unit in the region at once.

Staff — Build Order
BarBackFlow
Bar Unit A
Build
Active
History
3 items
Publish Order →
Milk & Dairy
Whole Milk
2
+
galcase
Oat Milk
1
+
eachcase
Alm Milk
+
Syrups
Vanilla
1
+
eachcase
Caramel
+
Supervisor — Report View
BarBackFlow · Bar Unit A · Admin
Report
Dashboard
Items
Settings
TODAY
Order #42 · Alex
9:14 AM
$134.60
Whole Milk 2 case $86.40 411048
Oat Milk 1 case $37.20 411048
Vanilla Syrup 1 each $11.00 411065
GL Code Summary
411048 Dairy $123.60
411065 Syrups $11.00
Grand Total $134.60
Manager — Regional View
app.barbackflow.com
Lakeside Region
3units
38orders · wk
$2,480moved · wk
96%tasks · wk
Bayview Coffee BarRestocking · Transfers
34 orders · $2,140
Harbor Point Tea BarTransfer partner
4 received · $340
Meridian CaféTask lists
96% complete
Also in the suite

Daily task lists
for supervisors

The same platform also runs your shift routine. Scheduled task lists with checklists, reminders, and a full completion history — so opening, closing, and everything between happens the same way every day, no matter who's on shift.

⏰ Scheduled with reminders

Each task list has a time window and fires a notification before it starts. Repeat daily, on selected weekdays, or run one-time lists for special events.

✅ Checklists with honest status

Check off items as you go. A list can be closed even when incomplete — it's then marked as partial, with an optional comment explaining why. No fake 100%s.

📅 History by day

Every completed list is logged with time, completion rate, who closed it, and comments — a day-by-day record of how the shift actually ran.

✏️ Fully configurable

Supervisors create, edit, duplicate, and retire task lists themselves — no vendor involvement, no tickets. The routine evolves as the operation does.

🚀 Onboarding built in

The shift routine lives in the app, not in someone's head. A new supervisor follows the checklists and runs a correct day from shift one — no shadowing weeks, nothing lost when people move on.

BarBackFlow · Meridian Café
Tasks
Today
History
Manage
Friday, July 4
6:30 – 7:00 AM
Opening Setup
6/6 items
Done
7:10 – 10:00 AM
Menu Update
2/3 items
Partial
10:00 – 10:30 AM
Lunch Prep
1/4 items
Now
10:30 – 11:00 AM
Closing
0/1 items
Upcoming
How it works

Up and running
in one shift

No complex setup, no migration project. BarBackFlow is live the same day you decide to try it.

01
We configure your locations and item catalog

Your bar's products, GL codes, and unit pricing are loaded in before day one. Staff never see cost data — only the items they need to request.

02
Staff open the link, add their name, and start ordering

No account creation, no passwords. Staff bookmark the URL or add it to their home screen. First restock order goes out in minutes.

03
Supervisors log in and see everything

The admin panel shows live orders, historical reports, GL summaries, and employee-level breakdowns. Export to PDF or CSV on demand.

Why it matters

The operational return
is immediate

Less time spent on coordination. Fewer mistakes. A team that's aligned without a group chat thread for every restock.

−80%
Time spent on restock coordination

No more paper slips, verbal requests, or "did you get my text?" Your team publishes a request in under two minutes, and everyone sees it instantly.

0
Ambiguity about who ordered what

Every order carries the name of who created it and who fulfilled it. Accountability is built in — not enforced after the fact.

Errors from miscommunication

Items are selected from a fixed catalog, not written by hand. Quantities, units, and GL codes are standardized. The room for error shrinks to nearly zero.

📈
Smarter purchasing decisions

When you can see which items are requested most, by volume and by cost, over any date range — you start planning orders instead of reacting to shortages.

🗂
A running pre-inventory, automatically

Every restock logged is a record of what moved and when. By the time inventory count comes around, you already have a detailed picture of consumption over the period — by item, by day, by GL category.

🔍
Visibility across multiple locations

Each unit runs its own instance, with its own catalog and GL structure. Transfers between locations are tracked separately, so cross-unit movement is never lost in the noise.

Get in touch
See it running in your operation

BarBackFlow is currently live at food service locations in Bellevue, WA and Seattle, WA. Tell us about your operation and we'll set up a demo.

2 min
Average time to publish a restock order
100%
Orders tracked with employee attribution
0
Apps to install — works in any mobile browser
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