SUPPLIER OPINION
your operation Pelican’s award-winning Pi system truly empowers all staff and transforms how businesses operate
Gain greater visibility and control over
E
ffective cost management is critical to the survival of all hospitality operations. So, to support hospitality businesses, Pelican has developed Pi, an award-winning cloud- based system. With Pi, hospitality operators significantly reduce their purchasing costs, improve back- office processes and achieve greater financial control and visibility across their whole busi- ness operation. The system offers a totally unique solution, providing users with a real-time picture of purchasing spend and operational finances at any point of the day without any manual intervention. As purchasing and finance data is taken automatically from supplier invoices, the system is always up-to-date and offers all departments ‘one version of the truth’. The Pi system removes a huge adminis-
trative (and often manual) task away from an organisations’ finance, purchasing and cater- ing teams, streamlining the entire procure- ment and supply-chain management process.
Users are able to: ●Access all supplier invoices/credits online ●Reconcile invoices online ●Import invoices into their accounts package ●Be alerted every time they are overcharged ●Be notified about products bought outside of their contracted list
●Place orders online with multiple suppliers from one portal
●Automatically build and maintain stock sheets online
●Quickly cost and monitor recipes and menus in real-time
●Be advised when their menu items’ gross profit changes
●Track allergen and nutrition data for every ingredient being used
●Analyse spend by unit, supplier, category or product
●Track purchasing trends/patterns.
Users can drill down to detailed data and view a wide range of reports that are presented in
“Pi helps us regain control of the
purchasing process”
easy-to-understand graphs and tables. Informa- tion can be exported easily and then imported directly to other systems or printed. Pi has been designed to be an extremely
user-friendly system. Training and technical support is only one phone call away. As the system is 100% cloud based, there is no soft- ware or updates that need to be installed. Pi offers total flexibility; users can access all
or some of the functions and individual per- mission levels may be set for each member of staff. The system is available at no cost to Pelican customers and there is no limit on the number of users who can access it.
Customer opinion
“When I was given a demonstration of Pelican’s award-wining system Pi, I was blown away by its simplicity and effectiveness. The system provides a level of visibility and control over purchasing spend that I hadn’t realised was possible.’ Andrew Scott, managing director, Scott Hospitality Services
“Now, with Pi, our stock valuations become more accurate and it cuts down labour time tremendously – it now takes one hour instead of four. Pi has been an absolute asset to our company and I will continue to use and recommend it to others.” Jo Haslam, director and co-owner, TLC Inns
“Pi helps us regain control of the purchasing process. The various departments across the organisation can access the portal so it pro- vides benefits for everyone in the business, from the executive chefs and unit managers, through to the senior management.” David Peters, owner, Saltire Hospitality
“I have calculated that using Pi reduces manpower by 80% as the need to manually handle invoices and financial reporting has all but gone.” Craig Senior, group food and beverage manager, Mytime Active
To discover how Pi can help you, call us to arrange a free demonstration – 01252 705222
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