Know your exact food costs. Track stock in real time. Stay EHO-compliant.
GastroCore gives UK restaurants total control of the kitchen — from ingredients to margins.
Built for independent restaurants, cafés, pubs and takeaways across the UK.
No credit card required · Setup in under 5 minutes · Cancel anytime
See your kitchen in real time — know exactly where your money is going.
| Ingredient | Stock | Unit Cost | Supplier | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken Breast | 2 kg | £6.80/kg | Fresh Direct | Low stock |
| Beef Mince | 8 kg | £5.20/kg | Prime Meats | OK |
| Whole Milk | 6 L | £0.90/L | Dairy Co. | Expiring |
| Olive Oil | 0.5 L | £4.50/L | Medfoods | Low stock |
| Pasta (Penne) | 12 kg | £1.20/kg | Wholesale UK | OK |
What restaurants say
From spreadsheets to full stock control in minutes.
We went from spreadsheets to GastroCore in under 10 minutes. Now I know the exact cost of every dish and our waste is down by 30%. I wish I'd had this three years ago.
The allergen tracking alone is worth it. Our EHO inspection last month went smoothly — the officer was impressed we had full traceability records ready to print on the spot.
As a takeaway owner I was worried about Natasha's Law. GastroCore made compliance straightforward — all 14 allergens are flagged automatically when I build a recipe.
Problems & Solutions
The most common reasons UK restaurants lose money — and how we solve each one.
Recipes priced by gut feeling. No idea if a dish actually makes money after ingredient costs. Margins invisible until end-of-month — too late to act.
Recipe costing calculates your food cost per dish automatically. Set target margins, see exactly where you're losing money, and adjust pricing with confidence.
You discover you're out of a key ingredient mid-service. Manual stock counts are done weekly at best. Reorders happen reactively, not proactively.
Real-time stock tracking deducts ingredients as you log production. Low-stock alerts fire by email before you run out — with smart reorder suggestions based on usage history.
No record of what's thrown away or why. No visibility into whether it's prep waste, spoilage, or over-production. It just disappears from the fridge.
Log every waste event with reason and cost. Spot patterns — which ingredients waste most, which days, which reasons. Track the financial impact and reduce it over time.
Natasha's Law requires full allergen labelling. Most kitchens still rely on memory, sticky notes, or an outdated spreadsheet that nobody updates.
All 14 UK allergens tracked per recipe. Generate allergen PDFs for front-of-house instantly. Full batch traceability for every ingredient — EHO-ready at any time.
How it works
No training. No onboarding calls. No setup fees. Just open the app and start.
Sign up free — no credit card needed. Your 14-day trial starts immediately with access to every feature from day one.
Enter your ingredients with supplier info, unit cost, and minimum stock levels. Set allergen flags once and they carry through to every recipe automatically.
Add ingredients to each recipe. GastroCore calculates food cost, margin, and VAT in real time. Generate a PDF allergen card in one click.
Log production, purchases, and waste. Stock updates automatically. Get alerts before you run out. See your food costs in real time — not at month-end.
The GastroCore Suite
NEXUS POS runs your floor. NEXUS Stock runs your kitchen. Together, total control.
Front of house · Ordering · POS · Payments
Customers scan a QR code, browse your menu and pay from their phone. Orders go straight to the kitchen with a sound alert. No tablets. No apps. No missed orders.
Stock control · Inventory · Alerts · Costing
Know exactly what is in your kitchen at all times. NEXUS Stock tracks ingredients, fires low-stock alerts before you run out, and shows your real food cost per dish.
Fully integrated. When a NEXUS POS order is placed, NEXUS Stock deducts stock automatically.
Why restaurants switch
See how GastroCore compares to the alternatives UK restaurants are moving away from.
| GastroCore | MarketMan | Jelly UK | Lightspeed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Real-time stock control | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Add-on |
| Recipe costing | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | — |
| Natasha's Law compliance | ✓ | — | — | — |
| Batch traceability | ✓ | Partial | — | — |
| EHO-ready reports | ✓ | — | — | — |
| Free trial (no card) | ✓ 14 days | — | — | 14 days (card req.) |
| No contract | ✓ | Annual only | Annual only | Annual only |
| Setup time | Under 5 min | Days–weeks | Days | Days–weeks |
| Monthly price (from) | £59 | £150+ | £99+ | £200+ |
Everything you need
Built from the ground up for UK hospitality — not adapted from a generic inventory tool.
Track stock levels in real time. Set minimum quantities, get low-stock alerts by email, and manage expiry dates automatically.
Calculate recipe costs automatically. Track margins, apply correct UK food pricing rules, and generate PDF recipe cards with allergens.
Full Natasha's Law compliance. Flag all 14 mandatory allergens per recipe. Generate allergen reports for your front-of-house team.
Log waste with reasons and costs. Spot patterns, reduce losses, and improve profitability — one of the biggest hidden cost leaks in hospitality.
Create purchase orders, receive stock, and auto-update inventory. Smart suggestions based on minimum stock levels and usage history.
Track every batch from supplier to plate. Full audit trail for food safety inspections and allergen investigations.
Consumption reports, margin analysis, low-stock summaries, and cost breakdowns — everything your accountant and EHO will love.
Invite your team with role-based permissions. Owner, manager, and staff roles with granular access control. No extra charge per user.
Automated alerts for low stock, expiring ingredients, and batch recalls. Stay informed without logging in every day.
UK Compliance
Since October 2021, Natasha's Law requires all UK food businesses to label every pre-packaged item with a full ingredient list and clear allergen information. Non-compliance risks serious fines — and serious harm. GastroCore makes full compliance straightforward and automatic.
Every recipe you build automatically inherits allergen flags from its ingredients. No manual tracking. No spreadsheets. No risk of missing an update.
Simple pricing
No hidden fees. No feature tiers. Every GastroCore feature is included from day one.
Monthly
No hidden fees
Annual
No hidden fees
Equivalent to £44.25/mo
14-day free trial · No credit card required · Cancel anytime · No contracts
Questions
No. Your 14-day free trial starts immediately with no payment details required. You only need to subscribe if you want to continue after your trial ends.
Less than 5 minutes. Create your account, add your first ingredients, and build your first recipe — all in one sitting. No onboarding calls, no training, no setup fees. Just open the app and start.
Yes. GastroCore is fully responsive and works on any device — phone, tablet, or desktop. Log waste, check stock levels, and manage your team from the kitchen floor.
Yes. GastroCore tracks all 14 mandatory UK allergens per recipe and generates allergen PDF reports for your team and customers. Allergen flags are set per ingredient and carry through to every recipe automatically — no manual tracking needed.
Yes. GastroCore runs on enterprise-grade infrastructure (Render + PostgreSQL) with encrypted connections and secure JWT authentication. Your data is backed up automatically every day and is never shared with third parties.
Bulk import from spreadsheet is on our roadmap and coming soon. In the meantime, adding ingredients manually takes around 30 seconds each — most restaurants are fully set up within one session.
GastroCore applies the correct UK food pricing rules per recipe — hot food and cold food are handled separately. This is reflected in your recipe costing and margin reports.
Yes. Invite unlimited team members at no extra cost with role-based permissions — Owner, Manager, or Staff. Each role has appropriate access to features and data. Staff can log waste and view stock; managers get full operational access; owners see everything.
Absolutely. Cancel anytime from the billing portal inside GastroCore. No long-term contracts, no cancellation fees, no questions asked.
NEXUS POS is our digital ordering and table management platform launching soon. Customers scan a QR code, browse your menu and pay from their phone. Orders go to the kitchen screen automatically. Zero commission on every sale.
Join UK restaurants that have already switched from guesswork to GastroCore.
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