Bar Inventory Software That Controls Your Pour Cost

BinWise is beverage cost control software that tracks your pour cost, variance, and beverage margins automatically — across every spirit, wine, and beer in your inventory. No manual drink cost calculations. No spreadsheets. Just real-time cost data linked to your POS, your purchasing, and your supplier invoices.

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Real-time pour cost tracking across your full inventory  ✓  Variance reports that find where your margin goes  ✓  Trusted by The French Laundry and 1,000+ venues  ✓  30+ POS integrations

Everything You Need to Control Your Bar and Beverage Costs

BinWise gives bar managers and F&B directors real-time visibility into every beverage cost — pour cost, variance, and purchasing margins — without manual calculations or spreadsheets. For operators who also need food recipe costing and full menu cost management, BlueCart extends BinWise into a complete food and beverage cost control platform.

Pour Cost & Variance Tracking
Purchasing & Cost at Source
Cost Reports & Analytics
Food & Recipe Costing with BlueCart
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Beverage Cost Control Software That Tracks Pour Cost Automatically

Most bar operators know their pour cost percentage matters. BinWise is the beverage cost control software that tracks it automatically — across every spirit, wine, and beer in your inventory — updating in real time as your POS records each sale and your team receives each delivery.

Real-Time Pour Cost Tracking Across Your Entire Bar

BinWise calculates your pour cost percentage for every product in your bar inventory — automatically, in real time, linked to your POS sales. No manual data entry, no weekly calculations, no spreadsheets that are always a day behind. Your pour cost is always current, down to the individual bottle.

POS-Linked Depletion and Cost Update

Every sale at your POS flows into BinWise and updates your theoretical depletion — so your pour cost calculation always reflects your actual usage, not a static snapshot from last week's count. Your cost data is only as accurate as your depletion data. BinWise keeps both current.

Liquor Cost Control by Category and Product

Set target pour cost percentages for your spirits, wine, and beer programs independently. BinWise alerts you when any category drifts above its target — so you can identify over-pouring, shrinkage, or pricing misalignment before it compounds into a month-end problem.

Variance Between Theoretical and Actual Usage

BinWise compares what your POS says you sold against what your inventory shows was actually depleted — and flags the gap as a variance. Know whether the gap is shrinkage, over-pouring, or data entry errors, by product and by shift. The variance report is where you find the money you didn't know you were losing.
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Control Your Costs Where They Start — Purchasing and Invoicing

Your pour cost percentage is only as tight as the prices you pay for your products. BinWise tracks your purchasing history by product and supplier, monitors price changes from your distributors, and converts inventory counts directly into purchase orders — so you always know what you paid, what you should have paid, and where the gap is.

Track Purchasing History by Product and Supplier

BinWise records every purchase order and invoice — so you can track what you paid for every product over time, spot price increases from your distributors immediately, and make sure you're always getting the pricing your volume justifies. Purchasing data is the foundation of accurate cost tracking.
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Convert Inventory Counts to Purchase Orders in One Click

Turn your BinWise inventory count directly into a purchase order — no manual transfer, no re-typing SKUs, no email chains with your rep. Your inventory tells you what you need. BinWise sends the order.
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Supplier Invoice Matching and Discrepancy Alerts

Upload invoices from your distributors and BinWise matches them against your purchase orders automatically — flagging any discrepancy before you pay. Stop being charged for products you didn't receive or at prices you didn't agree to. Invoice discrepancies are a hidden cost most bar operators don't track.
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Set Par Levels and Reorder Alerts

Set par levels for every spirit, wine, and beer. BinWise alerts you when a product hits its reorder point — so you order exactly what you need, exactly when you need it. No emergency premium orders. No overstock tying up your cash.
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Cost Reports That Show You Where Your Margin Is Going

A one-time pour cost calculation tells you where you are today. BinWise's cost reports tell you where your margin is going over time — and exactly which products, which shifts, or which outlets are driving the gap.

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Variance Report

Compare theoretical vs. actual beverage usage across your entire bar program. BinWise surfaces the dollar gap between what your POS says you should have used and what your inventory shows you actually depleted — by product, by category, or by location. Shrinkage, over-pouring, and invoice errors become visible numbers, not suspicions.
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SmartView Report

See your wine program's actual cost percentages in real time — by glass, by bottle, by category. Know which wines are hitting your target margin and which are eroding it. Give your ownership group the numbers they actually want to see.
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Pour Cost Report

Your actual pour cost percentage by product and by category, for any date range. See how each spirit, wine, and beer compares to your target — and identify which specific products are pulling your average above where it needs to be. Updated continuously as POS sales and deliveries come in.
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Purchasing & COGS Report

Your total cost of goods for beverages over any period. Compare purchasing spend against beverage revenue to produce the full P&L picture your ownership group or accountant wants at month-end. Exportable to your accounting system with one click.

POS & System Integrations

With integrations for over 30 different point of sales systems. Importing your data into BinWise allows for in-depth reporting and analysis that has never been easier.

Works With Your POS — So Cost Data Is Always Current

BinWise connects with 30+ point-of-sale systems — so every sale automatically updates your inventory depletion, your pour cost calculation, and your variance reports in real time. Your cost data is only accurate if your sales data is current. With BinWise, it always is.

Automatic Sales-to-Cost Sync

Real-Time Stock Depletion Alerts

Multi-Location Cost Management

Accounting & Invoice Export

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Need Recipe Costing and Full Food Cost Management? BlueCart Does That.

BinWise tracks your beverage costs. For operators who need the complete picture — food recipe costs, ingredient pricing, menu margin analysis, and purchasing-connected cost tracking — BlueCart is the recipe costing software and food cost management platform that extends BinWise into a full food and beverage cost control system.  BlueCart is trusted by Michelin-star restaurants for food costing. It connects recipe costs directly to live supplier pricing, so every time an ingredient price changes, every recipe that uses it updates automatically. No manual recalculation. No recipes priced on last month's costs.

Recipe Costing Connected to Live Supplier Pricing

BlueCart calculates recipe costs using live ingredient prices from your actual suppliers — not static estimates you update manually. When a supplier changes their price, every recipe that uses that ingredient automatically recalculates its cost. Your recipe costs are always based on what you actually pay, not what you paid last month.

Food Cost Management and Actual vs. Theoretical Analysis

BlueCart gives F&B managers a complete view of food cost across their operation — by time period, by category, or by menu item. Compare actual food cost against theoretical cost and surface exactly where the gap comes from: waste, portion variance, ingredient substitutions, or supplier price changes. The analysis your ownership group wants, without the manual spreadsheet work.

Menu Management, Costing, and Margin Benchmarking

BlueCart builds your full menu from your recipe database — showing the cost, margin, and selling price for every dish. Compare your margins against industry benchmarks to identify which items to promote, which to reprice, and which to retire based on their actual contribution to your bottom line. Menu decisions based on real cost data, not gut feel.

Food Costing Connected to Supplier Ordering and Invoicing

Every BlueCart purchase order updates your ingredient cost data automatically. When an invoice is received, BlueCart matches it against the order and updates your recipe costs — so the numbers your team uses for food cost decisions always reflect what you actually paid. The full loop: order, receive, invoice, cost — without manual data re-entry at any step.
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Who Uses BinWise?

Bar and Beverage Cost Control for Every Type of Operation

Whether you run a single bar or a multi-outlet restaurant group, BinWise and BlueCart give you real-time cost visibility across your entire food and beverage operation.

Wine Bars, Fine Dining & Michelin-Starred Restaurants

Pour cost by glass, vintage-level cost tracking, and wine program margin analysis — the cost control tools built for programs where wine is the P&L. Connect to your digital wine list for automatic 86 updates.

Hotel F&B Programs

Track beverage and food costs across multiple outlets — restaurant, bar, banquet, and room service — with consolidated cost reporting for your VP of F&B. Every outlet, every cost, one dashboard.

Bars & Spirits-Heavy Operations

Track pour cost and liquor cost by category — spirits, beer, and wine — in real time. Set targets, get alerts when you drift above them, and know exactly which products are costing you margin every week.

Full-Service Restaurants with Bar Programs

Track beverage cost with BinWise and food recipe costs with BlueCart — in one platform. Get a unified view of your total F&B cost of goods, from the speed rail to the walk-in cooler.

Restaurant Groups and Multi-Unit Operators

Consolidated cost reporting, purchasing benchmarking across locations, and location-by-location variance analysis for your entire group. Know which locations are running tight operations and which need attention before the monthly P&L meeting.

More Ways BinWise and BlueCart Help You Control Your Costs

Cloud-Based Platform

BinScan Mobile App

BlueCart Recipe Costing

Accounting Exports

Digital Wine List (SproutQR)

Wine Cellar Management

Pour Cost & Variance Tracking

Multi-Location Dashboard

Ready to Track Your Pour Cost Automatically — Across Every Product?

✓ Real-time pour cost and variance tracking across your full inventory — no manual calculations required
✓ See exactly where your bar margin goes, down to the individual product and shift
✓ Set up in under 24 hours — we import your existing inventory for you

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BinWise, now integrated with BlueCart, is an end-to-end bar inventory management system for restaurants, country clubs, bars, and hotels. Our platform eliminates up to 85% of your counting time, gives you predictive ordering, and offers direct access to the Endless Aisle for sourcing wine, spirits, and food from trusted vendors. Schedule a demo to see how it takes your business to the next level.

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