A new era in inventory management for concession operations

OLD WAY – Buy POS, get the attached mediocre inventory

NEW WAY – Get Yellow Dog Inventory, and then go get the best POS

Yellow Dog Software has ushered in a new era for concession operations.

Previously, the industry has been served by point-of-sale providers that have added stand sheet inventory management into their systems.

The problem: POS providers are constantly having to tackle the “what’s next” need for these venues. 

For example, during COVID, POS companies had to pivot and enhance their contactless abilities. 

That was great for the front of the house! But when does the point-of-sale provider ever work on their Back Office solution? The answer is rarely to never.

Look at the historical path of different point of sale systems:

• 1. They decide to tackle concessions

• 2. They go buy a back-office solution and get it integrated! And then…

• 3. Never touch it again. Time goes by and the client is still using work flows created 10 to 20 years ago.

Our journey is dramatically different. 

Yellow Dog got approached by a concessionaire to add stand sheet capability to our existing retail and F&B inventory system. 

The concessionaire was going with a new point-of-sale system that didn’t have built-in inventory or stand sheet management.

The concessionaire now had the ideal point of sale system and the ideal back office system. They did not have to compromise. And in the future? They could move to another point-of-sale system without having to replace their back office.

Yellow Dog Software is 100% inventory focused. We work on it EVERY day.

Another advantage to using a single back office system is this: you can have ALL your point of sale systems funnel in their sales. Yellow Dog has some clients with 4 or 5 point of sale systems (Stands, Kiosks, Self-Service, In-Seat, Mobile) and all the sales data gets consolidated into Yellow Dog Inventory. Beautiful.

Also, if the POS system has a 2-way integration to Yellow Dog, all the menu items and prices per event can be automatically updated. Change it in Yellow Dog and it updates the entire venue.

What about your electronic channels? Yes, them too. Yellow Dog can provide item information to digital menu boards, kiosks, mobile ordering, and more. These might need pictures, prices, calories, allergens and all sorts of other information, which can be stored in Yellow Dog.

That’s why we’re best in breed.

To read more about our solutions for the concessions operator, click here.