GastroCore

What GastroCore is

GastroCore is restaurant stock and food cost software for independent restaurants, cafés, pubs, and takeaways across the UK. It tracks ingredient stock in real time, including minimum levels and expiry dates, and can email alerts when stock runs low. Recipe costing tools calculate costs and margins, with PDF recipe cards and allergen reports covering all 14 mandatory UK allergens. Teams can record wasted food with its reason and cost, raise purchase orders, and update inventory when deliveries arrive. Batch traceability follows products from suppliers to the plate, and reports cover consumption, margins, low stock, and cost breakdowns. GastroCore is available on Android, iOS, and the web, with responsive access on phones, tablets, and desktops. Both listed plans include unlimited ingredients and users, recipes, PDFs and allergen tools, waste tracking, purchase orders, traceability, reports, and email alerts. Pricing is £59 a month when billed monthly or £531 a year when billed annually, and a 14-day trial is available. The maker advertises UK-based support and setup in under five minutes without onboarding calls or setup fees.

Who it suits

GastroCore suits independent UK restaurants, cafés, pubs, and takeaways that need to manage ingredient inventory, recipes, food costs, allergens, waste, and purchasing. It can also suit teams that need shared access, batch traceability, and operational reports across phones, tablets, or desktop browsers.

Limits

There is no free plan; the listed options are £59 a month or £531 a year, and the trial lasts 14 days. Spreadsheet ingredient bulk import is coming soon, so ingredients currently need to be entered manually.

Getting started

1. Visit the GastroCore website.
2. Choose the monthly or annual plan.
3. Start the 14-day trial.
4. Add ingredients manually and set minimum stock levels and expiry dates.
5. Create recipes, purchase orders, and team accounts as needed.
6. Use GastroCore on Android, iOS, or the web.

Verdict

Choose GastroCore if your UK restaurant needs ingredient control, recipe costing, allergen records, waste tracking, purchasing, and traceability in one service. It includes unlimited users on both plans, but restaurants looking for a free plan or spreadsheet bulk ingredient import may need another option.