Efficient Kitchens Don’t Tolerate Waste

You can’t improve what you can’t see. With StreamLine, our prep-to-post-service data capture system, kitchens gain a complete picture of production. For the first time, culinary teams don't have to accept squandered resources as the status quo; we’re empowering chefs with a foundation of accurate data— across prepared, carryover, and wasted food—so that every decision and menu plan can maximize savings.

StreamLine is already in use at foodservice kitchens across the country. Will yours be next?

Persistent Culinary Challenges Before StreamLine

Vanderbilt University Dining was splitting team time between a legacy waste tracking system and worksheets to understand and reduce their cost per plate. Chefs had to police tracking to ensure cooks complied. and often spent hours at the computer reviewing information scattered across worksheets, spreadsheets, and Aramark’s menu management system (Prima). Leadership knew they needed a more advanced workflow to achieve their desired cost-savings.

“Before [StreamLine, production tracking] was everyone’s responsibility – so it became no one’s responsibility”
– Executive Director of Dining

Ohio State University Dining’s homegrown waste-tracking system was used inconsistently, thwarting efforts to leverage the available data to make impactful decisions. Appalachian State University Dining also needed to replace manual, paper-based tracking with a fast, automated system that would deliver data leadership could trust while reducing the culinary team’s workload.

Why StreamLine Sticks—and Saves

Adoption is longer an issue with StreamLine’s two-second, one-tap process to record prepared, carryover, and food waste, helping chefs immediately adjust future production plans based on the realities of service, not on assumptions or guesswork. Production information from StreamLine is automatically sent back to the team's menu management system, saving 330+ hours of chef time each year (previously spent reviewing worksheets or manually keying in data across systems).

Kitchens that have switched to StreamLine say they “can’t imagine going back to their way of working before,” and that the system is “a critical part” of their production operations.

"With our Jamix [Menu Management System] and Topanga's StreamLine integrated and working together, we’re starting to unlock real-time visibility into our production data and waste patterns.”
– Elizabeth Riede, Executive Director of Appalachian State University Campus Dining

“There are actionable visuals for us to tweak both production and what was fired on the line.”
– Assistant Director of Dining

StreamLine helped App State chefs recognize that they needed to produce fewer scrambled eggs to remedy consistent overproduction—one example of the targeted adjustments they’ve made to address $190K of food waste exposed over a nine-month period, resulting in ~50% less waste for common menu items. At Vanderbilt, StreamLine alerted a chef that Mongolian Noodles were a top waste offender, prompting a focused conversation with the station cook and changes to planned volumes. Focused interventions like these lead to a 70% decrease in another menu item's (turkey sausage links) waste, far exceeding industry and UN standards.

Kitchens using StreamLine know exactly where they’re losing money, which halts patterns of waste and increases profitability.

Book a timeslot with our team to get an estimate for how much switching to StreamLine could save your kitchen.

StreamLine Facilities Fast, Fluid Workflows

StreamLine transforms frantic, frustrated culinary programs into focused operations. Chefs and dining directors lead teams with confidence, supported by an unparalleled level of trustworthy production data to improve forecast accuracy and optimize spend.

With data that reflects the realities of the line, we're building your kitchen’s decision engine: turning production information into smarter planning, team cohesion, and lower costs.

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