WISCONSIN -- RedPrairie Corporation recently introduced its Food Service Management solution for petroleum and convenience stores.  

The solution optimizes food service operations for retailers, including food preparation, production planning, recipes and fresh item management. This information can be fully integrated with inventory, labor and sales data for an accurate forecast of production and labor requirements and assistance with minimizing waste, RedPraiirie said in a statement. 

Popular and widely-used by leading foodservice operators such as Culver’s, Dunkin' Brands, Cara, Popeye’s and Church’s Chicken, RedPrairie’s Food Service Management solution is now available to petroleum and convenience store operators.  

Sheetz Inc. uses RedPrairie’s solution to reduce its food service costs through an improved alignment of demand with production plans and food inventory.

“Petroleum and convenience retailers have been looking hard at the inside of the store to make up for the shrinking margins on fuel,” said Kevin Saum, VP and GM of Petroleum C-Stores for RedPrairie Retail Productivity Solutions division. “Many operators are now looking toward fresh and prepared foods to improve their in-store margins and add customer visits and loyalty. RedPrairie is unique in our ability to provide a fully integrated convenience store and food service solution.”

RedPrairie has developed a platform that uniquely handles the many requirements of fresh food management. PCS retailers can now set up recipes for depletion and use sales forecasts to prep items to meet demand while minimizing waste. 

Retailers with smaller food service offerings can add value by tracking paper goods used with each item sold, or tracking waste on donuts at the end of the day. Prep worksheets take the guesswork out of how many hot dogs and sausages to put on the grill each hour, and when to make a new batch of coffee.