KitchenCrew is an AI kitchen management system for Swiss restaurants that converts a plain-language shopping list into per-supplier order emails drafted inside the restaurant's own mailbox. Instead of juggling spreadsheets, catalogs and inboxes, a kitchen uploads its suppliers' price lists, connects its email account, and chats its order — KitchenCrew splits the request by supplier, writes each draft email, and waits for a human to hit send.
What is KitchenCrew?
KitchenCrew is a web-based kitchen management tool built specifically for Swiss restaurants, positioned explicitly as an alternative to generic inventory suites. It takes three inputs — supplier catalogs (PDF price lists, photos of printed catalogs, or screenshots), a connected mailbox (Gmail, Outlook or Exchange), and a plain-language order request — and produces drafted supplier emails plus a spend dashboard showing ordered volume across suppliers and months. Booking and privacy links on the site point to aurum-avis-labs.ch, and the product is currently in a pilot program for restaurants.
Key Features
- Supplier catalog import — accepts PDF price lists, a photo of a printed catalog, or a screenshot, and learns the real product names and pack sizes your wholesalers use.
- Email drafting in your own mailbox — connects to Gmail, Outlook or Exchange and creates drafts that carry your name and address; suppliers see the restaurant, not a third-party platform.
- Plain-language ordering chat — a request such as "50 kg chicken breast, same amount of Rivella as last week, and 10 kg salmon" is routed to the correct supplier and written into separate emails.
- Order review and edit — a dedicated edit screen lets you check line items, change a quantity, adjust wording and delivery details before anything is sent.
- Spend dashboard — shows ordered volume across suppliers and over time, with spend figures in CHF.
- Named crew specialists — Sophie handles guest experience, Ivy covers ordering and inventory, and Chef covers kitchen operations in one shared chat.
- Swiss wholesaler coverage — cites gastro catalogs from Metro, Transgourmet, Migros Gastronomie and Prodega.
- Roadmap items — automated ordering with inventory prediction, a menu creation assistant, and material cost optimization across Swiss wholesalers are listed as coming soon.
Who should use KitchenCrew?
- Independent Swiss restaurant owners: replace the manual job of splitting one shopping list into separate supplier emails each week.
- Head chefs and kitchen managers: ask ordering and food-cost questions in chat rather than digging through invoices and catalogs during service.
- Small kitchens: the site addresses the "we're a small place" question directly, since setup is catalog upload plus mailbox connection rather than a full inventory implementation.
- Front-of-house leads: Sophie covers reservations and guest messages alongside the ordering specialists.
What can you do with KitchenCrew?
- Weekly ordering: describe everything you need in one message and receive supplier-split email drafts ready to approve and send.
- Spend tracking: see ordered volume per supplier and per month to spot where money is going, with figures in CHF.
- Supplier price checks: ask comparison questions about prices and products across your Swiss wholesalers in plain language.
How does KitchenCrew work?
- Upload each supplier's catalog (PDF, photo or scan) so the system learns products and pack sizes.
- Connect your mailbox through Gmail, Outlook or Exchange; drafts are created in your real inbox.
- Chat your order in plain language; KitchenCrew splits it by supplier and writes each email.
- Review the drafts, adjust quantities or wording, and send manually.
- Track ordered spend across suppliers and months in the dashboard.
Pricing
KitchenCrew runs a pilot program: restaurants get full access free for two months with their real suppliers and no credit card required to start. After the pilot, participating restaurants keep a lifetime discount on regular subscription prices.
FAQ
Can KitchenCrew send orders to suppliers without my approval?
No. Every generated email exists only as a draft in your own mailbox until you hit send. The site states plainly that nothing goes out until you say so, and that suppliers see your name and address.
Which suppliers and wholesalers does it support?
KitchenCrew references Swiss gastro catalogs including Metro, Transgourmet, Migros Gastronomie and Prodega. You import each supplier's own price list as a PDF, a photo or a screenshot, and the system learns that supplier's products and pack sizes.
Is KitchenCrew a POS or inventory system?
It is not positioned that way. The site describes the product as built for Swiss restaurant kitchens rather than generic inventory suites, and focuses on drafting supplier orders, answering spend questions and reporting ordered volume in CHF.
Which email providers can I connect?
The onboarding flow shows Gmail, Outlook and Exchange as mailbox connection options, and drafts are created in your actual mailbox rather than sent from a KitchenCrew address.
Is KitchenCrew free to try?
Pilot restaurants receive two months of full KitchenCrew access free, with no credit card required to start, and keep a lifetime discount on regular subscription prices afterwards. Onboarding happens through a booked demo call.
