Record inventory waste

Use Waste in FreshlyCart Inventory to record damaged, spoiled, or otherwise unusable stock. This action reduces the product’s quantity at the location selected in the Inventory session and creates a waste record.

Before you begin

• Your plan must include Advanced Inventory.
• Confirm that FreshlyCart Inventory shows the location where the waste occurred.
• Confirm the quantity before saving. The current workflow does not provide an undo action or a reason field.

Record the waste

1. On the FreshlyCart Inventory home screen, select Products.
2. Select the product.
3. Review its current quantity, then select Waste.
4. Enter the quantity to remove. FreshlyCart does not allow a quantity greater than the current stock shown for the selected location.
5. Select Save.

Caution

Saving reduces the product’s current-location stock immediately. FreshlyCart does not expose an action that reverses the waste record, so verify the product, location, and quantity first.

Review the record

In Back Office, open Management → Inventory → Wastes for a retail business or Management → Inventory Management → Wastes for a restaurant business. The list shows the product, barcode, wasted quantity, price, total cost, and employee.

Waste recorded while processing a refund belongs to the refund workflow. Do not record the same quantity again in FreshlyCart Inventory.