ClearCOGS
ClearCOGS is AI demand-forecasting software for restaurants that reads sales data from the POS and sends daily plans for food prep, ordering and labour. It sits on top of the existing POS instead of replacing it, and reports go to managers by email. It is sold to restaurant brands, franchisees, emerging chains and venues; a self-serve Toast tier is priced per location.
Last reviewed
- Best for
- Toast restaurants wanting self-serve forecasts, Brands and franchise systems
- Pricing
- From USD 50 per location per month
- Runs on
- Web
Who it is for
Toast restaurants wanting self-serve forecasts
Toast users can add ClearCOGS from Toast Partner Connect with no set-up; menu and labour forecasts are on a paid Premium tier.
Brands and franchise systems
Sold as scalable across hundreds of locations, with brand-wide visibility and per-location recommendations; case studies cover franchise groups of 31 and 35 units.
Quick-service, bakery and barbecue operators
The site is organised by cuisine and segment (chicken, pizza, sandwiches, barbecue, baked goods), with prep forecasts in real batch sizes.
Venues and institutions
A separate page describes forecasting for event-driven operations.
Less suited to: Restaurants on POS systems other than Toast may need a sales conversation: the vendor says its self-serve product launched with Toast and is only beginning to reach other POS systems.
What it does
Food prep forecasting
Daily prep sheets, emailed each morning, showing how much to make down to the ingredient.
Menu item forecasting
Item-by-item demand forecast with maximum-usage guidance to avoid running out.
Labour forecasting
Labour spend guidance based on the operator's rules, to build schedules that match expected demand.
Ordering forecasts
Predicts the quantities needed for upcoming supplier orders.
Daily sales forecast
Daily sales forecast, free with the Toast integration; the vendor claims 98% accuracy.
Anomaly alerts
Flags events, sales trends and menu item trends against the last four weeks, free with the Toast integration.
Brand-level visibility
Multi-location view for brands and franchisors, alongside recommendations for each location.
External data in forecasts
Combines POS history with location, weather and date data to improve predictions.
Custom enterprise implementations
Ingredient-level forecasting, labour and prep insights tailored to large brands; described as available to mid-market or larger organisations.
Pricing
- Starting price
- From USD 50 per location per month
- Pricing model
- Subscription per location (self-serve Toast tier); enterprise quoted
- Free plan
- Yes
On the Toast page, sales forecasts and anomaly alerts are free with the Toast integration, while menu forecasting and labour forecasting are included with a Premium tier at $50 per month per location. No prices are published for other POS systems or for enterprise; the vendor asks for a meeting.
Where and how it runs
- Customers in
- United States
- Platforms
- Web
- Hardware
- None. It connects to POS data and sends reports by email.
The vendor states no country list. The press release is datelined Chicago and cites US food waste figures, and the customers named on the site are US brands.
The company
- Headquarters
- Chicago, United States
- Founders
- Matt Wampler, Osa Osarenkhoe
- Funding
- Seed, $3.8M, April 2025 (Closed Loop Partners' Venture Group, Myriad Venture Partners, Level Up Ventures (Hearst))
- Customers named by the vendor
- Jimmy John's franchisees, Cali BBQ, Goop Kitchen, Blue Square Pizza, Manhattan Bagel franchisee, Breadless, Groucho's Deli, Palenque Group, D&D Management Group, Dem Boyz BBQ, Red White & Que
Security and support
- Support
- Email support with replies promised within two working days; onboarding is described as about three weeks on average.
Listing details
- Built for
- Restaurants
- Focus
- Food-specific
- Status
- Active
- Website
- clearcogs.com
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Side-by-side tables built from the same profile data.
What we could not confirm
These points were not confirmed when this page was written.
- Pricing for non-Toast and enterprise customers, contract term and free trial
- Founding year, legal entity name and employee count
- Full list of supported POS systems beyond Toast, Square and PAR Brink
- Security certifications
- Countries served and interface languages
- Vendor performance claims (waste and labour reductions) are marketing figures and were not independently checked
Sources
Facts on this page come from the pages below, checked on 29 September 2026. Prices and features change, so confirm with the vendor before you buy.
- Homepagehttps://www.clearcogs.com
- Toast tier, pricing, FAQhttps://www.clearcogs.com/toast/
- Square integrationhttps://www.clearcogs.com/square/
- PAR Brink integrationhttps://www.clearcogs.com/par-brink/
- Food prep forecastinghttps://www.clearcogs.com/prep/
- Labour forecastinghttps://www.clearcogs.com/labor/
- Enterprise positioninghttps://www.clearcogs.com/enterprise/
- Foundershttps://www.clearcogs.com/about/
- Seed round and Chicago datelinehttps://www.clearcogs.com/blog/clearcogs-raises-seed-round/
- Customer nameshttps://www.clearcogs.com/case-studies/
- Support contacthttps://www.clearcogs.com/contact-us/
- Vendor product descriptionhttps://www.clearcogs.com/llms.txt