Restaurant365, the leading all-in-one restaurant management platform, today announced customers overseeing more than 40,000 locations nationwide reduced food waste in 2024 by nearly $400 million thanks to Restaurant365’s inventory, reporting, forecasting, and purchasing tools.
For Someburros, an 18-unit fast casual Mexican concept in Phoenix, AZ, focused on Sonoran-style cuisine, Restaurant365 tools like waste tracking helped save thousands of dollars annually on just one ingredient. The company’s commissary produces millions of tacos and taquitos each year and analysis revealed that nearly 10% of its tortilla purchases were being wasted.
“They were sticking together and ripping, making the tortillas unusable,” said Someburros CFO Kevin Kruft. “Anytime you’re able to identify a source of waste and cut it is huge, and we were able to go back to purveyor, tell them this wasn’t working for us, and began to work on a solution.”
Ultimately, Someburros cut tortilla waste by more than $13,000 a year, in just one of the hundreds of ingredients the company uses. Kruft said the savings across the business are instrumental in its growth plans as it looks to open at least four new locations in 2025.
“Every dollar matters in a restaurant, and it’s a privilege to partner with thousands of operators across the country to help them become more successful and help the planet by eliminating excess waste,” said Restaurant365 Co-founder and Chief Community Officer Morgan Harris.
Restaurant365’s effort, in partnership with customers, is one part of the company’s mission to help the industry make positive change through philanthropy, education, and insights. The company partners with educational institutions and leading brands to help train and inspire future leaders while working with Children of Restaurant Employees (CORE) to provide financial grants to employees, spouses, or children facing medical crises, injury, death, or natural disaster.
