Know exactly how much of each ingredient to prep

Keeping up with ingredient prep in a fast-paced kitchen can be a challenge. Ingredient All Day Counts helps you track exactly how much of each ingredient you need across all open orders, so you can work smarter, reduce waste, and keep service running smoothly.

How It Works

1. Enable the Feature – Go to Settings > All Day Counts in your Fresh KDS app.
2. Assign Ingredients to Menu Items – Link specific ingredients to menu items (e.g., a chicken salad uses three tenders). Counts can also be configured using modifiers or combinations of menu items and modifiers when preparation variations need to be tracked separately.
3. Get Real-Time Counts – Fresh KDS automatically totals the number of each ingredient needed across all active orders.
4. Counts Adjust Instantly – When an order is completed, the ingredient count updates in real time.

Why It’s Useful

• Eliminate manual calculations – Instantly see how much of each ingredient is needed.
• Reduce food waste – Prep only what’s required, minimizing excess.
• Improve kitchen efficiency – Stay ahead of demand with accurate, real-time data.
• Seamless integration – Works directly within Fresh KDS without additional setup.
• Handle preparation variations – Track ingredient needs across item options or modifiers without combining totals.

Full Screen Item Summary and All Day Counts

There is an expand button on the “Summaries” panel, which will make the view full screen. This could be used in conjunction with screen communication as an alternative to viewing order cards.

This feature is available exclusively on Premium and Unlimited plans. To learn more about editing your Fresh KDS subscription click here.

To learn more about how to use Ingredient All Day Counts, check out this help article, or learn more about this feature here.