# Unpickle > Unpickle is daily operations software for independent cafés, shops, restaurants, bars and bakeries. It brings delivery checking, recurring checklists, stock counts and team knowledge into one browser-based app. ## Product - Delivery tracking with invoice scanning - Repeating job lists with photo proof - House knowledge with photos and tags - Low-stock reports and stock counts - Suppliers and staff kept in one place - Simple reports you’ll actually read - Unlimited staff — never per person ## Pricing £29 GBP per shop per month plus VAT, including unlimited staff and all features. New shops get a 30-day free trial with no card required. Email hello@unpickleapp.com within 30 days of the first payment to request a full refund. Cancel renewal through Billing to stop future payments; see the terms of service. ## Public pages - [Homepage](https://www.unpickleapp.com/): Product overview. - [Features](https://www.unpickleapp.com/features): Screenshots and workflows for deliveries, daily tasks, stock and house knowledge. - [About Unpickle](https://www.unpickleapp.com/about): Who the product is for, the company behind it and contact details. - [Getting started](https://www.unpickleapp.com/#start): How to set up a shop. - [Pricing](https://www.unpickleapp.com/#pricing): Monthly subscription and trial. - [Questions](https://www.unpickleapp.com/#questions): Product questions and answers. - [Blog](https://www.unpickleapp.com/blog): Practical guides for independent retailers and hospitality owners. - [Free templates](https://www.unpickleapp.com/templates): Editable café checklists, stock sheets, delivery logs and staff procedures. Download without signing up. - [Privacy policy](https://www.unpickleapp.com/privacy): How shop and team data is handled. - [Terms of service](https://www.unpickleapp.com/terms): Subscription and service terms. - [Café management software](https://www.unpickleapp.com/cafe-management-software): Deliveries, daily checklists, stock and team knowledge for independent cafés. - [Delivery checking software](https://www.unpickleapp.com/delivery-checking): Scan invoices, check what arrived and record missing or damaged goods. - [Digital opening and closing checklists](https://www.unpickleapp.com/digital-checklists): Recurring daily tasks, clear instructions and photo evidence for hospitality teams. - [Delivery checking benchmark](https://www.unpickleapp.com/delivery-benchmark): A study of checked deliveries at one independent coffee shop, with methodology and limitations. - [Case study: Matté Coffee + Chill](https://www.unpickleapp.com/case-studies/matte-coffee-chill): How an independent coffee shop found that more than one delivery in ten had something missing, damaged or short. ## Who it is for - [Coffee shops](https://www.unpickleapp.com/for/coffee-shops): Unpickle helps independent coffee shops check deliveries, keep opening and closing jobs on track, spot low stock and train new baristas, all from one simple app. - [Restaurants](https://www.unpickleapp.com/for/restaurants): Unpickle helps small restaurants check deliveries against invoices, run kitchen checklists with photo proof, keep allergen info to hand and track stock. - [Bars](https://www.unpickleapp.com/for/bars): Unpickle helps bars keep on top of stock counts, check drinks deliveries, run opening and closing checklists and get new bar staff up to speed. - [Bakeries](https://www.unpickleapp.com/for/bakeries): Unpickle helps bakeries check ingredient deliveries, run prep and cleaning checklists, record allergen information and keep stock in view. ## Guides - [A pastry waste log that survives the morning rush](https://www.unpickleapp.com/blog/pastry-waste-log-busy-cafe): Track display refills, sales and unsold pastries with a short tally that explains waste without asking staff to reconstruct the whole day. - [Reduce café milk waste by fixing the starting pour](https://www.unpickleapp.com/blog/reduce-milk-waste-cafe-pitchers): Measure leftover milk by drink size, test pitcher fill marks and reduce overfilling without pressuring baristas to reuse steamed leftovers. - [Run a seven-day food waste audit without weighing every mistake](https://www.unpickleapp.com/blog/seven-day-food-waste-cost-audit): Choose a small set of waste categories, cost them consistently and use one week of observations to decide what to change next. - [Why a cheaper ingredient can cost more per portion](https://www.unpickleapp.com/blog/restaurant-ingredient-yield-test): Run a simple edible-yield test to compare ingredient prices after trimming, draining or cooking, with an original worked example. - [Stock is missing: check these records before blaming anyone](https://www.unpickleapp.com/blog/investigate-stock-variance-restaurant): Reconcile physical usage with recipes, waste and other stock movements, then investigate a discrepancy without treating it as proof of theft. - [Which stock should you count between full stocktakes?](https://www.unpickleapp.com/blog/choose-items-for-cycle-counts): Choose a short cycle-count list using value, uncertainty and service impact, without mistaking a partial check for a complete stock valuation. - [Cases, cartons and kilos: stop stock errors caused by units](https://www.unpickleapp.com/blog/stock-unit-conversions-cafe): Create a clear purchase-to-count conversion for each item so invoices, shelf counts and recipes describe the same quantity. - [How to count soup, sauces and other prepared stock](https://www.unpickleapp.com/blog/count-prepared-food-stock): Count bulk prep consistently, connect it to batch costs and avoid counting the same ingredients twice in your kitchen inventory. - [Counting open spirit bottles without false precision](https://www.unpickleapp.com/blog/count-part-open-spirit-bottles): Choose a consistent method for partial bottles, account for bottle shape and tare weight, and know when a discrepancy is too small to interpret. - [Record staff drinks and remakes without turning the log into punishment](https://www.unpickleapp.com/blog/record-staff-drinks-remakes-stock): Separate legitimate non-sale stock use from unexplained variance with simple reason codes for staff drinks, samples, remakes and training. - [Plenty of cups, no lids: count takeaway packaging as usable sets](https://www.unpickleapp.com/blog/takeaway-cups-lids-stock-mismatch): Prevent mismatched takeaway supplies by checking compatible cup-and-lid pairs, sleeve quantities and the stock available at each station. - [Keep catering stock out of today's lunch service](https://www.unpickleapp.com/blog/reserve-stock-for-catering-orders): Separate on-hand stock from reserved quantities so a busy café or deli does not sell ingredients already committed to a future order. - [Should you make another batch before closing?](https://www.unpickleapp.com/blog/late-day-prep-batches-cafe): Decide late-day prep using remaining demand, batch size and safe holding limits, with a small experiment that tracks both waste and missed sales. - [Stop buying food that is already in the freezer](https://www.unpickleapp.com/blog/freezer-stock-list-cafe): Create a location-based freezer stock list with batch labels, usable quantities and a review routine that keeps forgotten food visible. - [Older delivery first? Check the dates before rotating food stock](https://www.unpickleapp.com/blog/date-priority-stock-rotation): Build a date-priority stock routine so later deliveries with shorter usable life do not get hidden behind older stock. - [What to do with retail stock that has stopped selling](https://www.unpickleapp.com/blog/retail-slow-moving-stock-decisions): Choose a practical next step for slow-moving shop stock by checking visibility, remaining demand and cash recovery before cutting the price. - [Empty shelves, full backroom: fix the restocking gap](https://www.unpickleapp.com/blog/retail-empty-shelves-backroom-stock): Give shop staff a clear way to find reserve stock, refill the right shelf and report exceptions without marking incomplete sweeps as done. - [When to stop reordering a seasonal retail product](https://www.unpickleapp.com/blog/seasonal-retail-reorder-cutoff): Use arrival dates, remaining selling time and leftover value to avoid a late reorder that lands after demand has passed. - [A bestseller can hide dead stock: reorder by size and colour](https://www.unpickleapp.com/blog/retail-size-colour-reorder-decisions): Check sales, availability and stock cover for each retail variant before repeating a mixed pack that contains products customers are not buying. - [Damaged stock is still on the shelf count: keep it out of available stock](https://www.unpickleapp.com/blog/damaged-retail-stock-quarantine-record): Use a clear hold location and status record so damaged, returned or uncertain retail goods cannot be mistaken for stock ready to sell. - [A supplier delivery is short and the driver has left: what to do](https://www.unpickleapp.com/blog/supplier-short-delivery-after-driver-leaves): Recount the right units, preserve the delivery record and send a clear shortage claim, with an example message and follow-up steps. - [Cases, packs or each: stop supplier quantity errors at the door](https://www.unpickleapp.com/blog/supplier-case-pack-size-invoice-errors): A practical way to reconcile buying units, delivery quantities and invoice prices when cases and individual items get confused. - [The supplier promised a credit note. How do you make sure it arrives?](https://www.unpickleapp.com/blog/supplier-credit-note-follow-up): Track a supplier credit from the original claim to the corrected account, without confusing promises, documents and refunds. - [Damaged wholesale goods: what to photograph before asking for a credit](https://www.unpickleapp.com/blog/damaged-retail-delivery-claim-evidence): Build a clear damage claim for retail deliveries with product IDs, counts, packaging evidence and an example supplier message. - [How to receive a supplier delivery during a café rush](https://www.unpickleapp.com/blog/receive-supplier-delivery-during-cafe-rush): Assign a receiver, protect chilled goods and capture exceptions without leaving a delivery unowned in the middle of service. - [When a supplier keeps arriving outside your delivery window](https://www.unpickleapp.com/blog/supplier-delivery-outside-agreed-window): Record the disruption, agree practical receiving rules and give drivers clear instructions without making promises your shop cannot keep. - [Your food supplier sent a substitute: check it before it reaches service](https://www.unpickleapp.com/blog/supplier-food-substitution-allergen-check): Handle a substituted ingredient without carrying old allergen information, recipe assumptions or prices into service. - [How to spot supplier price changes before they disappear into the bill](https://www.unpickleapp.com/blog/supplier-price-change-invoice-check): Compare the same product and pack, separate fees from unit prices, and ask for written clarification before changing your buying assumptions. - [Should you buy extra stock to reach a supplier’s minimum order?](https://www.unpickleapp.com/blog/supplier-minimum-order-versus-delivery-fee): Compare the delivery fee with extra cash tied up, likely sell-through and handling costs before adding unwanted goods to a wholesale order. - [How to test a new wholesale supplier without betting the month’s cash](https://www.unpickleapp.com/blog/trial-new-retail-supplier-small-order): Set a small first-order test with agreed specifications, delivery dates and acceptance checks before committing to a larger wholesale relationship. - [A supplier scorecard a small shop can actually maintain](https://www.unpickleapp.com/blog/supplier-performance-scorecard-small-shop): Track delivery reliability, order accuracy and unresolved claims using a few consistent definitions and a monthly conversation. - [A supplier says your account is overdue, but you cannot find the invoice](https://www.unpickleapp.com/blog/supplier-missing-invoice-account-hold): Reconcile the statement, request missing documents and clarify payment allocation before an invoice dispute stops your deliveries. - [Order, delivery note and invoice: a simple three-way check for small shops](https://www.unpickleapp.com/blog/supplier-three-way-match-small-business): Match what you ordered, what arrived and what you were charged, using a short exception list instead of a complicated purchasing system. - [The wholesale sample looked good. How do you check the bulk order?](https://www.unpickleapp.com/blog/retail-supplier-sample-bulk-quality-check): Turn a sample into a clear product specification, inspect the first shipment and record differences before goods reach your customers. - [Part of the order arrived: keep split deliveries and backorders straight](https://www.unpickleapp.com/blog/supplier-split-delivery-backorder-tracking): Track the remainder of a supplier order, avoid duplicate reorders and match each arrival to the right invoice or credit. - [Short-dated food deliveries: agree a rule before the next order](https://www.unpickleapp.com/blog/short-dated-food-delivery-supplier-policy): Set realistic remaining-life requirements, check the correct date marks and record decisions on food that arrives too close to its use-by date. - [How to escalate a recurring supplier problem without another angry phone call](https://www.unpickleapp.com/blog/supplier-complaint-escalation-email): Use a short evidence-led complaint with specific incidents, a requested remedy and a named review point, plus an editable email example. - [Set up a backup supplier before your main delivery fails](https://www.unpickleapp.com/blog/backup-supplier-setup-independent-business): Choose the products that would stop service, confirm workable alternatives and test the ordering route before an urgent shortage. - [Right product, wrong colour or size: a receiving check for independent retailers](https://www.unpickleapp.com/blog/retail-delivery-colour-size-sku-check): Check variant-level quantities before stock reaches the shelf or an online order, with a simple matrix for mixed cartons. - [Scanned a supplier invoice? Check these fields before using it](https://www.unpickleapp.com/blog/supplier-invoice-scan-review-checklist): Review invoice scans for wrong suppliers, dates, product units and quantities before they become delivery checks or accounting assumptions. - [Staff tick the checklist, but the work is not done: what to fix](https://www.unpickleapp.com/blog/checklist-ticked-work-not-done): Find out whether missed work comes from vague instructions, workload or false sign-off, then use a fair check-and-follow-up routine. - [How to shorten a shop checklist without losing essential checks](https://www.unpickleapp.com/blog/shorten-overloaded-shop-checklists): Audit a crowded checklist, separate reminders from procedures, and remove duplicate recording while keeping essential controls visible. - [When photo proof helps a checklist—and when it does not](https://www.unpickleapp.com/blog/when-to-use-photo-proof-checklists): Choose which shop tasks need a photo, set a useful evidence standard, and avoid collecting images that prove little about the work. - [Keep weekly cleaning jobs from disappearing when shifts change](https://www.unpickleapp.com/blog/weekly-cleaning-jobs-shift-swaps): Assign recurring equipment care to the shift that must complete it, with a clear backup and an explicit check after staffing changes. - [How to clear a deep-cleaning backlog without another impossible list](https://www.unpickleapp.com/blog/clear-deep-cleaning-backlog): Sort overdue cleaning by risk, access and effort, then schedule specific jobs with the people and equipment needed to complete them. - [Stop discovering missing cleaning supplies at closing time](https://www.unpickleapp.com/blog/stop-running-out-cleaning-supplies): Build a small approved-supplies check that catches missing products, cloths and equipment before the team starts cleaning. - [Your café closes late every night: measure the bottleneck first](https://www.unpickleapp.com/blog/measure-cafe-closing-overruns): Use a short closing-time study to separate unavoidable work, service interruptions and missing resources before changing expectations. - [Which café tasks can you pre-close while still serving customers?](https://www.unpickleapp.com/blog/pre-close-tasks-without-disrupting-service): Sort closing work by whether it is reversible, customer-facing or dependent on the final order, then test a clear pre-close sequence. - [How to restart a closing task after an interruption without missing steps](https://www.unpickleapp.com/blog/restart-interrupted-closing-tasks): Use a visible pause point and a short restart check when customers, phone calls or other teams interrupt an opening or closing routine. - [An equipment fault report that gets more than 'it's broken' across](https://www.unpickleapp.com/blog/equipment-fault-report-template): Give your repair contact the machine identity, symptoms, timing and service impact without asking staff to diagnose or repair it. - [A simple equipment maintenance log for a small café or shop](https://www.unpickleapp.com/blog/equipment-maintenance-log-small-business): Keep faults, service visits, restrictions and next actions together so each repair starts with the machine's history rather than guesswork. - [What to prepare before booking a café equipment repair](https://www.unpickleapp.com/blog/prepare-equipment-repair-callout): Collect the fault details, service history, access arrangements and quote questions before calling an engineer during a busy shift. - [The engineer has left: when is the equipment job actually finished?](https://www.unpickleapp.com/blog/contractor-work-return-to-service-check): Separate a completed visit from a resolved fault, retain the service findings, and confirm the conditions for returning equipment to use. - [Who cleans which part of a small shop? Make the boundaries explicit](https://www.unpickleapp.com/blog/retail-cleaning-zone-ownership): Map shared retail areas, assign a responsible role and backup, and prevent cleaning tasks falling between the counter, stockroom and shop floor. - [A daytime reset that stops all the shop's tidying landing on closers](https://www.unpickleapp.com/blog/retail-daytime-reset-routine): Deal with returns, packaging and neglected shared areas during trading using a short routine that fits real staffing and customer demand. - [A wet shop entrance needs more than a floor sign](https://www.unpickleapp.com/blog/retail-wet-entrance-routine): Plan who checks rainwater at the entrance, how access is controlled during cleaning, and when recurring wetness needs a premises fix. - [Keep shop toilets usable during trading, not just clean at closing](https://www.unpickleapp.com/blog/retail-toilet-checks-during-trading): Set a practical toilet-check routine covering cleanliness, supplies and faults, with a clear response when the facilities cannot be used. - [Before someone closes your shop alone, check these arrangements](https://www.unpickleapp.com/blog/prepare-solo-retail-closing): Review competence, support, task load and escalation before assigning lone closing, with a preparation checklist for the shop owner. - [Move a paper checklist to digital without losing its records](https://www.unpickleapp.com/blog/paper-to-digital-checklists-pilot): Map the existing fields, preserve original evidence, and reconcile exceptions before making a digital checklist the live record. - [The same task is missed every week: run a useful ten-minute review](https://www.unpickleapp.com/blog/review-recurring-missed-tasks): Use repeated missed work to identify a specific constraint, agree a practical change and check whether the next occurrences improve. - [What to teach a café new starter on their first shift](https://www.unpickleapp.com/blog/cafe-new-starter-first-shift-training): Plan a first café shift that gives a new starter clear boundaries, supervised practice and a useful next step without overwhelming them. - [Teach a retail new starter where stock belongs](https://www.unpickleapp.com/blog/retail-new-starter-stock-location-training): A practical induction for stock locations, confusing product labels and returns-to-shelf work in an independent shop. - [When two trainers teach a new starter different methods](https://www.unpickleapp.com/blog/new-staff-conflicting-training-instructions): Resolve conflicting instructions without leaving the new starter to choose between experienced colleagues or memorise several unofficial procedures. - [Your best barista is not automatically your best trainer](https://www.unpickleapp.com/blog/train-experienced-staff-to-train-others): Help an experienced colleague explain invisible decisions, demonstrate a task clearly and give a new starter useful feedback. - [How to check a new starter can do a task, not just describe it](https://www.unpickleapp.com/blog/training-skill-sign-off-small-business): Create a practical skill sign-off that distinguishes observation, supervised practice and readiness to work independently. - [How to train staff when the café is still serving customers](https://www.unpickleapp.com/blog/protect-training-time-during-service): Protect short training sessions, choose realistic practice tasks and prevent a trainee from becoming emergency cover before they are ready. - [A shift handover that tells the next person what to do](https://www.unpickleapp.com/blog/shift-handover-unfinished-work-template): Replace vague shift notes with a short handover showing unresolved issues, current controls, next actions and named owners. - [Turn a new starter's repeated questions into better instructions](https://www.unpickleapp.com/blog/new-starter-repeated-questions-reference): Find out whether repeated questions come from missing information, hard-to-find instructions or a skill that needs more practice. - [What to capture before your most experienced employee leaves](https://www.unpickleapp.com/blog/capture-knowledge-before-experienced-staff-leave): A focused handover for the decisions, exceptions and contacts that disappear when an experienced shop or café employee moves on. - [Promoted your best team member? Train them for the supervisor role](https://www.unpickleapp.com/blog/new-supervisor-training-small-shop): Give a new shop or café supervisor clear authority, practical scenarios and support for decisions they have not had to make before. - [How to introduce a staff app without creating another job](https://www.unpickleapp.com/blog/introduce-staff-app-without-extra-admin): Pilot one useful team workflow, remove duplicate records and fix access problems before expecting staff to use a new app every shift. - [Stop important staff instructions disappearing in group chat](https://www.unpickleapp.com/blog/staff-procedure-updates-lost-in-chat): Separate conversation from current instructions and give changed procedures a clear owner, effective date and shift briefing. - [Write work instructions a multilingual team can actually use](https://www.unpickleapp.com/blog/multilingual-team-work-instructions): Make shop and hospitality procedures clearer with plain wording, checked translations, useful images and practical understanding checks. - [Prepare seasonal shop staff before the busiest trading day](https://www.unpickleapp.com/blog/seasonal-retail-staff-induction): Give seasonal retail starters a focused role, practical training and clear help routes before a holiday or promotional rush. - [What to brief an agency worker on before their first shift](https://www.unpickleapp.com/blog/agency-worker-first-shift-brief): A site-specific briefing for temporary hospitality or shop staff, covering task boundaries, current information, supervision and escalation. - [Teach shop staff product knowledge without asking them to bluff](https://www.unpickleapp.com/blog/retail-product-knowledge-training): Build a small, verified product reference and teach staff how to handle customer questions they cannot answer confidently. - [Cross-train the task only one person can currently do](https://www.unpickleapp.com/blog/cross-train-critical-shop-tasks): Choose one operational dependency, teach a second person properly and keep the skill current without trying to make everyone do every job. - [A staff member keeps making the same mistake: what to check first](https://www.unpickleapp.com/blog/coaching-recurring-staff-mistakes): Use an observed task to distinguish unclear instructions, missing resources, insufficient practice and a problem needing a different management response. - [Stop staff using an old procedure after you change it](https://www.unpickleapp.com/blog/procedure-version-control-small-team): A simple version-control routine for small shops and hospitality teams: one current instruction, a named owner and a deliberate changeover. - [Review a new starter's first month without a vague performance chat](https://www.unpickleapp.com/blog/first-month-staff-training-review): Use real tasks, unanswered questions and observed practice to decide what support a new shop or hospitality employee needs next. - [How to take a day off when your café still depends on you](https://www.unpickleapp.com/blog/take-a-day-off-cafe-owner): Rehearse a day away with a named lead, clear decision limits and a short review. Find the real gaps before booking a longer break. - [Give your shop manager decision limits they can actually use](https://www.unpickleapp.com/blog/delegate-decisions-shop-manager): Build a practical authority table for an independent shop or café, with clear owners, spending limits and escalation examples. - [Constantly interrupted at your café? Track the questions before fixing them](https://www.unpickleapp.com/blog/owner-interruption-log): Use a short interruption log to separate missing information, permission requests and genuine capacity problems, then remove repeat causes. - [A weekly operations review for a small shop or café](https://www.unpickleapp.com/blog/weekly-operations-review-independent-business): Run a focused review of unresolved problems, recurring costs and next week's pressure points, with a simple agenda and clear actions. - [Which problems should staff call the owner about?](https://www.unpickleapp.com/blog/urgent-issues-escalation-small-business): Write clear escalation rules for a shop or café so urgent issues get attention and routine decisions do not depend on the owner. - [A practical service plan for a café when someone calls in sick](https://www.unpickleapp.com/blog/short-staffed-cafe-service-plan): Assess safe cover, reduce the workload and communicate service changes when a small café or restaurant is unexpectedly short staffed. - [Find the real cause of a slow café queue before adding another till](https://www.unpickleapp.com/blog/measure-cafe-service-bottleneck): Observe one busy period, time the stages of an order and test a targeted change to find what is actually slowing down service. - [How to test a smaller restaurant menu without cutting blindly](https://www.unpickleapp.com/blog/simplify-restaurant-menu-trial): Compare demand, contribution and kitchen complexity before removing dishes, then run a controlled menu trial with clear customer communication. - [Should your independent shop keep a low-margin product?](https://www.unpickleapp.com/blog/retail-range-review-product-role): Review a product's role in the whole customer visit before dropping it, with a practical test for ranges that take up space and cash. - [Margin versus markup: the pricing mistake that catches small retailers](https://www.unpickleapp.com/blog/retail-margin-versus-markup): Work through margin and markup with a clear shop example, then calculate the selling price needed for a chosen gross margin. - [Before a shop sale: calculate what a discount does to contribution](https://www.unpickleapp.com/blog/retail-discount-contribution-calculation): Use a worked retail example to see how much extra volume a discount needs, including variable costs and sales you would have made anyway. - [Change shop prices without leaving staff to explain mismatched labels](https://www.unpickleapp.com/blog/retail-price-increase-rollout): Plan an independent shop price change across shelf labels, tills and online listings, with a clear staff script and a result check. - [Build a weekly cash forecast for an independent shop](https://www.unpickleapp.com/blog/shop-weekly-cash-flow-forecast): Map the dates cash actually enters and leaves your shop, spot the tight week and decide what to investigate before bills fall due. - [Your shop is selling well. Why is there still no cash?](https://www.unpickleapp.com/blog/profit-but-no-cash-small-shop): Separate profit from payment timing, stock purchases and debt repayments before deciding that more sales will solve a cash shortage. - [The till is short: check the records before blaming staff](https://www.unpickleapp.com/blog/retail-till-shortage-investigation): Follow a fair, practical reconciliation process for cash discrepancies, with a worked till example and a factual variance record. - [A returns process your shop staff can use without calling you every time](https://www.unpickleapp.com/blog/retail-returns-refund-authority): Separate customer rights from goodwill decisions, define refund authority and keep a clear record of what was promised and completed. - [Turn repeated customer complaints into one practical fix](https://www.unpickleapp.com/blog/customer-complaint-pattern-log): Use a factual complaint log to spot repeated service failures, distinguish reports from confirmed causes and test a specific improvement. - [An aggressive customer: give your team a clear response plan](https://www.unpickleapp.com/blog/aggressive-customer-response-shop-cafe): Set practical boundaries, escalation routes and aftercare for customer aggression in an independent shop, café or restaurant. - [Test a business app on one real problem before paying for it](https://www.unpickleapp.com/blog/small-business-software-trial-checklist): Run a useful software trial with a baseline, real staff tasks, total cost calculation and a clear keep-or-cancel decision. - [Are your quiet opening hours worth keeping?](https://www.unpickleapp.com/blog/opening-hours-profitability-review): Compare the contribution from a quiet trading period with costs you can actually avoid, then test an opening-hours change carefully. - [How to prepare for a food hygiene inspection](https://www.unpickleapp.com/blog/food-hygiene-inspection-preparation): What a food hygiene inspector looks at in a café, restaurant or bar, the records to have ready, what happens on the day and what to do if your rating is lower than you hoped. - [How to do a stocktake in a café, step by step](https://www.unpickleapp.com/blog/cafe-stocktake): A practical monthly stocktake routine for cafés and bars: when to count, how to count part-used stock, and how to turn the numbers into what you actually used. Includes a free stocktake sheet. - [How to write a cleaning schedule for your café or restaurant](https://www.unpickleapp.com/blog/cafe-cleaning-schedule): Build a cleaning schedule staff can follow: what to clean, how, how often and who signs it off, with daily, weekly and monthly examples and a free editable template. - [How to make an allergen chart for your café or restaurant](https://www.unpickleapp.com/blog/allergen-chart-cafe-restaurant): A simple allergen matrix for the 14 allergens UK food businesses must declare: what goes in it, how to keep it right when recipes change, and how staff should use it. - [Fridge temperature logs: what to record and how often](https://www.unpickleapp.com/blog/fridge-temperature-log-cafe): What temperature your café or restaurant fridges should be, how often to check them and what to do when a reading is too high. Includes a free editable temperature log. - [How to stop running out of stock in a small café](https://www.unpickleapp.com/blog/stop-running-out-of-stock-small-cafe): Set café stock targets, calculate a suggested order and keep low-stock reports in one place. Includes a worked example and a free editable stock planning template. - [Café opening and closing checklists your staff will actually follow](https://www.unpickleapp.com/blog/cafe-opening-closing-checklist): Build a practical café opening and closing checklist with clear tasks, readings and handover notes. Includes a free editable checklist and a worked example. - [How to check a delivery properly (and actually get your credit notes)](https://www.unpickleapp.com/blog/check-a-cafe-delivery): Check café deliveries against orders and invoices, record shortages and follow up supplier credits. Includes a worked example and a free editable delivery log. - [Training new café staff without repeating yourself every week](https://www.unpickleapp.com/blog/cafe-staff-training-knowledge-base): Write café recipes and procedures that new starters can find and follow. Includes a worked example, review routine and a free editable staff procedure template. ## Questions and answers ### What is Unpickle? Unpickle is daily operations software for independent cafés, shops, restaurants, bars and bakeries. It brings delivery checking, recurring checklists, stock counts and team knowledge into one browser-based app. ### How much does Unpickle cost? Unpickle costs £29 + VAT a month per shop, with unlimited staff and every feature included. New shops get a 30-day free trial with no card required. ### Do I need to be good with computers? If you can use a phone, you can use Unpickle. Staff tick things off on their own phone or a shared tablet, with big buttons and plain words. ### What if it doesn't suit us? Email hello@unpickleapp.com within 30 days of your first payment to request a full refund, no questions asked. Cancel renewal through Billing to stop future payments. ### Do we need to install an app? No. Unpickle runs in a web browser on a phone, tablet or computer, with no app-store download required. ### Can my staff use it without individual accounts? Yes. Managers can set up a shared device using a shop code and password, so staff can use that device without creating individual accounts. ## Account access and contact - [Create an account](https://www.unpickleapp.com/auth/signup) - [Sign in](https://www.unpickleapp.com/auth/login) - [Contact Unpickle](mailto:hello@unpickleapp.com) Manager and staff portals require authenticated access. This file describes public product information; it does not grant access to shop data or provide an agent action API.