TruLens for Food review
A focused food inventory system with traceability, costing and reconciliation built in.
Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026
TruLens for Food is web-based inventory management software for restaurants, cafés, food retailers, producers and wholesalers. It combines real-time ingredient stock control with lot tracking, expiry monitoring, FIFO recipe costing, purchasing, waste logging, HACCP records and sales reconciliation. The product is aimed at UK food businesses that need tighter control over ingredients, recipes, suppliers, spoilage and traceability, including operations with retail or wholesale workflows.
Pricing is paid monthly, starting with Starter at £99 per month. Starter includes every feature, unlimited users, all POS and delivery integrations, and automatic reconciliation. Growth costs £149 per month and adds synchronization for up to 3 sites and priority support. Multi-site includes everything in Growth, with pricing for larger estates and a dedicated account manager. Wholesale adds trade price lists, customer pricing, purchase orders, supplier management, batch traceability, unlimited SKUs, unlimited trade clients and unlimited users. Custom adds custom limits and workflows, multi-depot setup and a dedicated account manager.
The platform’s strongest fit is for businesses where inventory accuracy connects directly to food cost and operational control. Integrations include Toast, SumUp, Square, ePOS, Uber Eats, Deliveroo and Shopify, supporting POS, delivery-channel and retail sales reconciliation. Par levels, days-of-cover calculations, purchase orders and automated reordering support purchasing workflows, while waste logging by reason and spoilage trend tracking add operational context. Businesses needing a web-based system with broad food inventory coverage should consider TruLens for Food; teams seeking a free plan or native access beyond the web platform should look elsewhere.
TruLens for Food pros and cons
- Where it wins
- Lot tracking, shelf-life monitoring and batch-to-source traceability
- FIFO recipe costing with food-cost and cost-per-dish analysis
- POS, delivery sales reconciliation and automated reordering
- Where it doesn't
- No free plan for businesses seeking a no-cost starting option
- Web-based access only
- Growth synchronizes up to 3 sites
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