Short answer: Restaurants and cafés need a POS that handles dine-in, takeaway and delivery orders quickly, deducts ingredients from inventory using recipes, shows the real food cost, and issues ZATCA-compliant invoices. Riv-ERP connects all of this to accounting in one system.
Questions you should know the answer to every night
- How many orders did we serve, by channel — dine-in, takeaway, delivery apps?
- How much did each item really cost us in ingredients?
- Where is the waste: over-portioning, spoilage or theft?
- Which items are profitable and which should be re-priced?
Riv-ERP features for restaurants and cafés
- Fast POS for dine-in, takeaway and delivery orders.
- Recipes (bill of materials) that deduct ingredients automatically with every sale.
- Ingredient inventory, purchasing and supplier management.
- Food cost and item profitability reports.
- Cashier shifts and daily closing.
- Multi-branch management with central purchasing.
- VAT and ZATCA e-invoicing Phase 1 & 2.
- Automatic accounting entries.
A basic cashier or an integrated restaurant system?
| Criteria | Basic tool | Riv-ERP |
|---|---|---|
| Ingredient deduction | Not available | Automatic via recipes |
| Food cost | Estimated | Calculated per item |
| Purchasing | Separate | Linked to inventory |
| Accounting | Separate program | Built in |
Cloud or perpetual license?
Riv-ERP is available as a cloud subscription, or as RivDesktop — a perpetual license you buy once and own, running on Windows, web and cloud, with or without internet. Updates and local technical support from Jeddah are included.
Request a free quote and tell us your number of users, branches and the modules you need.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does Riv-ERP deduct ingredients automatically?
Yes. You define a recipe for each item and ingredients are deducted from inventory with every sale.
Can I see the real food cost?
Yes. Cost is calculated from ingredient prices and recipes, with profitability reports per item.
Does it work for cafés and coffee shops?
Yes. It suits cafés, coffee shops, restaurants and cloud kitchens, single or multi-branch.
Is it ZATCA compliant?
Yes. It issues e-invoices compliant with ZATCA Phase 1 and Phase 2.
