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Complete Invory User Guide

Everything you need to get the most out of Invory: inventory management, recipes, sales, analytics, and much more. Designed for bars, restaurants, and venues.

Official Guide
Italiano
v1.0 — 2026

What is Invory

Platform overview

Invory is a complete management platform for bars, restaurants, and venues. It lets you control your entire operation: from inventory to recipes, from sales to financial analytics, all the way to supplier and event management.

Inventory

Monitor stock in real time. Every sale or event automatically deducts quantities.

Recipes & Menu

Create cocktails, dishes, and digital menus with ingredients linked to inventory.

Analytics

Sales analysis, profitability, and financial forecasts to make better decisions.

POS Integration

Pro

Connect your cash register to automatically sync sales.

Quick Start

Set up Invory in a few steps

1

Create your Business

Go to Settings → New Business. Enter the name, city, and venue details. You can manage multiple venues from the same account.

2

Load your Inventory

Go to Inventory and add ingredients/products with quantities, units, and reorder points. You can import from CSV or add them manually.

3

Create Recipes and Menu

In Cocktail Recipes and Dish Recipes, link each product to inventory ingredients. Every sale will automatically deduct quantities.

4

Add Suppliers

Register your suppliers with contact details and payment terms. You can create orders directly from the app.

5

Start Selling

Use Manual Sales to record transactions, or connect your POS for automatic synchronization.

Best Practice: Complete steps 1-3 before recording any sales: only then will automatic inventory deduction work correctly.

Inventory Management

The operational core of Invory

Adding an item

Go to Inventory and click "Add Item". Fill in:

  • Ingredient name: E.g.: "Havana Rum 3 years"
  • Current quantity: The available quantity right now
  • Unit of measure: ml, l, g, kg, pcs, bottle
  • Category: spirits, mixers, meat, vegetables, etc.
  • Reorder point: Threshold below which a low-stock alert is generated
  • Cost per unit: To calculate the food/beverage cost of recipes

Composed Items (Semi-finished)

You can create composed items — semi-finished goods produced in-house — by checking "Composed Item". Define the required ingredients and the produced quantity. When a semi-finished item is used in a recipe, Invory automatically traces back to the base ingredients.

Automatic Shopping List

Invory automatically generates a shopping list whenever an item drops below its reorder point. You can find it in the Shopping List section inside Inventory.

Suggerimento: Use the Import CSV feature to bulk-load your initial inventory if you already have an Excel sheet with your products.

Recording Sales

Manual or automatic via POS

Method 1 — Manual Sale

From the Manual Sales section, you can record a sale by selecting items from the menu, specifying quantity, payment method, and any discount. Invory records the transaction and automatically deducts inventory.

Info: Ideal for venues without a POS system, for manual corrections, or to record exceptional sales.

Method 2 — POS Integration

If you have a POS system, you can configure it to automatically send every sale to Invory via webhook. Sales will arrive in real time with no manual intervention. See the POS Integrations section for technical details.

Method 3 — Webhook Log

In the Integrations section you'll find the Call Log: every sale sent by the POS is recorded with status (success/error), processed items, and inventory updates.

Analytics & Reports

Data for better decisions

Dashboard

Daily overview: total sales, costs, profit, and top-selling items.

Cocktail Analytics

In-depth bar analysis: volume per recipe, marginal profit, time trends.

Profit Forecast

Projections based on past sales to estimate future revenues and costs.

Financial Overview

Consolidated view of revenues, variable costs, fixed expenses, and net margin.

Fixed Expenses

Record operational expenses (rent, payroll, utilities, maintenance) under Financial Overview → Expenses. These are subtracted from revenue to calculate the real net profit.

Suggerimento: Regularly check the food/beverage cost of your recipes: if it exceeds 30% of the selling price, consider revising the recipe or the price.

Supplier & Order Management

Centralise your purchasing

From Inventory → Suppliers you can register your suppliers with contact details, contact person, and payment terms (immediate, 15/30/60/90 days).

Creating a Supplier Order

  1. 1Go to Inventory → Shopping List
  2. 2Select the items to order and the supplier
  3. 3Confirm the order: a record will be created in "Supplier Orders"
  4. 4When the goods arrive, tick "Delivered" and inventory updates automatically

Invoice Management

For each order you can record invoice number, date, total amount, and payment due date. Payment status (pending / paid / overdue) is visible in the orders list.

Event Management

Plan and monitor special events

From the Event Planning section you can manage private parties, weddings, corporate events, and tastings with a dedicated view.

Pre-Event Shopping List

Specify the expected guest count: Invory automatically calculates the ingredient quantities needed.

Actual Consumption

After the event, record real consumption to deduct inventory accurately.

Digital Invitations

Send email invitations to attendees directly from the app with response tracking.

Event States

Follow the cycle: Draft → Confirmed → In Progress → Completed. Each state unlocks different features.

Suggerimento: Remember to click "Deduct Inventory" after the event to update stock. This can only be done once per event — do it only when the event is fully completed.

POS Integrations

Connect your cash register system

Invory can receive sales automatically from your POS via webhook. The system supports Field Mapping: no need to modify your POS, just configure how Invory interprets the fields it already transmits.

How to configure

1

Get your credentials

Go to Settings → POS Integrations. You'll find your Business ID and can generate an API Key.

2

Configure Field Mapping (if needed)

If your POS uses different field names (e.g. item_qty instead of quantity), configure it in the 'POS Configuration' section.

3

Provide the endpoint to your POS

The webhook URL and credentials must be provided to your POS distributor or system technician.

4

Verify in the Log

After the first calls, check the Webhook Log in Invory: every call shows status, processed items, and any errors.

Full Technical Documentation

For API technical details (payload structure, authentication, cURL examples) refer to the Webhook Documentation accessible from the Integrations page.

Pro Tips

Get the most out of Invory

Best Practice: Keep ingredient names in inventory consistent with those in recipes. Invory uses exact name matching for automatic deduction.
Best Practice: Update ingredient cost per unit at least once a month: this lets you accurately calculate the margin of every recipe.
Suggerimento: Use the "Production" section to record the preparation of semi-finished goods (e.g. syrups, bases). The system deducts the used ingredients and adds the finished product to inventory.
Suggerimento: Configure reorder points for every item: you will receive automatic alerts when stock is running low, anticipating your supplier order needs.
Info: The Trial plan lasts 14 days with full access. Upgrade to Premium to keep all features, including POS integrations and advanced analytics.
Attenzione: Do not delete inventory items if they are linked to active recipes: this would break cost calculation and automatic deduction.
Invory — User Guide v1.0 · Support: support@invory.app