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Inventory Tips for a Truck-Sized Pantry
July 2, 2026 · 5 min read
You do not have a walk-in. Here is how to run tight pars in a space the size of a closet.
Trucks fail on inventory for a physical reason: there is nowhere to hide a mistake. Over-order and you lose prep space, under-order and you sell out at 1pm.
Set pars by service type, not by week. A festival Saturday and a Tuesday lunch are different businesses with different pars.
Count the same fifteen items every single time, at the same moment in the day. Consistency beats completeness.
Let low-stock alerts do the remembering so your crew can focus on prep.