The simpler alternative to managing your café in five spreadsheets
Most independent coffee shops run on a stack of spreadsheets — sales, inventory, expenses, waste, suppliers. Coffee Shop Dashboard replaces all of it with one daily screen built for cafés.
Why Five spreadsheets stops working
- Numbers live in 5 different tabs across Excel, Google Sheets, and a notebook by the till.
- Formulas break the moment a barista adds a row in the wrong place.
- You never know today's real profit until you sit down on Sunday night.
- Waste and inventory are guessed because no one has time to update the sheet during a rush.
- No phone access — you can't check yesterday's sales while waiting for the milk delivery.
The simpler alternative
Coffee Shop Dashboard replaces the spreadsheet with one screen built for cafés.
One daily view
Sales, COGS, labor, waste, and profit on a single screen — not five tabs.
Built for cafés
Pre-built categories for beans, dairy, syrups, pastries — no setup.
Works on your phone
Update inventory and check yesterday's numbers from behind the bar.
No formulas to break
Enter numbers, get answers. Margins, par levels, and reorder alerts are automatic.
| Five spreadsheets | Coffee Shop Dashboard | |
|---|---|---|
| Setup time | Hours of formula wrangling | 5 minutes |
| Daily update | Switch between tabs | One screen |
| Mobile use | Painful | Designed for it |
| Breaks when… | Anyone touches a formula | Never |
| Reorder alerts | You have to remember | Automatic |
| Real-time profit | Calculated weekly | Updated daily |
Stop managing your café in five spreadsheets
Coffee Shop Dashboard is the simpler alternative — one daily view of sales, costs, waste, and profit.
Try Coffee Shop Dashboard freeFAQ
Can I still export to a spreadsheet?
Yes — every report exports to CSV so your accountant gets exactly what they need.
Do I have to throw away my existing spreadsheets?
No. Most cafés import the numbers from their current sheets in the first week, then stop opening them.
Is this overkill for a single location?
It's built specifically for single-location independent cafés. Multi-site features exist, but the core product is for one shop.