
ChefTec
ChefTec is paid web software for kitchen operations.
What ChefTec is
ChefTec is paid web software for kitchen operations. It brings food costs, inventory, menus, and compliance into one operating system. Recipe and menu costing uses ingredient costs, with scaling and analysis by portion or yield. Users can create, scale, and update unlimited recipes, including AI-assisted procedures. Inventory tools track stock, purchases, invoices, and inventory value. ChefTec Ultra adds production planning, scheduling runs, scaling recipes to volume, and prep tracking. Nutrition calculations use a database of more than 1,700 ingredients, and the software can label nine major allergens. Lot numbers, production details, sell-by dates, and expiration alerts support traceability. Integrations include food vendors, POS systems, QuickBooks, Caterease, and Total Party Planner. CorTec Ultima supports unlimited users without tiered seats or per-user costs. Enterprise onboarding and training are included at no additional cost. ChefTec supports multi-location operations and identifies restaurants, culinary schools, caterers, clubs, chains, hotels, and enterprise foodservice groups as customers.
Good
- Recipe costing with yield and portion scaling
- Tracks inventory, purchases, invoices, and value
- Nutrition and nine-allergen labeling
- Lot tracking with expiration alerts
- Supports multiple locations and integrations
Watch out
- Paid software with no free plan
- Web platform only
- Some features vary by plan
Who it suits
ChefTec suits foodservice organizations managing recipes, costs, inventory, production, and compliance. Its listed customers range from independent restaurants and culinary schools to multi-location and enterprise operations.
Verdict
ChefTec combines recipe economics, stock control, production, nutrition, and traceability in a web-based kitchen system. Buyers should review its paid plans and feature availability for their operation.
Plans and prices
From ChefTec's own pricing page, checked 8 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Basic | Priced on request | Entry-level recipe and inventory management |
| Plus | Priced on request | Recipe, inventory, and invoice management; additional features available for purchase |
| Ultima | Priced on request | Enterprise functionality; requisition orders and product transfers between multiple locations |
| Ultra | Priced on request | Recipe, inventory, invoice, and production management; additional features and integrations available for purchase |
The facts
Each one read from ChefTec's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- AI-assisted procedures
- The home page says users can create, scale, and update unlimited recipes, including AI-assisted procedures.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Enterprise users
- CorTec Ultima is described as supporting unlimited users without tiered seats or per-user costs.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- The product page lists food vendors, POS systems, QuickBooks, Caterease, and Total Party Planner among integration categories or examples.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Inventory
- The product page describes tracking inventory, purchases, invoices, and inventory value across kitchen operations.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Lot tracking
- The home page describes lot number, production, and sell-by-date tracking, along with expiration alerts.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Nutrition and allergens
- ChefTec says it calculates nutrition from a database of more than 1,700 ingredients and can label nine major allergens.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Production
- ChefTec Ultra includes production planning and execution, including scheduling runs, scaling recipes to volume, and tracking prep.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- ChefTec describes itself as an operating system for kitchens that manages food costs, inventory, menus, and compliance.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Support
- ChefTec lists customer support at [email protected] and provides the phone number 303-447-3334.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Target customers
- The site identifies independent restaurants, culinary schools, small catering operations, country and golf clubs, chains, hotels, and enterprise foodservice groups as target users.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Training
- The enterprise offering includes onboarding and training at no additional cost.checked 8 Oct 2026
The company
- Founded
- 1990checked 28 Sep 2026
- Headquarters
- Boulder, Colorado, USAchecked 28 Sep 2026
Money
- Recipe costing
- It supports recipe and menu costing using ingredient costs, with recipe scaling and cost analysis by portion or yield.checked 8 Oct 2026
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