Restaurant supplier price/availability intelligence
One-line thesis
A lightweight tool that compares supplier pricing/availability for restaurants and flags substitutions/local options.
Customer / buyer
independent restaurants, small restaurant groups, chefs, purchasing managers
Pain
restaurants face volatile pricing, missing items, and supplier opacity
Product wedge
email/PDF invoice ingestion + price history + alternatives + reorder suggestions
Prototype in 1–2 weeks
parse sample supplier invoices/menus and produce weekly buying brief
Sean-fit score
4/5 — favors automation, software, sourcing, systems, and low direct perishables ops.
Risks / why it might suck
data ingestion messy; restaurants churn; may become services business
Kill criteria
no access to invoices or restaurants unwilling to pay.
Related pages
food business canvas method idea scoring rubric food tech opportunity buckets