-KH News Desk (cbedit@imaws.org)
KASO, the top B2B platform in the Middle East for digitising procurement between restaurants and food suppliers, has announced a strategic alliance with FOODICS, the premier cloud-based restaurant management systems and payments platform in the MENA area.
All restaurants utilising Foodics will gain from real-time inventory updates, quick LPO, and data syncing thanks to this seamless interface between Foodics’ inventory management system and KASO’s procurement platform.
Ahmad Al-Zaini, CEO Foodics commented, “As leaders in our fields, Foodics and KASO have a shared mission of leveraging technology to streamline operational efficiency within the F&B industry. Through this latest partnership, Foodics customers in Saudi Arabia and the UAE will be able to take advantage of this integration completely free of charge, with a proven reduction of 65% of time spent manually placing orders, also preventing excessive buying behavior, resulting in an 8% reduction in overall food waste.”
One of the most promising SaaS businesses to come out of the MENA region is Foodics, a pioneer in restaurant management systems for regional F&Bs. From traditional dine-in restaurants, cafés, quick service restaurants, bakeries, and food trucks to cloud kitchens and non-food micro-retailers, FOODICS serves every aspect of the F&B industry.
Restaurants will be able to considerably improve inventory accuracy and do away with manual entries thanks to these new fully automated inventory updates.
“Our strategic partnership with Foodics aligns perfectly with our mission to digitalize the F&B industry as we know it. Foodics is a pioneer in the digitalization of inventory management and we believe KASO’s expertise will further enrich this solution for restaurants in the region”, said Manar Alkassar, KASO Co-Founder.
KASO has experienced outstanding development and worked with over 5000 F&B partners throughout KSA and the UAE since its founding in June 2021. The tech startup provides restaurants with an end-to-end food supply procurement solution that boosts operational effectiveness and sustainability. A number of reputable, well-known investors, including Y Combinator, GFC, and MSA Capital, support KASO.
About FOODICS
With a cutting-edge 360° SaaS ecosystem that makes it a pioneer in the local F&B sector, FOODICS is the top restaurant and payment technology business in MENA. The Saudi Central Bank (SAMA) has officially licenced the company as a Fintech, and its goal is to create a full ecosystem for restaurant management that will allow owners to manage their operations smoothly and expand their business. Its goal is to provide restaurant and business owners with an all-inclusive cloud-based point of sale solution to improve their operations. From traditional dine-in restaurants, cafés, quick service restaurants, bakeries, and food trucks to cloud kitchens and non-food micro-retailers, FOODICS serves every aspect of the F&B industry.
About KASO
The first platform in the Middle East connecting restaurants with suppliers, Dubai-based KASO is already serving over 5000 partners in the UAE and KSA alone. It is currently in operation in these two countries. Manar Alkassar and Ahmed Soliman, two tech entrepreneurs, launched the business with the goal of upending the food supply chain. They hope to considerably minimise food wastage in the area while also drastically improving efficiency and transparency in the food supply chain by digitising the interaction between restaurants and suppliers.
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