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New · Recipe-cost engine

The back office that runs your whole restaurant

Procure, cost recipes to the cent, deplete inventory from every sale, and stay SARS-compliant. One platform built for South African restaurants.

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Food cost %

28.4%

AvT variance

−1.2%

Everything from purchase to plate

One connected back office for procurement, costing, depletion and reporting, instead of a drawer full of spreadsheets.

Recipe & sub-recipe costing
Cost every plate to the cent with edible-portion yields and recursive sub-recipe roll-ups that re-cost live as supplier prices move.
Procurement & receiving
Multi-supplier price comparison, par-level reordering, partial deliveries and three-way invoice matching.
Inventory & variance
Track stock by batch and expiry, then expose theoretical-vs-actual variance to find waste, theft and over-portioning.
SARS VAT201 & finance
Compliant tax invoices, input/output VAT, VAT201 working files, AP/AR and credit notes, built for the SA VAT Act.
BCEA payroll & tips
PAYE/UIF/SDL on effective-dated tables, BCEA overtime and leave, and tips handled correctly outside PAYE.
POS-agnostic depletion
Bring any POS: sales flow in through a canonical model and deplete inventory through your recipes automatically.
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What makes Yin Yan different

  • Edible-portion costing

    EP Cost = AP Cost ÷ Yield. Trim and cooking-loss factors chain, so plate costs reflect reality, not invoice prices.

  • South African compliance

    VAT 15%, PAYE, UIF, SDL, BCEA and NMW as effective-dated reference data, so every run uses the rate for the period it processes.

  • Live re-costing

    A supplier price change cascades through sub-recipes to every menu item, flagging anything that breaches its target margin.

  • Multi-tenant & role-based

    Each restaurant is fully isolated. Owners, managers, chefs, procurement, receiving and finance each see only their tools.

Pricing that scales per location

Prices per location, excl. 15% VAT. Every plan starts with a 14-day free trial.

Starter

R649/mo · location

Billed monthly, ex-VAT

For a single café or restaurant getting costing right for the first time.

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  • Single location
  • Procurement + inventory
  • Recipe & sub-recipe costing
  • Goods receiving incl. partial deliveries
  • Basic VAT report
  • Up to 3 users · 150 recipes · 40 POs/mo

Professional

Recommended
R1 499/mo · location

Billed monthly, ex-VAT

The default for an established restaurant running its whole back office.

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  • Everything in Starter, plus:
  • Multi-supplier price comparison
  • Par-level auto-reorder
  • Full VAT201 + finance (AP/AR, credit notes)
  • BCEA/PAYE payroll
  • Menu engineering + AvT variance
  • 1 POS connector · up to 15 users · unlimited recipes

Enterprise

fromR3 499/mo · location

Billed monthly, ex-VAT

For groups and franchises needing consolidation and control.

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  • Everything in Professional, plus:
  • Multi-location consolidation
  • Advanced variance analytics
  • Dedicated isolation, SSO & API access
  • Multiple POS connectors
  • Priority support

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