Parsley

Parsley makes my life SO much easier!

Commentaires : This software has helped me single-handedly write recipes, menus, and purchase orders for a prepared meal delivery service operation from the startup stage. It's enabled me to put great detail into my recipes and it's given some much-needed structure and efficiency to the entire process.

Avantages :

The interface is very user-friendly, which is a big thing for me. Also, there are a lot of ways to customize each recipe entry to tailor it to exactly what I need, which is huge because there can be so much variance when it comes to writing, testing, and preparing different types of seasonal recipes. The menu and purchasing sections are an absolute life-saver! It takes about 1/4 of the time it used to take, which is huge when you work long hours especially. Another major plus is the fact that the service is fantastic. Too often these days, companies don't want to listen to their customers' feedback and products just don't get better. In the time that I've been using Parsley, I've received prompt responses in communication and they've even implemented some of my suggestions. There are regular updates as well as regular communication regarding new features, upcoming changes, and things of that sort. Overall a great product for anyone in the foodservice industry to stay organized and efficient.

Parsley has helped our business

Commentaires : Prior to using Parsley, I used ChefTec - I had a horrible experience. The software was prehistoric and the customer support was rude and almost non-existent. Upon switching to Parsley, I quickly saw how focused on user experience the [SENSITIVE CONTENT]
was. Their customer support is wonderful and they are always eager to help. They are constantly making updates and improving the software based on customer feedback.

Avantages :

Parsley allows for us to create and update recipes, print by batch sizes, and forecast complex production efforts through systematic subrecipe and recipe management. We use Plans and Purchasing very often, as well as purchase orders and menu planning. It is easy to use, with a little studying and training, and they are constantly updating the software based on feedback. Great team and product overall.

Inconvénients :

The only things I wish the software had was the ability to categorize subrecipes by station when they print out, so that they could be organized onto clipboards and assigned to specific team members. They way we currently have our production organized, it requires manual organization each week that is prone to errors. But this is not a huge deal as long as teams are trained and communicate effectively. It would also be great when adding items to a production plan, if the total number of items was tallied up at the end. (For example, if you know you're doing 1,000 meals, after you add all your numbers into the production plan, it would be great if at the end, it said "Items: 1,000" so you could verify the correct count is added. Other than that, not much negative to say!

Cuts down on admin/office time tremendously

Commentaires : I own a office lunch catering business that features three rotating menus every week, in addition to the rest of our catalogue. Parsley makes it really easy to plan, purchase, and produce all of our menus, eliminating hours and hours of admin. What else is great, being the chef and the owner, is that when I need to do ad hoc recipes, its very easy to estimate how to make a hotel pan of something, enter that recipe into parsley, and then check your work by scaling up to a 100 person batch (whoa, that's way too much garlic) and then down to a 6 pan (not enough mayo!). This has really let me delegate things I don't have a written recipe for, or am making up as I go, without having to personally make it myself.

Avantages :

It's very fast and easy to enter recipes, and if you need to add or edit ingredients you can do so without leaving the recipe, which is different then most other programs. It's also very easy to estimate recipes, and check your own work by scaling them up and down. The fact that so many common inventory items come pre-loaded into the system is a huge value add, and really lets you hit the ground running the first day entering in menus and recipes. We have over 600 inventory items, and it took a few hours one afternoon to add everything that was missing, using the import function.

Inconvénients :

It's still pretty new, so some parts are missing and still in development, but I am really impressed with how many features have been added since I started using it 3 months ago. It would be nice if it integrated with more programs, but I imagine it will in due time.

Outstanding Food Software!

Commentaires : Parsley software has enabled me to run my small scale food production business so much more effectively and efficiently. I find the software intuitive and user friendly.

Avantages :

I love using Parsley! I can now keep track of all our recipes, monitor our food costs, create weekly purchase orders and update nutritional labels. Best of all the customer support is outstanding. Any questions I've had are answered quickly by a follow up phone call or email.

Inconvénients :

I wish Parsley had the option of scaling by batches, not just servings.

This program has been wonderful!! Saves money, creates lists, and manages our food spending.

Avantages :

Recipe measurement configurations, prep lists, 'event' forecasting, and nutritional information listing. This program really helps our company stay on task, and allows us to 'run lean' per se. Minimize our prepping and reduce our wastes. On top of all this, the support staff has been amazing with her customer service. We have spoken many times when I have had questions or did not understand something. She will screen share with me and walk me through everything, until I have full understanding.

Inconvénients :

Sometimes there are hiccups here and there. However, the support team continue to fix any issues as they arise. They respond quickly to an issue and get it fixed on the same day. At times I wish we could upload our CRM data directly into Parsley; instead of manually entering things. But that is okay. They have recently allowed downloading of select pieces from the program. This tells me they are continuing to make this program user friendly with other programs.