Case Study: Spoons achieves measurable inventory control and cost savings with MarketMan

How Spoons Overcame Inventory Blind Spots with MarketMan

Spoons, a fast casual acai bowl concept acquired by Bearing Fruit Ventures, was growing with strong brand momentum but lacked the systems needed to support scalable operations. Before working with MarketMan, the team relied on manual pen-and-paper inventory tracking, had little visibility into usage, waste, or pricing changes, and struggled to control food costs, analyze COGS, or hold stores accountable.

With MarketMan’s inventory management platform, Spoons gained real-time visibility into actual versus theoretical inventory usage, streamlined supplier ordering and invoice processing through EDI integration, and replaced manual counts with digital inventory across all locations. The system helped the team identify major product gaps—especially in acai fruit and certain spreads—so they could target training and improve execution, while also saving hours and building a more scalable, profitable back-of-house operation.

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Cole Yates

Director of Human Resources