Never run out of packaging again
Add your key items, how much you have, and how much you use a week. We'll tell you exactly when to reorder — and remind you before you run dry.
How to know when to reorder packaging
Running out of coffee cups, containers or bags in the middle of service costs you sales and sends staff on emergency supply runs at retail prices. A simple reorder point stops that. The idea: reorder a line before you hit zero, leaving enough stock to cover the days between placing an order and it arriving.
The reorder-point formula
Reorder point = (average daily usage × lead time in days) + safety stock. If you go through roughly 2 sleeves of 12oz cups a day and delivery takes 4 days, your lead-time demand is 8 sleeves. Add a few days of safety stock for busy weeks and you reorder once you drop to around 12–14 sleeves — never at zero.
Set a par level per line
A par level is the maximum you hold of each item. Order back up to par each cycle and your storeroom stays predictable. Fast movers (cups, lids, containers, napkins) need higher pars than occasional lines (cutlery, sauce cups). Review pars each season — summer lifts cold-cup and straw demand, winter lifts hot-cup and soup-container demand.
Why buying direct helps
Reorder discipline only pays off if the restock price is right. Buying supplier-direct at trade pricing — rather than through a distributor markup — means fewer, cheaper reorders and free delivery on orders over $350, so you can hold sensible par levels without tying up cash. Use the calculator above to see which of your lines are due now.