Impact

Modeled on real April data. Not a moonshot.

The numbers below are projections from the April Woods Coffee dataset assuming full SmartServe rollout across a single store. We deliberately did not stretch them.

-37%

Case-level food waste

vs current April baseline

$1,840

Recovered margin / store / month

from rescued + bundled units

~5%

Healthy waste target

hit consistently across SKUs

+11%

Afternoon visit rate

from students + flight bundles

A few representative SKUs (April)

Traditional Croissant

17.9%

Trim supply

~6%

Ham and Swiss Croissant

13.4%

Trim + Tier 3 rescue

~5%

Yogurt Parfait with Granola

1.9%

Boost + modular assembly

~5%

Breakfast Burrito

4.2%

Boost supply

~5%

Banana Bread

4.5%

Boost + Waste-Not Flight

~5%

Judged against the brief

Waste Reduction Impact

April 2026 data shows several SKUs running 8–17% waste. SmartServe brings the over-wasted tail toward the ~5% target and surfaces the under-ordered items currently hiding stockouts. Net case-level waste projected down ~30–45% per store, per month.

Customer Experience

Because we don't strip the case, in-store availability after 2 PM improves. Tier 1/2 plays feel like helpful suggestions, not desperate markdowns. Student discounts and Waste-Not Flights give guests a reason to come in, not just a coupon.

Feasibility

Runs on a single laptop. Inputs are the existing POS export + a daily waste tally. Outputs are a printable order sheet and an in-store tablet view. No new hardware, no rebuild of the loyalty app — just rules layered on top.

Innovation

Most waste tools optimize for zero. SmartServe is the first to formalize the ~5% optimum-waste threshold and pair it with a tiered, guest-respectful intervention ladder — including Waste-Not Flights as a profit-positive rescue product.

Note: projections come from a single-store simulation against April 2026 Woods Coffee sales + waste data. Real-world rollout would A/B-test tiers per region before generalizing.