Foodcast vs OPPI

Foodcast is web-based software for restaurant sales forecasting, intended to help manage stock and staffing. It turns city events into expected covers and analyzes 24 months of sales history for seasonal and weekly patterns. Foodcast says it compares forecasts with actual sales daily and adjusts predictions in real time for weather, local events, holidays, and strikes; the site claims 95% forecast accuracy. Listed tools include proactive weather alerts, a local events calendar, and staffing recommendations based on customer flow. It automatically syncs historical sales data from a connected POS, and plans deliver forecasts by newsletter. Named POS integrations include Lightspeed, L'Addition, SumUp, Zelty, Innovorder, Jalia, Clyo Systems, MyPOS, PI Electronique, and Cashpad. Basic costs €49 a month, Pro €69 a month, and Enterprise €99 a month; the first month is free on each listed plan. Basic and Pro have capacity and seat limits and exclude multi-site management and API integration, both included with Enterprise. Per-service, per-dish, and per-channel forecasts and staffing recommendations are marked as coming soon.

OPPI is an AI decision intelligence and operations platform for hospitality venues. It models venue trading history alongside weather, local events, road traffic and calendars, then recalculates demand every 15 minutes. Its operational tools cover labour planning, inventory and reordering, task management, compliance, and venue procedures and checklists. OPPI proposes actions for approval; the maker says connected systems do not change without user approval. Connected integrations include Square, Lightspeed Restaurant K-Series, Deputy, Tanda timesheets, Google Drive, Notion and OPPI Tether. Toast, Clover and TouchBistro are still in build; accounting integrations are designed but not shipped, and Tanda roster and staff sync are also in build. The service is still in beta, with a waitlist and design partner applications. Onboarding is self-serve, with setup help available on request. The maker describes encryption at rest and in transit, and logically isolated venue data. The primary database is hosted in Singapore, while application hosting and AI processing may use additional regions. Early access has no payment or contract; public release is pending.