Vendor price tracking

Know when a vendor price moves.

Answer three questions in one filed record: what changed, compared on what basis, and which invoices produced the number?

Caught
Chicken breast 40 lb+18.9%
MAY 8$91.20
MAY 22$99.65
JUN 5$108.40
Broadline Foods · Comparable 40 lb case basis · three source invoices
PRODUCT: CHICKEN BREAST 40 LB · VENDOR: BROADLINE FOODS · BASIS: 40 LB CASE · SOURCE DATES: MAY 8 / MAY 22 / JUN 5 · STATUS: ILLUSTRATIVE, REVIEWED
How the record earns trust

A movement without a basis is just a number.

01

History

Every reviewed comparable purchase adds a dated point to the product record.

MAY 8 → MAY 22 → JUN 5
02

Comparable basis

Vendor, product, package, and unit context make the comparison legible.

Broadline · 40 lb case
03

Prioritized movement

Large changes and suspicious decimals rise for review without being labeled savings.

▲ +18.9% · check source
Product history

Each point returns to an invoice.

Chicken breast 40 lb+18.9%
MAY 8$91.20
MAY 22$99.65
JUN 5$108.40
Broadline Foods · Comparable 40 lb case basis · three source invoices

Source references

Source 01May 8, 2026 · Broadline Foods · $91.20 / case
Source 02May 22, 2026 · Broadline Foods · $99.65 / case
Source 03Jun 5, 2026 · Broadline Foods · $108.40 / case
Outlier control

Catch a decimal before it becomes history.

A proposed $3,975.00 oil price is marked as an exception, checked against the source, and only then corrected to $39.75.

CANOLA OIL 35 LB · $3975.00?

Possible decimal shift · source review required

What invoices86 does not do

Focused by design.

invoices86 does not replace inventory counts, recipes, purchasing, POS, accounting, or payments. Price history supports a conversation; it does not automatically negotiate or claim savings.
Seeded proof

Ten invoices are enough to show the method.

10Invoices reviewed
5Vendors
47Tracked products
6Cleanup notes caught
Questions

Price basis, vendors, and outliers.

Does every price change represent savings?

No. A movement is an observation. Any estimated impact stays labeled estimated, and realized savings requires an operator action and outcome.

Can products be compared across vendors?

Yes when the product and reporting basis are comparable. The page does not imply that unrelated package or unit bases should be compared.

How are decimal shifts handled?

Suspicious values can be flagged or corrected through source-backed review. The source line and resulting basis remain visible.

Does this compare restaurant locations?

No public example makes a group or cross-location financial claim. This page is about a location’s product and vendor history.

Start with proof

Trace a price move before you start Pro.

Open the seeded report to inspect the dates, basis, source context, and ranked movements with no signup required.

Invoices reviewed10
Vendors5
Tracked products47
Cleanup notes6
Biggest catch+18.9% chicken