Reflection

Why every kitchen procurement tool fails

By Moses Mubangizi · Published 10 June 2026 · 1 min read · Last updated 10 June 2026

Why every kitchen procurement tool fails

Four kitchens. Two countries. Every single one ran procurement on WhatsApp.

Odoo — powerful software built for someone at a desk. Not someone at a pass with wet hands. We set it up. The chefs used it for a week. Then they went back to WhatsApp.

MarketMan — closer, but heavy. The sous chef said it takes longer to log a delivery in the app than to check boxes by hand. He was right.

Spreadsheets — that one Google Sheet everyone half-uses until someone edits the wrong cell on the busiest day of the week.

WhatsApp — fast. Free. Zero accountability. Your procurement history is buried between memes and voice notes.

What would a chef actually use? Something faster than texting. One-tap approvals. Suppliers stay on WhatsApp because that is where they already are. Everything tracked without anyone feeling like they are doing data entry.

That is what I am building.

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Moses Mubangizi, chef and developer in Riyadh
Moses Mubangizi
Chef de Partie in Riyadh with 10 years in East African and Gulf kitchens. Builds software for kitchens — Mise (restaurant procurement) and other products. Work with Moses.