When the global pandemic hit, independent restaurants and shops that didn’t already have an online ordering system in place found themselves scrambling to keep operations going when consumers no longer were going into establishments.
That’s where Odeko has come in, providing supply chain management and other operations tools to independent coffee shops and cafés. That includes smart operations software to help customers manage inventory, get data insights and order equipment and supplies from more than 400 vendors in a way that is less expensive and reduces their environmental footprint.
“It’s been a rough number of years for hospitality, generally,” Odeko CEO Dane Atkinson told TechCrunch. “We’ve gone through a pretty rough supply chain crisis. A lot of our focus was making sure they could have cups and lids that matched and getting them cheaper prices so they spend less on that cup every day consid...
