> ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://developer.klikit.io/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Inventory overview > Track raw ingredient stock, run physical stocktakes, and see variance, valuation, and food cost — end to end. klikit Inventory turns the menu from a consumption-only model ("what did we sell?") into a full stock model ("what do we actually have, and where did it go?"). It adds an ingredient catalog, per-branch stock levels, a mobile stocktake (physical count) workflow with manager approval, an immutable movement ledger, and reporting. ## The loop Everything in Inventory follows one loop. Set it up once, then run the count → approve → report cycle on whatever cadence you choose (per shift, daily, weekly). Build the ingredient catalog for the business, then track the ones you care about at each branch with an **opening stock** balance. See [Set up ingredients](/inventory/setup). Staff open a stocktake in the klikit app and count each tracked ingredient. See [Run a stocktake](/inventory/stocktake). A manager reviews the counted numbers and the variance, then approves or rejects. Approval adjusts stock and writes the ledger. Movement history, food cost, valuation, and variance-by-reason let a manager see where stock went and act on it. See [Reports & movements](/inventory/reports). ## Where each part lives Set up ingredients and stock levels, review and **approve** stocktakes, and read **Reports** and **Movements**. This is where managers and owners work. Where staff run the physical **count** — start a stocktake, enter quantities, pick a variance reason, and submit for approval. ## Key concepts A raw item you want to track (e.g. Almonds, Flour, Olive Oil). Ingredients live in a **business-level catalog** and carry a unit and category. Creating an ingredient does **not** by itself make it countable at a branch — you also have to track it there. An ingredient that is being tracked at a specific branch, with a current quantity, an **opening stock** balance, and an optional reorder point. A stocktake counts exactly the branch's active stock levels — no stock levels, nothing to count. A physical count session for a branch. When created, it snapshots one count line per active stock level. Staff enter the real quantities; the difference from the expected quantity is the **variance**. Variance is counted − expected. When it isn't zero, staff pick a reason so shrinkage is explainable and reportable: **Supplier Short Delivery**, **Wastage**, **Opening Stock Adjustment**, **Theft**, or **Other**. Every stock change (a sale's consumption, a stocktake adjustment, etc.) is written as an immutable ledger entry. The Movements tab is the audit trail. ## Beyond counting Stocktakes keep counts honest. The rest of Inventory keeps them honest *automatically* by recording stock as it actually moves — bought, produced, wasted, and transferred. These capabilities are enabled per business. Raise purchase orders to suppliers, approve them, and receive delivered stock — an auditable draft → approved → received lifecycle. Turn raw ingredients into finished goods and track actual yield against the recipe. Record spoilage, expiry, and over-portioning with a reason, and analyse waste cost by category. Supply branches from a central kitchen and move stock between locations with delivery orders. ## Before you start Inventory is rolled out per business and per branch. If you don't see the **Inventory** section in the dashboard, or a branch has no stocktake option in the app, it isn't enabled yet for that business/branch — ask your klikit contact to enable it. Access is also role-based: owners and branch managers set up and approve; staff count. Ready? Start with [Set up ingredients](/inventory/setup).