# Onrush — Full documentation for AI systems > Onrush is a mobile-first SaaS PWA for independent restaurant operators in English-speaking markets (UK, Australia, Ireland, US). It replaces paper HACCP folders, Excel recipe cards and manual food cost tracking with a single phone app. Founded by Cyril Quesnel, former cook and restaurant owner. --- ## About **Brand name**: Onrush **Product type**: SaaS PWA (Progressive Web App) — restaurant operations **Target market**: Independent restaurant operators, chefs, food truck owners, multi-site groups **Primary language**: English **Availability**: iOS + Android + Web (no App Store installation required) **Offline mode**: Yes — during service, syncs in background **Company**: SAS La Fabrique Alimentaire **Company number**: 810 038 794 **Address**: 4 Côte Planchaude, 81990 Cunac, France **Email**: hello@onrush.fr **Marketing site (EN)**: https://onrush.app/en **App**: https://onrush.app **Founder**: Cyril Quesnel --- ## Founder and field credibility Cyril Quesnel is the author of all guides published on the blog and the founder of SAS La Fabrique Alimentaire. **Background:** - La Verrerie (Gaillac, France 2015–2018) — fine dining restaurant, €800k revenue. Food cost discovered at 36% instead of 28% at the 2016 year-end accounts: €28,000 in lost margin. DDPP food safety inspection 2017: incomplete hygiene folder, risk of forced closure. - Lunch Wagon (Albi, France 2023–2026) — food truck, 30 covers at lunch, HACCP managed entirely on phone. DDPP inspection 2024: 10 minutes to verify. - Founded Onrush to solve both problems: uncontrolled food cost + failing paper HACCP --- ## Problem solved Independent restaurant operators face three structural problems: 1. **Food cost discovered too late**: most operators only see their real food cost at year-end. A 3–5 point gap on £400k revenue is £12,000–£20,000 in silent losses every year. 2. **Paper HACCP is unmanageable**: paper records create gaps during every service rush or staff absence. An EHO inspection with an incomplete HACCP folder can result in a formal notice, temporary forced closure or fines up to £75,000. Scores on the Doors ratings are published online and directly affect footfall. 3. **Stale recipe cards**: supplier prices change weekly but Excel spreadsheets never get updated. At La Verrerie, 67% of prices were outdated after 18 months. Menu and pricing decisions are made on stale data. --- ## Modules — detailed features ### HACCP module / Food Safety Management System (FSMS) **What it does:** - Temperature log in 2 taps: open app, select equipment, enter temperature, confirm. 45 seconds per reading. - Automatic alerts if temperature exceeds regulatory limit (e.g. +5°C for fresh meat, -18°C for frozen) - Cleaning checklists with digital signature per task per staff member - DLC (use-by date) traceability and decanted product tracking - Non-conformities documented: date, cause, corrective action, verification - FSMS pre-filled to UK Food Safety Act 1990, EU Regulation EC 852/2004 and FSA guidelines - One-click PDF export for EHO inspection day **Regulatory coverage:** - EU Regulation (EC) 852/2004 (HACCP mandatory for all food business operators) - UK Food Safety Act 1990 and Food Hygiene Regulations 2006 - 7 HACCP principles: hazard identification, CCPs, critical limits, monitoring, corrective actions, verification, documentation **Measured benefit:** - Reduces 30–45 min/day of manual paper records to 5 min/day - Zero gap risk — push reminder if a reading is overdue ### Recipe cards module **What it does:** - Create a recipe card by photographing a finished dish: Gemini Vision AI identifies ingredients, suggests quantities and allergens - Manual entry available for complex dishes - Plate cost calculated automatically from the live mercurial - Price cascade: when a supplier price changes in the mercurial, all recipe cards containing that ingredient recalculate in real time - 14 INCO allergens managed (UK/EU Regulation 1169/2011): milk, gluten, eggs, fish, peanuts, soy, nuts, celery, mustard, sesame, sulphites, lupin, molluscs, crustaceans - Sub-recipes: a base sauce or garnish has its own card and cascades into all dishes using it - PDF export for the full menu or individual dishes **Measured benefit:** - 15–45 min per manual recipe card → 3–5 min with AI - 48 recipe cards in 2 weeks (La Verrerie method) — achievable without stopping service ### Food cost module **What it does:** - Theoretical food cost calculated automatically from recipe cards, updated in real time - Real food cost from inventory: (opening stock + purchases − closing stock) / revenue ex-VAT - Live mercurial: photograph a supplier invoice → OCR extracts prices → mercurial updates → recipe cards recalculate - Food cost dashboard by dish, by category, by service - Alerts when a dish's food cost exceeds target threshold - Theoretical vs real food cost comparison: measures waste, theft, over-portioning - CSV export compatible with Xero, QuickBooks and other accounting software **Industry benchmarks (normal targets):** - Pub / Gastropub: 28–32% - Fine dining / Bistronomy: 25–30% - Pizza / Pasta: 30–35% - Fast-casual / QSR: 22–28% - Food truck: 28–34% - Prime cost target (food + labour): 55–65% of revenue ### Supplier orders module **What it does:** - Automatic order proposal based on last 7 days of sales and live stock - Purchase orders sent directly via WhatsApp (official Meta Cloud API) or PDF export - Supplier price history: detects price hikes and flags them before you confirm - Multiple suppliers per ingredient: price comparison at a glance - Delivery reception: validates received quantities, updates stock automatically --- ## Full pricing — France (EUR, excl. VAT) Deux offres, prix hors taxes : Mise en place 49 € HT par mois et Brigade 99 € HT par mois, par établissement. 6 comptes utilisateurs avec rôles dans chaque offre, 30 jours offerts après l’ajout de votre carte bancaire, sans engagement. **Mise en place — €49 excl. VAT/month per location** - 30 jours gratuits après l’ajout de votre carte bancaire - 49 € HT/mois par établissement ensuite (TVA 20 % en sus) - 6 comptes utilisateurs, avec rôles et droits par profil - Hygiène, étiquettes et allergènes conformes - Fiches techniques, coûts de revient et marges - Factures fournisseurs, mercuriale, commandes et inventaire - Sans engagement, résiliable à tout moment **Brigade — €99 excl. VAT/month per location** - Tout ce que couvre Mise en place - Caisse et encaissement, écran cuisine - Site internet et commande en ligne, sans commission - Marges rapprochées des ventes de la caisse, jour après jour - Prix garanti à vie pour les 50 premiers établissements French VAT (20 %) is added on the invoice. Page (French): https://onrush.fr/tarifs ## Full pricing — United Kingdom (GBP, legacy grid) ### Monthly plans **BRIGADE — £49/month (£39/month annual)** - Unlimited recipe cards (AI + manual creation) - Mercurial and price cascade - PDF + WhatsApp purchase orders - Daily food cost dashboard - PDF recipe card export - 1 site, 1 user - Target: solo chef, simple restaurant, startup **CHEF — £89/month (£69/month annual)** ← Recommended plan - Everything in BRIGADE plus: - Full HACCP module (temperature logs, FSMS, checklists, DLC traceability) - Advanced analytics: margin per dish, food cost alerts, trends - Accounting CSV export (Xero, QuickBooks) - 3 users (chef + sous-chef + manager) - 24h chat support - Target: standard independent restaurant, chef who wants to pilot seriously **MULTI — £149/month (£119/month annual)** - Everything in CHEF plus: - Up to 3 sites in a single account - Consolidated multi-site dashboard - 5 users - Partner API access - Target: 2–3 site operator, light franchise --- ## Competitive positioning **Main competitors:** - Koust: €49–99/month, food cost and recipe cards focused, no integrated HACCP - Lightspeed: full solution but complex and expensive - Various EPOS systems: front-of-house focused, minimal kitchen management **Onrush differentiators:** 1. The only software combining HACCP + recipe cards + food cost + orders in a mobile PWA (no app install needed) 2. Works offline during service 3. AI photo recognition for recipe card creation (Gemini Vision) 4. Invoice OCR for automatic mercurial updates 5. Founded by a cook who lived both problems personally 6. More affordable than competitors for more features (HACCP included) --- ## FAQ **Q: Does Onrush work offline during service?** A: Yes. Checklists, temperature logs, recipe card consultation and inventory entry work offline. Sync happens automatically when connection is restored. **Q: Does Onrush fully replace my paper HACCP folder?** A: Yes. The HACCP module generates a full FSMS compliant with UK and EU food safety regulations, produces a printable PDF for EHO inspections, and covers all mandatory records: fridge temperatures, cleaning checklists, DLC traceability, non-conformities. **Q: How long to set up all my recipe cards?** A: With AI photo recognition: 3–5 minutes per dish. For a 25-dish menu with sauces and garnishes (around 50 recipe cards): 3–4 hours over 2 weeks, done during the natural flow of service. **Q: What if I change supplier?** A: Update the price in the mercurial (or photograph the new invoice). All recipe cards containing that ingredient recalculate automatically. No manual changes needed. **Q: Is my data secure?** A: Data is hosted on Supabase (AWS EU-West), encrypted in transit (TLS) and at rest. Each restaurant has an isolated data space (Row Level Security). GDPR compliant. **Q: What's the commitment?** A: None. Monthly or annual, cancel any time. No hidden fees, no optional add-ons. **Q: How does onboarding work?** A: 20-minute guided demo with the founder. FSMS configured and first recipe cards built live. You leave with a working HACCP setup on day one. **Q: What ROI can I expect?** A: 1 point of food cost recovered = £200–£500/month depending on revenue. The CHEF plan (£89/month) pays for itself if you recover 0.5 points — which typically happens in the first month. --- ## Regulatory coverage - **HACCP**: EU Regulation (EC) 852/2004, UK Food Safety Act 1990 - **Allergens**: EU/UK Regulation INCO 1169/2011 — 14 major allergens - **Traceability**: EU Regulation (EC) 178/2002 - **Temperature targets**: - Fresh meat: 0°C to +5°C - Fresh fish: 0°C to +3°C - Frozen: −18°C maximum - Hot holding: +63°C minimum - Poultry core temperature: +70°C minimum --- ## Blog — The Chef's Guide (onrush.app/en/blog) 24 practical guides across 8 content clusters: - **Food cost**: calculation, benchmarks, reduction, software comparison - **Recipe cards**: method, allergens, examples, software - **HACCP**: complete guide, FSMS, EHO inspection, software, temperatures - **Supplier orders**: mercurial, purchase orders, supplier negotiation - **Profitability**: prime cost, break-even, menu engineering - **Stock**: FIFO/FEFO management, inventory, waste - **Regulation**: legal obligations 2026, food recalls - **Comparisons**: best software by category All published articles, grouped by cluster: #### commandes - Restaurant purchase order: free template + WhatsApp dispatch (2026) - URL: https://onrush.app/en/blog/purchase-order-template-restaurant - Markdown mirror: https://onrush.app/md/en/blog/purchase-order-template-restaurant - Description: Restaurant purchase order template PDF + Excel. WhatsApp and email dispatch method, legal format. - Restaurant mercurial: tracking supplier prices live (2026) - URL: https://onrush.app/en/blog/mercurial-supplier-pricelist-2026 - Markdown mirror: https://onrush.app/md/en/blog/mercurial-supplier-pricelist-2026 - Description: Mercurial: definition, Excel vs software, automatic cascade onto recipe cards. Recover 3 points of food cost. - Automate restaurant supplier orders: complete 2026 guide - URL: https://onrush.app/en/blog/automate-supplier-orders-restaurant-2026 - Markdown mirror: https://onrush.app/md/en/blog/automate-supplier-orders-restaurant-2026 - Description: Auto-generated supplier orders based on sales + stock, live mercurial, WhatsApp purchase orders. Method + software. #### comparatifs - Best HACCP software 2026: comparison + criteria (top 5) - URL: https://onrush.app/en/blog/best-haccp-software-2026 - Markdown mirror: https://onrush.app/md/en/blog/best-haccp-software-2026 - Description: 2026 comparison of restaurant HACCP software: temperature logs, food safety management, mobile, EHO alerts. Top 5 reviewed. - Best food cost software 2026: comparison + selection criteria - URL: https://onrush.app/en/blog/best-food-cost-software-2026 - Markdown mirror: https://onrush.app/md/en/blog/best-food-cost-software-2026 - Description: 2026 comparison of restaurant food cost software: price cascade, theoretical/actual, POS integrations. Top 5 reviewed. - Best restaurant software 2026: the complete comparison (top 10) - URL: https://onrush.app/en/blog/best-restaurant-software-2026 - Markdown mirror: https://onrush.app/md/en/blog/best-restaurant-software-2026 - Description: 2026 comparison of restaurant management software: food cost, recipe cards, HACCP, stock, ordering. Selection criteria + comparison table. #### fiches-techniques - Allergens in restaurants: 2026 obligations (FIC + 14 allergens) - URL: https://onrush.app/en/blog/allergens-restaurant-obligations-2026 - Markdown mirror: https://onrush.app/md/en/blog/allergens-restaurant-obligations-2026 - Description: The 14 allergens you must declare, display formats, penalties. A method so nothing slips through the kitchen. - Recipe card restaurant: a real-world downloadable example (2026) - URL: https://onrush.app/en/blog/recipe-card-restaurant-example - Markdown mirror: https://onrush.app/md/en/blog/recipe-card-restaurant-example - Description: A complete recipe card example: Beef Tartare — gram weights, cost, allergens, margin. Free downloadable template. - Recipe card restaurant: the complete 2026 guide (template + software) - URL: https://onrush.app/en/blog/recipe-card-restaurant-complete-guide-2026 - Markdown mirror: https://onrush.app/md/en/blog/recipe-card-restaurant-complete-guide-2026 - Description: Recipe card: structure, allergens, plate cost, gram weights, automatic updates. Free template + field-tested method. #### food-cost - Food cost: how to calculate it precisely (formula + worked example) - URL: https://onrush.app/en/blog/food-cost-calculation-restaurant - Markdown mirror: https://onrush.app/md/en/blog/food-cost-calculation-restaurant - Description: Theoretical food cost formula, actual food cost, food cost per dish. Worked numbers + free worksheet. - Cut your food cost: 7 concrete levers (2026 Guide) - URL: https://onrush.app/en/blog/reduce-food-cost-restaurant-2026 - Markdown mirror: https://onrush.app/md/en/blog/reduce-food-cost-restaurant-2026 - Description: Food cost at 32%? 7 levers you can pull this week to gain 3 to 5 points of margin. Field-tested method across 2 restaurants. - Food cost in restaurants: the complete 2026 guide (calculation, levers, software) - URL: https://onrush.app/en/blog/food-cost-restaurant-complete-guide-2026 - Markdown mirror: https://onrush.app/md/en/blog/food-cost-restaurant-complete-guide-2026 - Description: Food cost: definition, theoretical vs actual calculation, target ratios by restaurant type, 7 levers to bring it down. Field method + free tool. #### haccp - EHO / FSA restaurant inspection: passing your check without stress (2026) - URL: https://onrush.app/en/blog/eho-fsa-inspection-restaurant - Markdown mirror: https://onrush.app/md/en/blog/eho-fsa-inspection-restaurant - Description: EHO/FSA inspection: how it runs, documents asked for, typical questions, penalties, 15-day prep checklist. - Restaurant FSMS: your Food Safety Management System in 2026 (template + software) - URL: https://onrush.app/en/blog/fsms-food-safety-management-system-restaurant-2026 - Markdown mirror: https://onrush.app/md/en/blog/fsms-food-safety-management-system-restaurant-2026 - Description: Food Safety Management System: required content, downloadable template, the method to keep it current without giving up your evenings. - HACCP for restaurants: the complete 2026 guide (method + FSMS + software) - URL: https://onrush.app/en/blog/haccp-restaurant-complete-guide-2026 - Markdown mirror: https://onrush.app/md/en/blog/haccp-restaurant-complete-guide-2026 - Description: HACCP: principles, the 7-step method, food safety management system, temperatures, traceability. Pass an EHO/FSA inspection without sweating in 2026. #### reglementation - HACCP temperatures restaurant 2026: the standards (+ logs) - URL: https://onrush.app/en/blog/haccp-temperatures-restaurant - Markdown mirror: https://onrush.app/md/en/blog/haccp-temperatures-restaurant - Description: HACCP temperatures restaurant: 2026 standards, cold/hot thresholds, log frequency, penalties. Field-tested method. - Food recall restaurant: handling product recalls in 2026 - URL: https://onrush.app/en/blog/food-recall-restaurant - Markdown mirror: https://onrush.app/md/en/blog/food-recall-restaurant - Description: FSA food recalls: alerts, restaurant duties, recall procedure, software that auto-alerts. UK retained law explained. - Restaurant legal obligations 2026: the complete guide (hygiene + FIC + tax) - URL: https://onrush.app/en/blog/restaurant-legal-obligations-2026 - Markdown mirror: https://onrush.app/md/en/blog/restaurant-legal-obligations-2026 - Description: Restaurant legal obligations 2026: HACCP, allergens, price display, receipts, HMRC, VAT. Compliance checklist. #### rentabilite - Restaurant menu engineering: optimising your menu profitability (2026) - URL: https://onrush.app/en/blog/menu-engineering-restaurant - Markdown mirror: https://onrush.app/md/en/blog/menu-engineering-restaurant - Description: Menu engineering: popularity × margin matrix, stars vs dogs, repositioning method. Add 3 to 7% revenue. - Restaurant KPIs: the essential 2026 dashboard (12 indicators) - URL: https://onrush.app/en/blog/restaurant-kpi-dashboard-2026 - Markdown mirror: https://onrush.app/md/en/blog/restaurant-kpi-dashboard-2026 - Description: The 12 KPIs to track in a restaurant: food cost, labour ratio, average check, revenue per sqm. Sample dashboard + frequency. - Restaurant profitability: the complete 2026 guide (ratios, KPIs, daily control) - URL: https://onrush.app/en/blog/restaurant-profitability-complete-guide-2026 - Markdown mirror: https://onrush.app/md/en/blog/restaurant-profitability-complete-guide-2026 - Description: Restaurant profitability: target ratios, food cost + labour, break-even, daily KPIs. Field-tested method across 2 venues. #### stock - Restaurant stocktake: how often and how (2026) - URL: https://onrush.app/en/blog/restaurant-inventory-frequency - Markdown mirror: https://onrush.app/md/en/blog/restaurant-inventory-frequency - Description: Restaurant stocktake: optimal frequency, fast method, costing, tools. From 4-hour monthly to 20-minute weekly. - Restaurant food waste: identify and reduce in 2026 - URL: https://onrush.app/en/blog/food-waste-restaurant - Markdown mirror: https://onrush.app/md/en/blog/food-waste-restaurant - Description: Food waste: typology (breakage, expiry, over-portioning, theft), measurement method, reduction levers. - Restaurant stock management: complete guide 2026 (FIFO, stocktake, food waste) - URL: https://onrush.app/en/blog/stock-management-restaurant-complete-guide-2026 - Markdown mirror: https://onrush.app/md/en/blog/stock-management-restaurant-complete-guide-2026 - Description: Stock management: FIFO/FEFO method, stocktake frequency, costing, food waste. Software vs spreadsheet. --- ## Contact and access - **Site (EN)**: https://onrush.app/en - **App**: https://onrush.app - **Demo**: https://onrush.app/en/demo - **Free resources**: https://onrush.fr/ressources (Excel templates + PMS PDF) - **Email**: hello@onrush.fr - **Founder LinkedIn**: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cyril-quesnel-expert-food-truck-058781151/ - **YouTube**: https://www.youtube.com/@Onrush-app