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Bodego Cafe (Columbus, OH)

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Bodega Café Snapshot

Location: Columbus, Ohio
First Location Opened: 2005
Type of Venue: Restaurant/Bar
Interesting Fact: Originally began as more of a coffee shop and carryout - soon then after it transformed into the neighborhood restaurant and bar that it has become

" I would highly recommend BEVINCO to others in the industry. It just makes sense. You pay 1% or so of your sales total to save 15-20% of loss, not to mention the increased order accuracy and inventory/ordering time savings. "
~Collin Castore, Owner, Bodega Café in Columbus, Ohio

Collin Castore is the owner of the four-year-old Bodega Café in Columbus, Ohio. When BEVINCO owner Chuck Deibel offered a free audit, Castore took him up on it.

"We did our first audit with BEVINCO about three years ago," said Castore. "I was shocked that BEVINCO found that I was missing around 15 percent of my inventory, almost $1000 at cost."

Over the next few months Deibel worked with Castore and his team to reduce Bodega’s shrinkage rate to between 5-8 percent. And for at least the past 12 months, losses at Bodega have held steady at 2-4 percent, which can be mainly be attributed to human error.

"Aside from the loss issues BEVINCO has also been an invaluable tool for ordering. Knowing a reasonable par and quantity on hand has saved literally 5-10 hours a week of counting and measuring along with countless trips back and forth to the store," said Castore. "I would highly recommend BEVINCO to others in the industry. It just makes sense. You pay 1 percent or so of your sales total to save 15-20 percent of loss, not to mention the increased order accuracy and inventory/ordering time savings."