Expiry date alerts for food supplies

Purpose

1.1. Enables automated expiry date alerts for food supplies, automating the process of monitoring perishable inventory to prevent spoilage and ensure food safety in Russian restaurants.
1.2. Automates compliance with health regulations, automating transparency in inventory management.
1.3. Improves supply chain efficiency by automating reorder processes when expiry is near.
1.4. Supports cost control by automating notifications before ingredients must be replaced.

Trigger Conditions

2.1. Automated trigger fires when a food supply’s expiry date is X-days away.
2.2. Trigger can also be automatedly set on inventory update or scheduled daily checks.
2.3. Automatable when new items are entered with expiry dates.

Platform Variants

3.1. Twilio
• Feature/Setting: SMS API — Automate sending expiry alerts via SMS. Configure expiry field and message body: “Supply X expiring on Y.”
3.2. SendGrid
• Feature/Setting: Email API — Automates sending alert emails to managers. Set automated email triggers for expiry dates.
3.3. Slack
• Feature/Setting: Incoming Webhook — Automated channel notifications “Ingredient Z expires in 3 days.”
3.4. Microsoft Teams
• Feature/Setting: Incoming Webhook — Automates team alert posts when expiry approaches.
3.5. Google Sheets
• Feature/Setting: Script/AppSheet Automation — Set expiry columns, automate daily scans and trigger alerts.
3.6. Airtable
• Feature/Setting: Automations/Script Block — Create an expiry field, automate reminders 3 days before expiry.
3.7. Trello
• Feature/Setting: Butler Automation — Automatedly create cards or reminders for soon-to-expire items.
3.8. Monday.com
• Feature/Setting: Automation Center — Triggers automated notifications based on inventory expiry column.
3.9. Asana
• Feature/Setting: Rules/Automations — Automate warning tasks for items nearing expiry.
3.10. Zapier
• Feature/Setting: Scheduler/Filter/Email — Automates multi-platform expiry alerts, e.g., SMS, Slack, Gmail.
3.11. Notion
• Feature/Setting: Database + Reminder — Automated reminders directly in a shared knowledgebase.
3.12. Outlook
• Feature/Setting: Flow/Rules — Automated calendar events or push emails for upcoming expiry.
3.13. Mailgun
• Feature/Setting: Automated email API triggered by expiry logic.
3.14. Pipedream
• Feature/Setting: Workflow Builder — Automate expiry alerts using timed triggers + messaging APIs.
3.15. Discord
• Feature/Setting: Webhook Automation — Send automated expiry notifications to group channels.
3.16. ClickUp
• Feature/Setting: Automations — Automated alert task creation for inventory items close to expiry.
3.17. HubSpot
• Feature/Setting: Workflow Automation — Automate email workflows to suppliers for expiring goods.
3.18. Google Calendar
• Feature/Setting: API/Scripting — Automatedly add expiry reminders as calendar events.
3.19. Shopify
• Feature/Setting: Admin API/Webhooks — Automate removal or sale discounts on near-expiry goods in inventory.
3.20. Freshdesk
• Feature/Setting: Ticket Automation — Create automated support tickets for actionable inventory items.

Benefits

4.1. Automates manual tracking; reduces human error.
4.2. Ensures automated compliance and health safety.
4.3. Prevents losses by automating spoilage alerts.
4.4. Automates communication and coordination within teams.
4.5. Makes expiry management fully automatable and scalable.
4.6. Enhances operational efficiency via automating notifications and reordering processes.