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Yellow Dog Inventory for Clover

If you carry real stock — a retail floor, a bar, a kitchen, or all three — Yellow Dog turns Clover into a serious inventory and cost-control system. Here’s what it does and who it’s for.

By Craig "Rich" Riley · Updated

What Yellow Dog does

Yellow Dog Inventory is an advanced inventory and cost-control platform that connects to Clover for retail and hospitality businesses. It goes well beyond Clover’s built-in item list — handling receiving, purchase orders, physical counts, recipe and ingredient tracking, and detailed reporting so you can see exactly where money is tied up or leaking.

Key features

  • Mobile physical countsCount stock on a handheld and sync — no clipboards or spreadsheets.
  • Purchase orders & receiving“Sheet-to-shelf” ordering keeps par levels right and cuts over-buying.
  • Recipe & ingredient costingFor food & beverage: track plate cost and pour cost to protect margins.
  • 4,000+ vendor EDI invoicesPull vendor invoices in electronically instead of keying them by hand.
  • Accounting exportPush data to QuickBooks and dozens of other accounting systems.

Who it’s for

Yellow Dog shines for multi-location retailers, restaurants and bars, and any business that runs both a retail shelf and a kitchen in one place. If stock counts eat your evenings, vendors invoice you constantly, or food cost is creeping up, this is the tool that brings it under control. A very small shop with a handful of SKUs may be fine on Clover’s built-in inventory — Yellow Dog earns its keep once complexity grows.

Pricing & getting started

Yellow Dog is offered through the Clover App Market in several store plans, with a one-time account setup fee (around $500) and optional add-on modules for warehouses, EDI invoice downloads, accounting interfaces, and e-commerce. Because setup involves importing your catalog and vendors, it’s worth doing with someone who’s configured it before.

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FAQ

Common questions

Does Yellow Dog work with Clover?

Yes. Yellow Dog integrates directly with Clover for retail and food & beverage businesses, syncing items and sales for accurate inventory and cost control.

Is Yellow Dog good for restaurants?

Very. It offers recipe management, ingredient-level tracking, and food costing, which is why bars and restaurants use it to manage pour cost and plate cost.

How much does Yellow Dog cost on Clover?

It comes in tiered store plans with a one-time setup fee (around $500) plus optional add-on modules. Exact pricing depends on your plan and add-ons.

Do I need Yellow Dog if Clover already tracks inventory?

Clover’s built-in inventory is fine for simple catalogs. Yellow Dog adds purchase orders, recipe costing, EDI invoices, and deeper reporting for businesses with real stock complexity.

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