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Bluemont Group Case Study

AI-Powered Demand Forecasting Optimizes Donut Operations for Bluemont Group’s Dunkin’ Donuts Franchise

ABOUT

Company

Bluemont Group, Dunkin’ Donuts Franchise

Headquarters

Knoxville, Tennessee

Background

Quick Service Restaurants

Wendium of Florida, Inc. is a prominent player in the fast-food restaurant sector, operating as part of the Wendy’s chain. Established in 1996, the company has a long-standing history of delivering quality food service in the Miami area. With a commitment to customer satisfaction and operational excellence, Wendium of Florida focuses on providing a diverse menu and a welcoming dining experience.

CHALLENGES

Bluemont Group faced significant challenges in managing inventory and reducing waste across multiple Dunkin’ Donuts locations. The diverse donut varieties and fluctuating daily demand made accurate ordering difficult. Manual ordering processes were inconsistent, and reliance on Just-Baked-On-Demand (JBOD) labor-intensive baking led to overproduction, inefficiency, and increased food waste.

SOLUTION

Bluemont partnered with PreciTaste to implement Do’Cast, an AI-powered demand forecasting tool. Do’Cast integrates comprehensive data sources including historical sales, weather, holidays, and real-time video data from mounted cameras to fuel precise demand predictions. This AI-driven model generates automated order recommendations that optimize inventory levels, ensuring sufficient stock of each donut variety throughout the day while minimizing waste. The solution also eliminates the need for JBOD labor by maintaining consistent supply without overproduction.

“PreciTaste’s Prep Assistant and the new ‘Prep in Frequency’ feature optimize food costs, control labor costs, ensure the freshest products, and make sure we never run out of a dish. With AI-driven insights, we expect even greater outcomes by reducing the amount of time our people spend prepping and getting them to the line sooner to help us drive our top-line sales through faster tickets and reduced errors.”

Vanessa Varano

VP of Learning & Development,

Mac Haik Restaurant Group – A First Watch Franchise

BENEFITS

Reduced Waste

Accurate demand forecasting keeps end-of-day donut waste controlled between 50 to 100 donuts per location.

Improved Product Availability

Ensures 100% availability of the top 65% best-selling donut varieties until 4 pm, significantly improving customer satisfaction compared to the previous 50% availability.

Operational Efficiency

Eliminates the need for labor-intensive JBOD baking, reducing labor costs and ensuring consistent product supply across locations.

As a testament to the improved efficiency and productivity across Dominguez’s various locations, customers have expressed greater satisfaction with burger quality. The hamburger taste score increased from 68 to 74 in one year and has continued to rise steadily throughout 2024, recently reaching 77.