Which businesses mise is for: any business that sells products with a barcode
By mise · Updated October 15, 2026
Quick answer: mise is for any business that keeps stock of packaged products with a barcode: scan the barcode with your phone camera (or snap a photo) and the product comes up complete and categorized. Anything without a barcode (house-made items, flowers, own-label clothing) is added by hand once, with a name and a photo. Below, the guide for each type of business.
Scan the barcode or snap a photo: mise's AI finds the product and brings it back categorized, in any type of business. From the bakery to the optician, from the butcher to the phone shop: the same app counts stock, shows loss in money and builds the order list.
The question comes up often: "does mise work for my business?" If you sell or use products with a barcode, it does. This page lists every type of business that has its own guide, with what gets counted, where money is lost and how mise helps in each one.
What is the same in every business
In any business the path is the same: point the camera at the barcode (or snap a photo of the label) and mise's AI finds the product and brings it back categorized, with name, brand, photo, size or weight, group, subgroup and category. You count by zone, with your team, each person on their own phone with their own permissions. Minimum stock turns red and builds the reorder list in PDF, Excel, WhatsApp or email. Supplier invoices import as XML, Excel or CSV. Two counts compared show stock in, stock out, loss and the period's cost in money. Everything exports to Excel and PDF. Unlimited items, counts and scans.
Do it in mise
- Scan the barcode or snap a photo: mise's AI finds the product and brings it back categorized.
- Count by zone with your team, each person on their own phone with their own permissions; several locations in one account.
- Minimum stock and a reorder list in PDF, Excel, WhatsApp or email, by supplier.
- Invoices in XML, Excel or CSV; loss and period cost in money; export to Excel and PDF.
- Unlimited items, counts and scans.
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Restaurants and bars
- Bakery Inventory: Template, List and Routine
- Bar Inventory: How to Count Liquor, Beer & Wine
- Burger restaurant inventory: count patties, buns, cheese slices, fries (chips) and packaging by scanning
- Coffee Shop Inventory: List, Template & Counting Tips
- Food Truck Inventory: List and Template
- Ice cream shop inventory: count tubs, mix, cones and toppings in an ice cream parlour or gelato shop
- Pizza shop inventory: how a pizzeria counts dough, cheese, toppings and boxes without a spreadsheet
- Restaurant Inventory Management: The Complete Guide
Food and drink retail
- Butcher shop inventory: how a butcher's counts meat by weight, tracks yield and finds the gap
- Convenience Store Inventory: List & Counting Guide
- Grocery Store Inventory: Counting and Control
- Liquor Store Inventory: Counting & Stock Control Guide
- Off-licence stock take: count every bottle by scanning, from the chiller to the stockroom
- Produce Inventory: Sheet, Shelf Life and Waste
- Supermarket stock take: count by department, by shift, without closing the store
- Wine Inventory: Spreadsheet, App and Routine
Health and beauty
- Beauty Supply Store Inventory: List and Control
- Cosmetics store inventory: track every shade and size by scanning the barcode
- Dental office and clinic inventory: how to count supplies, consumables and medicines without a spreadsheet
- Drugstore inventory app: count OTC, health and beauty by scanning, with expiry dates
- Health food store inventory: count packaged goods by barcode, bulk by weight, with an expiry date on everything
- Pharmacy Inventory Management: Front-Store Counting Guide
- Salon Inventory: Sheet, List and Back-Bar Control
- Supplement store inventory: count protein, creatine and vitamins by barcode, with expiry dates
Shops and retail
- Auto parts store inventory app: count parts by barcode
- Bookstore inventory: count every title by scanning the ISBN, from the front tables to the stockroom
- Clothing and shoe store inventory: count every size and color by barcode, from the rail to the stockroom
- Flower shop inventory: count stems, plants, vases and supplies, and record what you throw away
- Gift shop inventory: count thousands of lines with a few units each by scanning the barcode
- Hardware store inventory: how a DIY shop or builders merchant counts from loose screws to paint and tools
- Optical store inventory: count frames, contact lenses, solutions and accessories by barcode
- Pet Store Inventory: How to Count and Control Stock
- Phone and electronics store inventory: count accessories by barcode and devices by model, storage and color
- Retail Inventory Management: A Practical Guide
- Stationery shop inventory: how an office supply store counts thousands of small items by barcode
- Tobacco shop inventory: stock control by barcode for a smoke shop or tobacconist
- Toy store and baby store inventory: count every box by barcode, from the shop floor to the stockroom
Hospitality, distribution and services
- Beverage distributor inventory: how a drinks wholesaler counts cases, pallets, kegs and what is on the truck
- Catering Inventory: List, Template and Control
- Franchise Inventory Management: Multi-Unit Control
- Hotel Inventory Management: Storeroom to Minibar
What about products with no barcode?
House-made items (the cake, the sandwich, the flower arrangement), own-label clothing, loose parts and older stock often have no barcode. You add them by hand once, with a name and a photo, and from then on they count like everything else. If the item has a label, snap a photo of it so mise's AI can try to identify it. Loose and weighed goods (butcher, greengrocer) are counted with a Bluetooth scale or a photo of the scale display; the store's own scale label (a barcode starting with 2) identifies the item.
Whatever you sell: scan the barcode and the product comes up complete. 7-day free trial, no card.
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Frequently asked questions
Does mise work for my business?
If you sell or use products with a barcode, yes: restaurants, bars, grocery stores, pharmacies, beauty stores, shops of every kind, hotels and distributors. Find your type of business in the list above.
What if my products have no barcode?
Add them by hand once, with a name and a photo, and they count like everything else from then on. With a label, the photo helps mise's AI identify them.
Does it work for more than one store?
Yes: each store is a location in the same account, with its own team and counts, and the manager sees everything in the browser on a PC.
Do I have to set up products before counting?
No. Scan the barcode and the product comes up; only items with no barcode are created by hand.
How much does mise cost?
7 days free, no card needed, to try it in your business.