Price analysis: comparing suppliers and purchase history
How to read the price analysis to spot increases, compare suppliers on the same product and find duplicate catalogue entries.
Every recorded receiving line feeds a price history per product: price analysis groups this data to show trends over time, compare suppliers, and flag cases where the same product was entered more than once under different names.
How products are grouped
Klyra groups purchase lines by normalised product name, showing how many variants (supplier, format) exist and how many price records make up the group for the chosen period.
Reading the price change
Each group shows the current price, the previous period price and the percentage change, with a trend icon (up, down or stable) and a small trend chart.
Comparing suppliers on the same product
Opening a group’s detail shows the average, minimum and maximum price per supplier that delivered that product, with the history of individual records: useful for negotiating or deciding whether to switch supplier.
- Current price and percentage change
- Best price and cheapest supplier
- Worst price and most expensive supplier
- Alerts when the change exceeds the threshold
Duplicate products in the catalogue
When two product sheets seem to represent the same item under slightly different names, price analysis flags a possible duplicate: merging them makes both this report and food cost calculations more accurate.
Analysis period
You can narrow or widen the observed period to see whether an increase is recent or the price has been swinging seasonally for a while.
What this guide covers
- price analysis
- purchase history
- supplier comparison
- price change
- duplicate products
- weighted average price
Steps
- Open Price analysis in stock
- Choose the period to analyse
- Search for the product or scroll flagged groups
- Open the detail to compare suppliers
- Check any duplicate product alerts
- Use the data to review price lists or switch supplier
Common issues
- The same product appears in two different groups → the names were not normalised the same way in the catalogue → merge the duplicate product sheets
- A price increase raises no alert → the configured deviation threshold is too high → lower it in purchasing settings
- The chart does not show enough history → the selected period is too short → widen the analysis range
- The average price looks off → a receiving line had a wrongly entered price → correct the line on the original delivery
Frequently asked questions
Where does the price analysis data come from?
From confirmed goods receiving lines over time, so the more accurately you record deliveries, the more reliable the analysis.
Can I see which supplier gives me the best price on a product?
Yes, the group detail shows the average price per supplier, highlighting the cheapest and the most expensive.
What does the duplicate product suggestion mean?
It flags two catalogue sheets that likely represent the same product: merging them improves report accuracy.
Does price analysis also affect food cost?
Yes, a correctly updated purchase price is reflected in the cost of recipes that use that product.
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