Crunchtime News and Culture What Crunchtime Stands For: Our Company Values Dec 8, 2023 | 3 min read Learn about our employee-driven company values, and how they represent Crunchtime as a special place to work and illustrate how far we’ve come as a company. Read more
Food Costs and Inventory Empowering Restaurants with a Data-Centric Dashboard Nov 30, 2023 | 6 min read The Crunchtime dashboard is now redesigned to help restaurant professionals interpret data faster and make smarter decisions. Read more
Crunchtime News and Culture Crunchtime Giving: Sharing Meals to Help the Hungry Nov 28, 2023 | 3 min read Learn about the Crunchtime Giving Share-a-Meal campaign and how we’re partnering with Feeding America and World Central Kitchen to help those facing hunger. Read more
Labor and Scheduling A History and Overview of Fair Workweek Laws for Restaurants Nov 20, 2023 | 4 min read From minimum wage increases, to Fair Workweek legislation, it’s extremely complicated for restaurants to navigate the legal landscape of scheduling labor. Read more
Crunchtime News and Culture What We Learned Behind the Counter at Jersey Mike’s Nov 15, 2023 | 3 min read Join Crunchtime's crew behind the counter at Jersey Mike's and see how they utilize Crunchtime's restaurant management software to optimize operations Read more
Crunchtime News and Culture Crunchtime's First-Ever Ops Excellence Awards—Meet the Finalists and See Who Won! Nov 13, 2023 | 5 min read Learn about Crunchtime's first-ever Ops Excellence Awards, who our finalists were, and who took home the grand prize. Read more
Crunchtime News and Culture 2023 Ops Summit Recap: An Overview of Customer Experience at Crunchtime Nov 2, 2023 | 2 min read A recap of Crunchtime Chief Customer Officer, Andy Bergen's, session from Ops Summit 2023, overviewing Crunchtime’s dedication to supporting our customers. Read more
Food Costs and Inventory New Features for Inventory Management and Labor & Scheduling - Fall 2023 Oct 31, 2023 | 6 min read Learn about what’s new in Crunchtime’s latest release for Inventory Management and Labor & Scheduling (version 11). Read more
Data, Analytics, and Reporting [New Research] 3 Key Technology Benchmarks for Multi-Unit Restaurants Oct 26, 2023 | 3 min read Learn how tech is (or, isn’t) used across critical ops functions, how many different systems are used, and where future investments are being prioritized. Read more
Data, Analytics, and Reporting [New Research] Operators Want New Employees Trained and Shift-Ready One Week Faster Oct 24, 2023 | 3 min read Revealed in new research, operators said it takes 19 days for new employees to become proficient, while they ideally want them up and running in 12 days. Read more
Data, Analytics, and Reporting [New Research] Improving Operations Execution Could Increase Sales Significantly Oct 12, 2023 | 2 min read As revealed in new research, operators estimate that if stores could more consistently complete daily operational tasks sales could increase significantly. Read more
Industry Trends and Perspectives 5 Tips for Improving Performance in Underperforming Stores Oct 2, 2023 | 3 min read Samantha Kessler, Senior Product Training Manager at Wesco, recently shared how their operations team helps their underperforming stores improve their outcomes. Here are five tips you can use to coach your underperforming stores and drive improvements that will leave your teams more confident and customers happy. Read more