Operational Excellence 5 Operational Forms You Should Be Using in Your Restaurant Feb 2, 2024 | 6 min read Use these top ideas for forms with lists of sample form fields you should include to improve execution on daily tasks in your restaurants. Read more
Team Execution and Efficiency 3 Easy Tips for Safer Food in Every Restaurant Feb 1, 2024 | 3 min read Discover 3 easy tips for safer food in every restaurant, from utilizing technology for training to implementing automated date labeling. Improve food safety procedures and protect your brand. Read more
Operational Excellence How Restaurants Can Use Collaborative Schedule Editing Jan 30, 2024 | 4 min read Learn how to use collaborative scheduling editing so your team can work together to be more productive. Read more
Operational Excellence Build or Buy? 5 Considerations for Evaluating Operations Management Software Jan 25, 2024 | 4 min read Learn five key factors to consider to help you evaluate whether building or buying operations software is most beneficial for your multi-unit restaurant. Read more
Food Costs and Inventory 5 Ways Restaurants Can Measure the Value of Managing Inventory and Food Costs Jan 23, 2024 | 3 min read Learn five key focus areas that demonstrate the value of how your restaurants manage inventory and track food costs, and how to measure and illustrate ROI. Read more
Industry Trends and Perspectives 24 Stats and Strategies to Achieve Training Excellence in 2024 Jan 19, 2024 | 4 min read Take a deep dive into the 2023 Restaurant Operations Report, with a focus on the findings specific to training and development to help drive ops excellence. Read more
Team Execution and Efficiency How to Identify and Prevent Pencil Whipping in Restaurants Jan 16, 2024 | 5 min read Learn the root causes of pencil whipping in restaurant operations to prevent, identify, and correct pencil whipping. Read more
Food Costs and Inventory 300+ Location CKE Franchisee Sees Impressive Time and Cost Savings with Crunchtime Jan 11, 2024 | 2 min read Learn how a 300+ location CKE franchisee saves both time and money after implementing Crunchtime for inventory management. Read more
Operational Excellence 6 Scheduling Pitfalls Restaurants Should Avoid in 2024 Jan 11, 2024 | 7 min read Review this list of common scheduling pitfalls and position your restaurant operation for success in the new year. Read more
Data, Analytics, and Reporting How to Measure What Matters in Multi-Unit Restaurant Operations Jan 9, 2024 | 2 min read Learn how multi-unit restaurants can measure and track profitability, customer experience, and growth across key operational outcomes and four focus areas. Read more
Food Costs and Inventory 8 Essential Restaurant Reports for Your Dashboard in 2024 Jan 3, 2024 | 11 min read Every restaurant manager can use these eight reports to optimize labor, scheduling, inventory, and more to maximize profitability in 2024 and beyond! Read more
Industry Trends and Perspectives Two Top COOs Share How They Overcome Challenges in their Restaurants Dec 21, 2023 | 7 min read Lessons from two leading COOs about how they continue to overcome operational challenges to evolve and flourish, shared during Crunchtime's Ops Summit ‘23. Read more