Food Costs and Inventory New Ops Innovators Webinar Series: The ROI of Ops Management Feb 15, 2024 | 3 min read Join us to learn about the five best metrics to track and how to think strategically about both quantitative and qualitative ROI opportunities. Read more
Industry Trends and Perspectives 2 Factors that Will Determine Restaurant Ops Success in 2024, and How to Achieve Them Feb 6, 2024 | 4 min read Two factors will ultimately determine the growth and success of your restaurant operation: Delivering against your brand promise, every time to drive consistently great experiences, and managing every location profitably by controlling food and labor costs. Read more
Industry Trends and Perspectives Operations Leader Spotlight: Josh Murrel, Five Guys Feb 6, 2024 | 3 min read In this blog, we talk with Josh Murrell, a project manager at Five Guys corporate. With over 1,500 locations around the world — 450 of those locations company-owned and operated and 1,100 locations franchised out. Five Guys has been making handcrafted burgers since 1986, and they are known for remaining consistent, always. Read more
Industry Trends and Perspectives Texas Roadhouse Sees 70% Increase in Training Completions Feb 5, 2024 | 3 min read Learn about the strategies employed by Texas Roadhouse to ensure the success of its ~90,000 employees across 650 locations throughout its diverse brands. 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
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
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
Industry Trends and Perspectives The Shift: How My Distrust in Restaurant Systems Launched My Tech Career Dec 19, 2023 | 4 min read It's common to see some distrust in restaurant systems from time to time, but in this case, it actually helped launch a career in restaurant technology. Read more
Industry Trends and Perspectives A Look Back at 2023 with Crunchtime Dec 15, 2023 | 4 min read Take a look back to reflect on all that was accomplished in 2023 across our products, customers, and resources. Read more
Industry Trends and Perspectives 3 Tips for Creating Holiday Schedules for Your Restaurant Dec 15, 2023 | 3 min read Learn how your restaurant can create schedule more effectively this holiday season. 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