How food and beverage brands scale operations
Real, named outcomes from food & beverage buyers across Human Cloud, each backed by a verifiable result.
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How food and beverage brands scale operations. These are real outcomes from food & beverage buyers across Human Cloud. Each one is a named organization, a real solution, and a result you can verify on the platform.
2d Restaurant — 7shifts
5-Minute Schedules and 20-Minute Payroll Saved 3-5 Hours Weekly at 2d Restaurant
2d Restaurant, based in Chicago, faced significant operational challenges with scheduling and payroll processes. Their issues stemmed from inaccurate reporting due to poor integrations, which led to complexities in managing restaurant-specific compliance requirements. These inefficiencies caused delays and challenges in payroll management, impacting employee
- 5-minute schedule creation via 7shifts
- 20-minute payroll via 7shifts
- 3 to 5 hours saved weekly via reduced payroll time
Beechwood Doughnuts — 7shifts
Saved 5+ Hours Weekly: Beechwood Doughnuts Boosted Production to 10,000+ Doughnuts
Beechwood Doughnuts, a busy bakery in St. Catharines, Ontario, faced substantial challenges with its manual scheduling system. Keeping track of staff schedules using paper was not only tedious but often resulted in communication mishaps, as co-founder Tayler Book expended considerable time to communicate and adjust shifts. The inefficiencies were particularl
- 10,000+ doughnuts crafted weekly
- 5 hours saved per week on scheduling
- 7 monthly announcements to keep staff informed
Black Sheep Coffee — 7shifts
13+ Hours Saved Weekly via Improved Payroll and Scheduling Systems
Black Sheep Coffee faced the challenge of outdated scheduling and payroll processes, which resulted in time-consuming manual work for the owner, Jason Frankot. With weak integrations between the existing POS and payroll systems, Jason found himself spending considerable time manually exporting and adjusting time clocking data, resulting in inefficiencies in
- 13+ hours saved weekly on operations
- Scheduling time reduced from 5 to 6 hours to 10 to 40 minutes
- 3 to 4 hours saved with shift swaps handled in ~30 seconds
Bobe's Pizza — 7shifts
Enhanced Scheduling and 3-Year Employee Retention Improved Operations for Bobe's Pizza
Bobe's Pizza, a family-run QSR in Southern Illinois and Indiana, operated five locations with around 100 employees. They faced challenges in managing employee schedules, finding coverage for shifts, and maintaining effective communication across their locations. The traditional pen-and-paper method of scheduling became impractical as the number of locations
- 5 locations managed effectively with 7shifts
- 100 employees scheduled efficiently
- 2-3 years average employee retention
Canyons Fresh Grill — 7shifts
15% Labor Cost Savings Achieved by Canyons Fresh Grill with 7shifts
Canyons Fresh Grill, a staple in Woodstock, Georgia, faced challenges with their existing scheduling platform due to lack of regular updates and efficient labor management. As a family-owned restaurant with a long-standing presence in the community, they needed a solution to better manage their workforce and adapt operations to meet changing demands without
- 15% labor cost savings
- 95% accuracy in sales projections
- 3,000 logbook entries made in 2020
Hugo's — 7shifts
12% Decrease in Labor Spend and 21% Boost in Productivity for Hugo's LA
Hugo's, a well-known restaurant in West Hollywood, faced challenges with outdated bookkeeping practices and manual scheduling, which were not suitable for their staff predominantly made up of performers and artists. The need for modernized operations pushed them to seek tools that would integrate seamlessly with their existing systems, particularly the newly
- 12% decrease in labor spend
- 21% increase in labor productivity
- 27 shift swaps approved monthly
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