The foodservice industry has been fighting the ongoing labour shortage ever since they were allowed to reopen after the pandemic and many of them are preparing to struggle for the long haul. Last year, 25 per cent of restaurateurs were confident that the labour shortage would end in the next six months, however now, 90 […]
For restaurant owners, finding ways to cut costs amid ongoing labour shortages and inflation is the name of the game, and focusing on staffing and effective scheduling can put you in a position to protect your margins. Building a schedule means looking at demand, costs, wages, and availability. It’s a daunting task, but it’s better […]
In 2021, running employee operations is so much more than just shift scheduling, but solutions like BarSight Restaurant Systems are here to help. Running a restaurant or other foodservice establishment is very different from a typical 9-5 operation. Even before COVID-19, the scope of responsibilities that operators have to juggle on the staffing side alone […]
Press Release Today 7shifts and Hyr are announcing a partnership which will help restaurants face their labour struggles head on. Competition among restaurants has always been intense, but today, competition to attract and retain staff has never been so tough. In a recent survey conducted by TouchBistro, 100 per cent of restaurant owners surveyed said […]
Press Release 7shifts, which provides cloud-based solutions to help restaurant managers schedule, evaluate, and communicate with their workforce, announced the release of their latest product offering that provides real-time labour intelligence across all locations. The Enterprise Dashboard tracks key metrics such as total sales, labour percentage, sales per labour hour and overtime in real-time. Restaurant […]
Press release It’s late—too late to still be stuck at work. There you are, tucked away in your office flipping through text messages, bar napkins, and sticky notes to sort out who is available when. You spend hours piecing together a schedule for the upcoming week, then tack your finished product up on the staff […]
Press release Tandem Capital and Relay Ventures lead the investment in 7shifts, which tripled revenue in 12 months, and in six months doubled the monthly shifts scheduled to two million 7shifts, which is working to transform scheduling, communication, and labor-cost control for more than one million restaurants in North America, has announced that it has secured US$3.5 […]
By Ziv Schierau Discussing the intersection of technology and dining lends itself easily to extremes. For example, you might imagine ‘The Restaurant of the Future’ — a Jetsons-like scenario — where automation has completely taken over every aspect of the dining experience, where meals are served using 3D-printers and each meal comes out perfect, every […]
Employee scheduling software provider for restaurants receives funding from Relay Ventures, Globalive Capital, Boost VC, and Tim Draper 7shifts, providers of employee scheduling software for restaurants, has raised C$1.2 million in seed financing. The funding round was led by Relay Ventures, with participation from Globalive Capital, and repeat investors Boost VC and Tim Draper. The […]
By Ryan Fyfe The advent of online scheduling software has been a game-changer for just about every service industry, especially the restaurant business. The time-saving element alone is enough to make purchasing such software an easy decision as far as return on investment is concerned. However, not many talk about the advantages of scheduling software […]
