Operational Excellence 7 Key Principles of Conducting a Food Safety Audit Mar 14, 2023 | 4 min read Learn the 7 key principles of conducting a food safety audit to prevent contamination and protect your brand. Prioritize food safety with HACCP guidelines. Read more
AI, Automation, Data, Analytics, and Reporting 8 Best Practices for Implementing an Operations Management Platform Mar 9, 2023 | 4 min read An effective implementation strategy is just as important as the technology itself. Learn implementation best practices from our most successful customers. Read more
Training and Talent Development Pizza Ranch: Achieving Ops Excellence through Employee Engagement Mar 6, 2023 | 2 min read Learn how Pizza Ranch uses CrunchTime for its training and development initiatives to keep its employees engaged and motivated while continuing to grow. Read more
Tasks, Audits, Food Safety, SOPs 11 Essential Checklists and Best Practices for Quick-Service Restaurants Mar 1, 2023 | 7 min read Restaurant management software can provide checklists that help multi-unit restaurants improve operations by ensuring that essential tasks always get done. Read more
Industry Trends and Perspectives The New Roles and Responsibilities of a Retail Operations Manager Feb 20, 2023 | 4 min read The retail operations manager is responsible for keeping the business running across a multi-unit operation, from implementing new policies to increasing sales. Learn more about how the role is evolving in modern restaurant brands. Read more
Food Costs and Inventory How Five Guys Franchisees Reduce Food and Labor Costs Feb 17, 2023 | 2 min read Learn how Crunchtime helps Five Guys franchisees operate more autonomously and efficiently with access to actionable real-time data across all locations. Read more
Training and Talent Development Why Development Training Reduces Revolving-Door Turnover in Restaurants Feb 10, 2023 | 6 min read Why restaurant managers leave their roles, how to get them to stay, and strategies to increase profitability through management development training. Read more
Labor and Scheduling 3 Ways to Optimize Staffing for Smoother Shifts and Better Profits Feb 7, 2023 | 4 min read Learn three strategies to improve and optimize restaurant labor management to create smoother shifts, happier employees, and a more profitable brand. Read more
Training and Talent Development Keep Restaurant Employees Engaged with Continuous Learning: 3 Simple Tips Feb 3, 2023 | 3 min read Discover three ways to boost your restaurant operations training, to foster more knowledgeable team members who serve customers the right way each time. Read more
Tasks, Audits, Food Safety, SOPs How Operations Execution Enhances Customer and Employee Experiences in Every Store Jan 31, 2023 | 3 min read Learn 3 ways that leading restaurant brands can achieve top-notch operations execution to create consistent experiences for their customers and employees. Read more
Training and Talent Development How to Digitize Restaurant Training Programs (and Improve Retention) Jan 27, 2023 | 5 min read E-learning is second nature to today’s tech-savvy workforce. Learn 6 ways to get started when transitioning from paper-based training to online learning. Read more
Crunchtime News and Culture The Brady Bunch of 2023 Restaurant Tech Jan 17, 2023 | 2 min read Learn how Crunchtime’s acquisition of Zenput created the industry’s only restaurant management platform able to support two key factors that drive growth. Read more