One of the first questions we hear from operators is: “Will Crunchtime work with the systems I already have?”

The answer: Yes.

As multi-unit operators grow, the complexity of their operation tends to grow too. Your tech stack includes everything from POS and payroll systems to inventory management, labor scheduling, and more, with each one solving a specific need. In the 2025 National Restaurant Association Industry Insight Report, operators reported struggling with integrating systems and breaking down data silos, which leads to costly inefficiencies.

Disconnected systems create issues for operators:

• Manual data entry across multiple platforms wastes valuable time and increases errors
• Conflicting data causes confusion about which numbers to trust for decision-making
• Onboarding new employees and managing access to various tools becomes a complicated, time-consuming process
• Lack of real-time visibility across locations makes it difficult to spot issues before they impact profitability or guest experience

Crunchtime brings it all together by seamlessly connecting your tools to automate workflows and unify your data, so you can manage profitability and deliver a great guest experience at every location, every time. 

Crunchtime connects your critical operations systems 

Crunchtime integrates with the core systems that power your operation without requiring you to rip & replace the tools your teams already rely on. We focus on the areas where integration drives the biggest impact:

Point-of-Sale (POS) 

• Extract guest check and time punch data from the POS to power sales reporting, inventory depletion, COGS calculations, and labor insights in near real-time
• Sync employee and schedule data from Crunchtime to the POS to simplify onboarding and ensure accurate time tracking from day one
  
  

Accounting

• Export vendor invoice and transactional data from Crunchtime to accounting platforms to streamline invoice processing, reporting, and profitability analysis
• Keep your P&L aligned across departments by ensuring consistent, accurate financial data from the kitchen to the back office
  
  

HRIS & Payroll

• Push time punches, hours, and breaks from Crunchtime into payroll systems to ensure employees are paid correctly and on time
• Maintain one point of entry for employee data in your HRIS while automatically syncing updates to Crunchtime to reduce manual work and errors
  
  

Suppliers & Vendors

• Submit electronic orders to vendors, then receive confirmations, invoices, credits, and updated order guides– all within Crunchtime
• Automate purchasing and receiving to improve inventory accuracy, reduce waste, and save time at the store level
  
  

An under-appreciated part of making integrations work: getting help from restaurant experts

In a recent NRN study, the top reason that operators cited in terms of challenges with their tech stack, was having a lack of staff to manage/integrate it. Crunchtime understands this and provides experts to help, so integrations are built and supported by people who truly get restaurant operations.

Our integration team includes former operators, experts, and implementation consultants who know what it takes to run multi-unit brands. They guide you every step of the way:

• Technical architects map out your systems and design smart integration paths
• Implementation consultants configure, test, and support every rollout
• We make it easy to stay on the same page with third parties by coordinating closely between you, our partner managers, and professional services team.
  
  

Flexible integrations tailored to your needs

Even if we don’t offer a direct integration with one of your systems today, we make it easy to connect Crunchtime to the rest of your tech stack. You’ve got flexible tools and a team to help you use them.

Here’s how you can still get the data you need in and out of Crunchtime:

• Use our open APIs to build custom connections with the tools you already use
• Set up file-based integrations to share data using simple flat files
• Create user-defined exports to pull the exact data you want, in the format you need
• Stream data directly to your BI tool or data warehouse via Snowflake for real-time reporting
  
  

Unlock the full power of your tech stack

Crunchtime integrations help multi-location brands move faster and make smarter decisions. If your systems are still working in silos, it’s time to bring them together and unlock the performance your business is capable of.

Let’s connect.
Talk to your Crunchtime rep to see how we help restaurant brands drive results through connected systems, or visit crunchtime.com/integrations for more information.