Jim’s Steakout Saves $500,000 in Yearly Food Costs with Craftable
Buffalo's favorite fast-casual chain for Philly cheesesteaks saved $500,000 in food costs and 640 labor hours in one year after implementing Craftable. About Jim's Steakout A proudly "Buffalo run business," Jim's Steakout's subs, hoagies, and namesake Philly cheesesteaks have powered the night owls of western New York for over 4 decades. [...]
How Hospitality Businesses Can Benefit from the Industry’s Big Tech Trends
The hospitality industry is evolving quickly and technology is following suit. These tools, designed with you in mind, aim to simplify operations and drive profit. Think about how often your business relies on manual inputs like book-keeping, invoices and menu costing. Reclaim your time and [...]
POS & Accounting Integrations Designed to Work Together for Your Restaurant
Everyone knows the old adage: the only things certain in life are death and taxes. However, when you’re in the restaurant business, it might feel more accurate to say that the only real certainties are that you need a POS system, and you need a [...]
Meet Heartbeat: View Trending Sales and Labor Costs in Real Time
Hospitality professionals are finding themselves with a lot on their plate. From supply-chain constraints and simplified menus to labor shortages, multi-unit restaurant groups have been stretched as thin as tavern-style pizza dough. Craftable created a solution to help provide transparency and optimize operations where it’s [...]
What are Ghost Kitchens? Everything You Need to Know About the Future of Delivery-Only Models
There’s no way around it—ghost kitchens are taking over. If the idea of embracing this modern concept sounds more like a horror movie than a potentially profit-boosting strategy, don’t worry. By arming yourself with the right tools, ghost kitchens don’t have to be scary. Whether [...]
Menu Engineering: The Secret Ingredient for Boosting Profits
Busy bars, fine-dining restaurants, quick-service cafes and every hospitality concept in between all have one thing in common—a menu. Regardless of your business model, your menu is the bridge between you and your customers. It goes without saying that any menu should be clear, informative, [...]
Boost Sales by Adding Analytics to the Menu
In many ways, the restaurant business is all about operating ‘on the fly'. Whether it’s reimagining your business model to adapt to a global pandemic, jumping behind the bar to sling drinks when your head bartender is weeded or reworking your signature dish to suit [...]
No More Excuses. Let’s Make Paper Invoices Obsolete
Owners and managers are pros at handling stressful situations: packed dining rooms, hour-long waitlists, and even emergencies like the AC going down on a scorching day. However, there’s one thing that stresses out even the toughest, most seasoned industry managers—invoices. If you’ve ever sorted through [...]
The Perfect Pairing: How to Combine Data and Experience with Analytics
In many ways, the restaurant business is all about operating ‘on the fly’. Whether it’s reimagining your business model to adapt to a global pandemic, jumping behind the bar to sling drinks when your head bartender is weeded, or reworking your signature dish to suit [...]
The New Takeout: How the Pandemic Is Changing How (and What) Restaurants Deliver
Facing mandatory closures and limited dining room capacities, many restaurants have had to pivot their business models to stay afloat. While delivery isn’t new to the foodservice industry, more eateries are offering the service during COVID-19 quarantine measures. And amid the pandemic, restaurants have been [...]
Stocking up on Stress? Take the Anxiety out of Inventory with These Tips
COVID-19 forced you to close your dining room, and now your business is running on delivery and takeout. You have to continue selling hot, tasty dishes – your sales depend on it. And after taking big hits to your bottom line, you can’t afford to [...]
Craftable Launches Analytics, Adding In-Depth Financial Analysis Functionality to Its Bar & Restaurant Software Suite
Craftable is thrilled to announce the launch of Analytics, a software tool for bar and restaurant operators that combines sales, costs, and labor together in real time. With Analytics, operators are able to capture detailed insights from sales, revenue sources, service fees, payment types, and [...]
Five Tips for Taking Faster Inventory at Your Bar or Restaurant
It’s no secret that successful bar and restaurant owners spend more time on the floor than in the cellar or walk-in. But managing inventory is a key driver of success for hospitality businesses. While it can be a pain, operators have to spend some time [...]