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Driving Profit with AI

Read the industry report on restaurant operators using AI to overcome challenges, streamline operations, and increase profits despite rising labor and food costs.

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Secrets to Mastering Rising Costs

Struggling to manage rising costs? Take control of your restaurant’s expenses with the Secrets to Master Rising Costs. This essential collection of calculators, trackers, and tools equips you to optimize operations and protect your profit margins.

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How AI is Changing the Game

Watch the discussion with Fourth’s CEO, Clinton Anderson and executive leaders in Technology, HR, and Finance at PizzaHut, Brinker International, SSP America are utilizing AI – recorded at Restaurant Leadership Conference 2024.

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Beginner’s Guide to Restaurant Operations Technology

Download the Beginner’s Guide to Restaurant Operations Technology to learn how technology and partnerships can improve profitability and ensure compliance.

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A Beginner’s Guide to Workforce Management for Restaurants

Facing unprecedented demand, restaurant managers need new strategies to support worker efficiency and satisfaction. Workforce management software can help.

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Navigating the Schedule

In this video, we discuss why managers should love HotSchedules. We highlight features such as the easy-to-use interface for scheduling staff, flexible viewing options, and various reports that aid strategic decision-making.

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Automatic Shift Pickup

In this video, we discuss how automatic shift releases and pickups on the HotSchedules platform can help employees manage their schedules. He guides us through setting up these features, highlighting their convenience and adaptability.

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Early Girl Eatery Reduces Turnover and Eliminates Payroll Pains

How Early Girl Eatery enhanced profitability, streamlined operations, and reduced turnover by combining Fourth’s labor management, payroll, and on-demand pay solutions to build a better benefits package and grow their small business.

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The Employee Experience

In this video we discuss the numerous benefits that Hot Schedules offers to both managers and their employees. Core features include mobile scheduling, time-off requests, and shift swaps, all of which go to a centralized location for manager approval.

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Creating a New Schedule

In this video we discuss the various ways to create a schedule in HotSchedules including creating from scratch, using scheduling templates, copying a previous week's schedule, utilizing the Auto Schedule, and analyzing past sales trends.

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Logbook Overview

Logbook is a digital shift management tool that keeps a record of completed tasks, detailing who did it and when. It syncs with HotSchedules and allows managers to track tasks by date, time, and IP stamp.

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Reporting Dashboard

In this video, we review HotSchedules' capability to produce a diverse range of over 40 reports. He guides listeners to use the Reports tab to generate sales, labour, and employee interactions reports and suggests saving frequently used reports in the Favorites tab for convenience.

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Submitting Time-Off Requests

In this video we explain how to use HotSchedules for submitting time-off requests. Employees can view existing requests and submit new ones online. While they can edit or delete a submitted request, approval or denial is at managers' discretion.

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Accessible Schedules for Everyone

In this video, we discuss the multidimensional accessibility of HotSchedules, which makes it easier for employees to check their schedules anytime, anywhere.

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Time & Attendance

In this video we discuss how the Time & Attendance app aids in time management by enabling employees to punch in and out from their mobile device, within a stipulated timeframe and store location.

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Employee Shift Release & Pick-Up

The HotSchedules mobile app simplifies the process of releasing and swapping shifts. Employees can release shifts by selecting the shift and citing the reason for release.

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Boosting Sales by 15%: Thai Leisure’s Journey to Operational Excellence with Fourth

Explore the journey of Thai Leisure as they transitioned from manual to automated operations, partnering with Fourth to streamline scheduling, enhance accuracy, and drive a remarkable 15% sales increase.

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How Noodles & Company Saved $4M in Labor Cost by Streamlining Scheduling with HotSchedules

Since 1995, Noodles & Company has been squarely focused on nourishing and inspiring every team member, guest, and community it serves. Serving a world of flavor while saving millions of dollars in labor with Fourth.

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How Smokey Bones Saved 30+ Hours Weekly in Back-of-House Operations and Boosted Google Reviews by 18% with Fourth’s Analytics

Read how Smokey Bones chose Fourth to solve their scheduling challenges and inefficiencies. Learn how they adopted Fourth to streamline operations and improve scheduling accuracy and dive into how they improved their google customer reviews, saved 30+ hours per week, and how Fourth has kept them competitive within their market.

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Ford’s Garage streamlined scheduling by 30% with HotSchedules

Ford's Garage enhanced hiring and engagement through PeopleMatter and on-demand pay, and achieved HR, payroll, and compliance ease.

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Earned Wage Access

Earned Wage Access: Empower employees with on-demand pay, boosting financial wellness and retention in the hospitality industry.

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10 Ways to Improve Restaurant Profitability

Labor costs. Staffing shortages. Supply chain issues. This is the new normal that restaurants must conquer to achieve sustained profitability. Managing inventory and people in real time is complex. Predicting future demands is even more challenging. But with the right strategies and technology in place, you can simplify the chaos of workforce and product management to Conquer the Day.

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How SSP Boosted Employee Satisfaction by 60% using Earned Wage Access

SSP revolutionized employee recruitment and retention with Fuego from Fourth. Seamless integration, earned wage access, and enhanced benefits boosted satisfaction and simplified hiring.

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Mitchells & Butlers

Learn how one of the UK’s largest food-led pub and hotel companies streamlined purchasing as it scaled to 1700+ locations and $225,000+ in profit.

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Comptoir

See how the leader in Lebanese cuisine conquers the day with Fourth to modernise their operations to hire, schedule, stock, and invoice in minutes and hours—not days and weeks.

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Braum’s

Learn how one of the nation’s most beloved brands streamlines scheduling to drive sales and employee retention with Hot Schedules from Fourth.

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Sun Pubs

Sun Pubs began using the Fourth HR and Payroll Services solution at the beginning of 2020. Formerly outsourcing with another provider, Sun Pubs quickly experienced the difference in service with Fourth’s responsive, reliable services team.

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Back Office Capabilities for the QSR Industry

Fourth’s back-office suite enables quick serve and fast casual operators success through intuitive applications that forecast needs, control food and labor costs, and drive consistent, predictable operations.

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KFC

KFC is a global Quick Service Restaurant (QSR) brand known for its finger-lickin’ good fried chicken. One of the secrets behind KFC’s success, is its focus on implementing reliable demand forecasting and inventory management processes, which have not always been an easy task.

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The Four Seasons Hotel

Throughout the years, the iconic Four Seasons Hotel, Park Lane, London, operated with a traditional labour model, hiring core team members on 40 hours contracts to ensure maximum coverage to deliver the five star experiences their guests had come to expect.

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STORY Hospitality

STORY Hospitality is an extraordinary hotel management company, scoring top marks for the service they provide to those that entrust them with their properties, as well as the world-class experiences provided to their guests.

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ATS Recruitment Guide

The ongoing nationwide labor shortage means the talent pool to draw from is extremely shallow, and the competition to draw from that pool is at an all-time high.

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The Jardine Restaurant Group

When the global pandemic tipped the world upside down, the international hospitality industry was put under strain and to a halt.

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MacromatiX

Our cloud-based, global back-office suite enables fast casual and quick service operators success through intuitive applications that forecast needs, control food and labor costs, and drive consistent, predictable operations.

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How to Optimize Your Labor & Control Costs

The restaurant industry has been under intense pressure since the start of COVID-19 in March of 2020. With shut downs, reduced capacity limits, labor shortages, and rising wages - operators are digging into the numbers and taking a hard look at every dollar spent and every dollar saved.

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Burger King

Burger King UK (BK UK) prides itself in its start-up mentality – innovative, data driven, and scalable.

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Automating Hospitality Inventory Management for Minimized Supply Costs

The industry is buzzing about automation these days. With labor costs expected to double and the consumer demand for a seamless checkout experience, the focus is on how to automate the front of house with kiosks and mobile payments.

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Nando’s

Nando’s ANZ knew that they would need to update and modernize their back office technology if they were going to successfully move the business forward.

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Predictive Scheduling

Predictive Scheduling laws are spreading to new states -requiring employers to post schedules for their employees in advance. While these laws vary by state and locality, the workforce management mandates are certainly taking off.

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Labor Optimization with Noodles and Company

Each time we interact with restaurant leaders and their management teams, we ask them what their biggest operational challenge is – and they always say labor.

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How to Address Restaurant Payroll Challenges

Payroll challenges plague restaurants. With the right solution, inaccurate checks, pay delays, low morale, fees and fines are a thing of the past. See how.

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An In-Depth Guide: Allergens

Accurate, up-to-date allergen information is critical for both keeping guests safe and ensuring compliance. Learn how you can keep allergen info up to date.

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Hotel Café Royal

Learn how Cafe Royal makes the move to an automated, streamlined inventory process

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Blaze Pizza

Blaze Pizza is one of the hottest brands in the nation. In 2018, it topped Franchise Times’ Fast & Serious list, the pub’s annual ranking of the smartest-growing restaurants in the industry.

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Buffalo Wild Wings

See how HotSchedules helped Buffalo Wild Wings cut down on their labor costs, create more balanced shifts by skill level, and reduce scheduling time by over 75%

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Joliet Slammers Stadium

With help from HotSchedules, Fremarek has been able to reduce overall labor cost, achieve faster scheduling and much more!

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Nutrition and Allergen Information

Keep guests safe by providing easy access to Nutrition & Allergen Information. Learn how this info can be a competitive advantage for your restaurant.

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Flix Brewhouse

Whether you want brunch and a rom-com or pizzas and the latest Oscar favorite, Flix can make it happen. Find out how Flix ensures that they’re training every team member to deliver fast, high-quality service, every showing with the help of Talent Development powered by SchooX.

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Hopdoddy Burger Bar

For the last three consecutive years, Business Insider has named Hopdoddy Burger Bar the best burger joint in America. And that fanfare is well-earned – the Austin, TX, restaurant’s hip, funky atmosphere is infectious, and so is the team’s attitude.

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Drake & Morgan

James Sherrington, CFO, shares how Fourth’s Workforce Management ensures compliance with legislation, while Inventory and Recipe & Menu Engineering allows them to make truly informed decisions.

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Fairfax Meadow

Fairfax Meadow is one of the UK’s largest catering butcher, headquartered in Derby and turning over more than £150m. Tony Carlisle, Head of IT & Systems, shares why they chose the Fourth Platform to help reduce paper, streamline processes and grow their business.

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Rick Stein Group

Rick Stein OBE started in hospitality with his ex-wife Jill in 1975, and their company now includes 12 restaurants, four retail shops, a bar, an online shop, a cookery school, 40 bedrooms and self-catering accommodation. All of which are supported by a sophisticated food production and distribution operation.

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TGI Fridays

Kevin Miller, Senior Director of Culinary, shares how using our Recipe and Menu Engineering solution has revolutionised recipe management at TGI Fridays

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Stonegate Group

Simon Kaye, Ex-COO of Intertain and Consultant to Stonegate, shares how Fourth’s solutions helped streamline payroll, ensure compliance with eligibility to work legislation, and make sure they have the right staff in the right place at the right time.

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Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group

Established 1963 in Hong Kong, Mandarin Oriental is one of the world’s most luxurious hotel groups. It manages 35 hotels globally including seven in the Americas region.

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Eataly

The global brand Eataly is the largest Italian marketplace in the world, comprising a variety of restaurants, food and beverage counters, bakery, retail items, and a cooking school, all under one roof.

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Zenith Hygiene Group

Ringo Francis, CEO at Zenith Hygiene Group plc, highlights key aspects of how ePurchasing has helped improve processes in both Zenith, and its customers.

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Leveraging Technology to Offset Rising Labor Costs

This guide outlines 5 key ways to leverage technology solutions to help your restaurant. Learn how to offset rising labor costs by increasing profitability!

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Red Carnation Hotels

Learn how the Red Carnation Hotel Collection improved their workforce management, increased efficiency and improved communications using Fourth.

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Driving Profit with AI

Driving Profit with AI

Secrets to Mastering Rising Costs

Secrets to Mastering Rising Costs

How AI is Changing the Game

How AI is Changing the Game

Beginner’s Guide to Restaurant Operations Technology

Beginner’s Guide to Restaurant Operations Technology

A Beginner’s Guide to Workforce Management for Restaurants

A Beginner’s Guide to Workforce Management for Restaurants

Navigating the Schedule

Navigating the Schedule

Automatic Shift Pickup

Automatic Shift Pickup

Early Girl Eatery Reduces Turnover and Eliminates Payroll Pains

Early Girl Eatery Reduces Turnover and Eliminates Payroll Pains

The Employee Experience

The Employee Experience

Creating a New Schedule

Creating a New Schedule

Logbook Overview

Logbook Overview

Reporting Dashboard

Reporting Dashboard

Submitting Time-Off Requests

Submitting Time-Off Requests

Accessible Schedules for Everyone

Accessible Schedules for Everyone

Time & Attendance

Time & Attendance

Employee Shift Release & Pick-Up

Employee Shift Release & Pick-Up

Boosting Sales by 15%: Thai Leisure’s Journey to Operational Excellence with Fourth

Boosting Sales by 15%: Thai Leisure’s Journey to Operational Excellence with Fourth

How Noodles & Company Saved $4M in Labor Cost by Streamlining Scheduling with HotSchedules

How Noodles & Company Saved $4M in Labor Cost by Streamlining Scheduling with HotSchedules

How Smokey Bones Saved 30+ Hours Weekly in Back-of-House Operations and Boosted Google Reviews by 18% with Fourth’s Analytics

How Smokey Bones Saved 30+ Hours Weekly in Back-of-House Operations and Boosted Google Reviews by 18% with Fourth’s Analytics

Ford’s Garage streamlined scheduling by 30% with HotSchedules

Ford’s Garage streamlined scheduling by 30% with HotSchedules

Earned Wage Access

Earned Wage Access

10 Ways to Improve Restaurant Profitability

10 Ways to Improve Restaurant Profitability

How SSP Boosted Employee Satisfaction by 60% using Earned Wage Access

How SSP Boosted Employee Satisfaction by 60% using Earned Wage Access

Mitchells & Butlers

Mitchells & Butlers

Comptoir

Comptoir

Braum’s

Braum’s

Sun Pubs

Sun Pubs

Back Office Capabilities for the QSR Industry

Back Office Capabilities for the QSR Industry

KFC

KFC

The Four Seasons Hotel

The Four Seasons Hotel

STORY Hospitality

STORY Hospitality

ATS Recruitment Guide

ATS Recruitment Guide

The Jardine Restaurant Group

The Jardine Restaurant Group

MacromatiX

MacromatiX

How to Optimize Your Labor & Control Costs

How to Optimize Your Labor & Control Costs

Burger King

Burger King

Automating Hospitality Inventory Management for Minimized Supply Costs

Automating Hospitality Inventory Management for Minimized Supply Costs

Nando’s

Nando’s

Predictive Scheduling

Predictive Scheduling