The pre-service operating brief
Before Service turns today’s demand, prep, labor, inventory, and margin signals into one focused readiness brief—so the team knows what to adjust before doors open.
AI prepares the brief. Operators make the call.
Service-period rhythm
Overnight data
Stage 1 of 5
Morning review
Stage 2 of 5
Prep confirmation
Stage 3 of 5
Lineup
Stage 4 of 5
Service ready
Stage 5 of 5
One brief before every service
Before Service assembles demand, prep, labor, inventory, waste, and cost movement into one reviewable artifact. Each call keeps its source, confidence, owner, and decision boundary.
Walk through the briefDinner · 17:00
Readiness review
Confidence
91%
State
In review
Decide now
Reduce salmon prep by 8 portions
Forecast item mix is below the current station par.
Confirm before lineup
Add one runner from 7–9 PM
Peak covers and role coverage overlap for 42 minutes.
Monitor during service
Cream supplier cost +6.4%
Invoice movement is material; no price action has been taken.
The pre-service rhythm
Prep readiness
Demand Forecast turns covers, channel mix, and item movement into a prep plan the team can review by station—not a spreadsheet they have to decode.
Labor alignment
Managers see where coverage, prep, and service pressure intersect, then assign the actions that matter before the first cover arrives.
Cost and inventory
Supplier Price Watch, Menu Margin, and Inventory Radar surface material movement early—without making automatic purchasing or pricing decisions.
Operator control
Decide now
Confirm before lineup
Monitor during service
Verified pre-service proof
Measured through GM tablet time-tracking logs and reconciled weekly P&L reports, March 2025-present.
“The primary friction point was always the lag between the supplier invoice and the menu price. We were flying blind on margins for three to four days a week. Moving that visibility to a pre-service brief allows us to pivot specials or adjust portions before the first ticket hits the kitchen, rather than realizing we lost margin at the end of the month.”
Integration architecture
POS + reservations
Read-only inputs with health and freshness visible.
Scheduling + labor
Read-only inputs with health and freshness visible.
Invoices + inventory
Read-only inputs with health and freshness visible.
Pre-Service Brief
Prioritized recommendations with rationale and confidence.
Operator decision
Accept, override, assign, or monitor. Nothing acts autonomously.
Ready for tonight
Single Location starts at $79/mo. Operator starts at $199/mo. Restaurant Group starts at $499/mo.
Review the complete pre-service workspace with your own operation in mind. No autonomous actions—your team stays in control.
Review demand, prep, labor, inventory, waste, and margin risk before doors open.
Build today’s brief