New integration streamlines scheduling and payroll to help restaurants ensure timely and accurate payments for their teams.

Toronto, ON -- (ReleaseWire) -- 01/06/2021 -- 7shifts, the leading software platform dedicated to simplifying labor management for restaurants, and Gusto, the leading payroll, benefits, and HR technology platform for small businesses, today announced a new partnership that makes it easier for restaurants everywhere to schedule and pay their teams more efficiently. The integration seamlessly syncs work hours from 7shifts to Gusto to ensure timely and accurate payroll.

"We're excited to partner with industry-leading companies like Gusto to make it easy for restaurants to simplify their operations while getting their employees paid quickly and efficiently," said Jordan Boesch, Founder, and CEO of 7shifts. "Restaurateurs are always juggling multiple tasks and responsibilities, so providing them with the tools they need to simplify complex workflows like scheduling and payroll frees up their time to focus on serving their customers."

The integration between 7shifts and Gusto works by sending your team's regular hours and overtime, captured with 7punches – 7shifts built-in time and attendance tool – or through an integration with a supported Point of Sale, into Gusto, instantly incorporating them into your next payroll. This integration helps restaurateurs:

- Ensure accurate payroll with minimal errors

- Streamline operations by reducing time-consuming manual re-entry of data

- Sync employees from Gusto to 7shifts so both accounts stay up-to-date

"Our platform exists to help small businesses like restaurants take care of their hard-working teams," said Somrat Niyogi, Head of Partnerships at Gusto. "Together, 7shifts and Gusto are bringing together the two critical aspects of running a business – scheduling and payroll – to increase operating efficiencies, reduce workload, and help operators take better care of their teams."

This is the latest partnership from these two companies that are making it easier to run a successful restaurant. Both offer several mutual integrations with trusted Point of Sale providers, such as Clover, Square, and Upserve. When combined, these integrations give restaurateurs a streamlined technology stack at an unparalleled price.

About 7shifts
Founded in Saskatoon, Canada, in 2014, with offices in Toronto and New Jersey, 7shifts is simplifying labor management, one shift at a time. The restaurant employee scheduling solution is used by over 350,000 restaurant pros across North America, Europe, the Middle East, and Australia, including multi-unit restaurant groups like Bareburger, Honeygrow, Smoke's Poutinerie, YogurtLand, Juice It Up!, and many others. More than a scheduling platform, 7shifts empowers restaurant managers to optimize their workforce to better manage employees, resulting in reduced labor costs. To learn more, or to sign up for free, visit www.7shifts.com.

About Gusto
Gusto is a modern, online people platform that helps small businesses take care of their teams. In addition to full-service payroll, Gusto offers health insurance, 401(k)s, expert HR, employee self-onboarding, and team management tools. The company serves over 100,000 businesses nationwide and has offices in Denver, New York City, and San Francisco.

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https://www.7shifts.com

Contact:
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888-979-1855
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7shifts’ 466% revenue growth attributed to strong customer acquisition and growth, which has continued in face of the pandemic.

Saskatoon, SK -- (ReleaseWire) -- 11/18/2020 -- 7shifts, the leading software platform dedicated to simplifying labor management for restaurants, has been presented the Deloitte Technology Fast 50™ program award for its rapid revenue growth, entrepreneurial spirit and bold innovation. The program recognizes Canada's 50 fastest-growing technology companies with the highest revenue-growth percentage over the past four years. 7shifts ranks 41 with a 466% percent in revenue growth from 2016 to 2019.

7shifts also ranked 246 on Deloitte's Technology Fast 500™, a ranking of the 500 fastest-growing in North America now in its 26th year. The Deloitte Technology Fast 50 and Fast 500 program winners consist of public and private companies in the technology sector, which have transformed the industry.

7shifts's CEO, Jordan Boesch, credits the evolving restaurant landscape with the company's massive 466% percent revenue growth. Boesch said, "In the past 3 years the restaurant industry has undergone a fundamental digital transformation that has only been accelerated by COIVD-19. 7shifts has been on the forefront of providing best-in-class labor management solutions, leading to our tremendous growth. We are well positioned to accelerate our growth even further in 2021 and will continue to support our restaurant partners throughout, what has been, one of the toughest moments in restaurant history."

"This year's Fast 50 winners should be especially proud of this designation, as their role in the fabric of Canadian business—particularly during these turbulent times—is crucial," said Erica Pretorius, partner and national leader for the Technology Fast 50 program at Deloitte Canada. "Their bold vision and true commitment to innovation allow them to not only improve today's world, but also shape tomorrow's, despite the constant uncertainty. This year's winners are proving themselves resilient, innovative and adaptable, all in an unpredictable year defined by economic instability and the continuing public health crisis." 

To qualify for the Deloitte Technology Fast 50 ranking, companies must have been in business for at least four years, have revenues of at least $5 million, be headquartered in Canada, own proprietary technology, conduct research and development activities in Canada, and invest a minimum of five percent of gross revenues in R&D.

About 7shifts
Founded in Saskatoon, Canada, in 2014, with offices in Toronto and New Jersey, 7shifts is simplifying labor management, one shift at a time. The restaurant employee scheduling solution is used by over 350,000 restaurant pros across North America, Europe, the Middle East and Australia, including multi-unit restaurant groups like Bareburger, Honeygrow, Smoke's Poutinerie, YogurtLand, Juice It Up!, and many others. More than a scheduling platform, 7shifts empowers restaurant managers to optimize their workforce to better manage employees, resulting in reduced labor costs. To learn more, or to sign up for free, visit www.7shifts.com.

About the Deloitte Technology Fast 50™
The Deloitte Technology Fast 50 program is Canada's preeminent technology awards program. Celebrating business growth, innovation and entrepreneurship, the program features distinct categories, including the Technology Fast 50 ranking, Enterprise Fast 15, and Companies-to-Watch. The program also recognizes companies within the North American Technology Fast 500 ranking, identifying technology companies in the United States and Canada. The 2020 program sponsors include Deloitte, RBC, CBRE, Clarity Recruitment, and Lafond. For further information, visit www.fast50.ca.

About Deloitte
Deloitte provides audit and assurance, consulting, financial advisory, risk advisory, tax, and related services to public and private clients spanning multiple industries. Deloitte serves four out of five Fortune Global 500® companies through a globally connected network of member firms in more than 150 countries and territories bringing world-class capabilities, insights, and service to address clients' most complex business challenges. Deloitte LLP, an Ontario limited liability partnership, is the Canadian member firm of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited. Deloitte refers to one or more of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited, a UK private company limited by guarantee, and its network of member firms, each of which is a legally separate and independent entity. Please see www.deloitte.com/about for a detailed description of the legal structure of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited and its member firms.

Their global Purpose is making an impact that matters. At Deloitte Canada, that translates into building a better future by accelerating and expanding access to knowledge. They believe they can achieve this Purpose by living their shared values to lead the way, serve with integrity, and take care of each other, foster inclusion, and collaborate for measurable impact.

To learn more about how Deloitte's approximately 312,000 professionals, over 12,000 of whom are part of the Canadian firm, please connect with them on LinkedIn, Twitter, Instagram, or Facebook.

PR Contact:
Chris de Jong
7shifts
(888)-979-5877
chris@7shifts.com

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7shifts dedicated solution for restaurants simplifies labor management by instantly sending timesheets to ADP reducing restaurateurs’ time spent on processing payroll.

Toronto, ON -- (ReleaseWire) -- 10/23/2020 -- 7shifts, a leading labor management platform for the restaurant industry, has been named ADP Marketplace Best Vertical Solution for 2020. This distinguished award is presented to a single company that provides a focused solution to meet the needs of a particular industry – in this case restaurants – and provides exponential value1 and return to those restaurants who use it.

Available for RUN Powered by ADP® and ADP Workforce Now® customers since the spring of 2019, 7shifts' singular mission is to simplify labor management and improve performance for restaurants, freeing up time for managers to focus on serving their customers.

"We are honored and excited to be selected by ADP® for the Best Vertical Award," says 7shifts CEO, Jordan Boesch. "Our team is laser-focused on supporting restaurants, and this award further validates that by working alongside a partner like ADP that we can truly deliver a seamless integrated experience to restaurateurs everywhere."

Trusted by over 14,000 restaurants and counting, 7shifts provides a complete solution for restaurants looking to simplify scheduling, time tracking, payroll, and communication. With its 1-click seamless integration, ADP clients are able to automatically send worked hours and wages to RUN and ADP Workforce Now, eliminating costly manual errors, and halving the time it takes to run payroll. This in turn better supports restaurant employees, with accurate pay for their hard work.

"7shifts excels at partnering with ADP to offer a highly rated solution to help restaurants reduce labor costs and create an engaged workforce," said Craig Cohen, DVP and general manager, ADP Marketplace. "They are a truly innovative and trusted partner in their approach to working with our sales teams to win new business together."

7shifts will continue to support the restaurant vertical throughout the remainder of 2020 by investing in initiatives designed to provide direct assistance to restaurants affected by COVID-19. Initiatives include the launch of Employee Health Check, a simple, free solution for restaurants looking to provide continuous COVID-19 symptom screening and reporting.

Other programs include empowering the next generation of restaurant professionals through the 7shifts Education Program, and educating restaurateurs on the latest issues affecting the industry with the 7shifts Food Runner newsletter.

To learn more about the 7shifts's integration with ADP visit ADP Marketplace.

About 7shifts
Founded in Saskatoon, Canada, in 2014, with offices in Toronto and New Jersey, 7shifts is simplifying labor management, one shift at a time. The restaurant employee scheduling solution is used by over 350,000 restaurant pros across North America, Europe, the Middle East and Australia, including multi-unit restaurant groups like Bareburger, Honeygrow, Smoke's Poutinerie, YogurtLand, Juice It Up!, and many others. More than a scheduling platform, 7shifts empowers restaurant managers to optimize their workforce to better manage employees, resulting in reduced labor costs. To learn more, or to sign up for free, visit www.7shifts.com.

About ADP Marketplace
ADP Marketplace is a digital storefront designed to help employers create HR ecosystems for their companies using solutions from ADP and leading third-party partners, enabling companies of all sizes to extend the value of their workforce solutions seamlessly across their entire organization via a secure, single-sign-on process. Learn more on ADP Marketplace.

7shifts Contact:
Chris de Jong,
Director of Marketing
(888) 979 - 5877
chris@7shifts.com

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Award honors restaurants which have adapted their operation to better serve ?their team members and community at large.

Toronto, ON -- (ReleaseWire) -- 09/23/2020 -- 7shifts, the leading labor management platform for the restaurant industry, today announced the winners of it's inaugural #Open4Business contest. The contest recognizes and honors the hard work and dedication of restaurants across North America which have made massive changes to their businesses in order to safely re-open.

Out of the 14,000 restaurants in the 7shifts community, dozens of restaurants submitted creative and inspiring video entries through Instagram, which highlighted the numerous ways restaurants have adapted to "the new normal", and the innovative ways they are protecting their staff and guests.

"We are excited to be able to showcase these winning restaurants that made it through the thick of the pandemic," says Jordan Boesch, Founder, and CEO of 7shifts. "All of the #Open4Business winners and entrants demonstrate the grit and resolve that restaurants everywhere have shown this year. They offer yet another example of the leadership that restaurants show in their communities."

The winners — selected by an internal panel of judges from across 7shifts — were judged on creativity, presentation, passion, and team involvement. Award winners won one of three cash prizes to help their business further adapt and thrive, ranging from $2,500 to $500.

The 2020 #Open4Business winners are:

- First place: Hamburger Mary's Denver (Denver, CO)

- Second place: Three Tree Coffee Roasters (Statesboro, GA)

- Third place: Cilantro & Chive (Lacombe, AB)

Additionally, 7shifts will continue to support the greater restaurant community throughout the remainder of 2020 by reinvesting in programs designed to provide direct assistance to restaurants affected by COVID-19, including:

- Supporting the hospitality industry with industry insights as part of the 7shifts Restaurant Data Portal –a collection of open-source and continually updated information tracking the health of restaurant sales and labor.

- Empowering the next generation of restaurant professionals through the 7shifts Education Program – a biannual scholarship program created to provide scholarships to Culinary and Hospitality Management programs.

- Educating restaurateurs on the latest issues affecting the industry with the 7shifts Food Runner – a biweekly newsletter which provides insight and analysis of current events affecting operators and workers.

To learn more about the #Open4Business contest and see how each of the winners have adapted their operations, please visit here.

About 7shifts
Founded in Saskatoon, Canada, in 2014, with offices in Toronto, 7shifts is simplifying labor management, one shift at a time. The restaurant employee scheduling solution is used by over 350,000 restaurant pros across North America, Europe, the Middle East, and Australia, including multi-unit restaurant groups like Bareburger, Honeygrow, Smoke's Poutinerie, YogurtLand, Juice It Up!, and many others. More than a scheduling platform, 7shifts empowers restaurant managers to optimize their workforce to better manage employees, resulting in reduced labor costs. To learn more, or to sign up for free, visit www.7shifts.com

7shifts Contact:
Chris de Jong, Director of Marketing
(306) 713-8222
chris@7shifts.com

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7shifts announces its partnership with Groupex Canada to help restaurants optimize their labour management and maintain profitability through uncertain times.

Toronto, ON -- (ReleaseWire) -- 07/28/2020 -- 7shifts, the leading staff scheduling and labour management platform for restaurants, and Groupex Canada, a buying group that gives independent restaurants the buying power of chains, today announced a strategic partnership to benefit all Canadian restaurateurs. Through this partnership, Groupex will offer 7shifts' leading scheduling and labour management platform to its members, providing independent restaurants access to the tools they need to reduce their costs, especially during turbulent economic times.

"As a proudly Canadian business we want to ensure the success and growth of every Canadian restaurant," said James Moncarz, VP Partnerships at 7shifts. "We are excited to partner with the forward-thinking team at Groupex to provide restaurateurs with simple, intuitive solutions to simplify labour management and improve performance for restaurants, freeing up time for managers to focus on serving their customers."

7shifts helps restaurant managers and operators spend less time and effort scheduling their staff, reduce their monthly labour costs, and streamline team communication. Recent additions to the platform include the ability to conduct employee health checks during clock-in to keep staff & guests safe, and announcement read receipts to ensure that all members of a team are aware of crucial information.

For over 35 years, Groupex Canada has helped independent food service operators reduce costs on essential foodservice and hospitality supplies and services by providing a package of quality branded goods and services at prices only available through volume purchasing. Groupex has established itself as one of the largest foodservice buying groups in Canada by pairing the needs of its 2,700+ members with leading branded suppliers, such as Pepsico, Diversey, Canada Bread, Canadian Linen, Gordon Food Service and now DataCandy.

"Independent restaurants need a better way to optimize their labour operations and communicate with their team to stay profitable," says Helen Langford, President, Groupex Canada. "We are happy to add 7shifts as the market leader in the labour management software industry and the first labour management platform in our portfolio. This partnership will undoubtedly help independent Canadian restaurants simplify their operations and increase their profitability."

The goal of the 7shifts and Groupex Canada partnership is to give Canadian restaurants a competitive advantage by reducing their labour spend, optimizing their restaurant operations, and ultimately overcoming the unique challenges presented in the current economic climate.

About 7shifts
Founded in Saskatoon, Canada, in 2014, with offices in Toronto, 7shifts is simplifying labour management, one shift at a time. The restaurant employee scheduling solution is used by over 350,000 restaurant pros across North America, Europe, the Middle East and Australia, including multi-unit restaurant groups like Bareburger, Honeygrow, Smoke's Poutinerie, YogurtLand, Juice It Up!, and many others. More than a scheduling platform, 7shifts empowers restaurant managers to optimize their workforce to better manage employees, resulting in reduced labour costs. To learn more, or to sign up for free, visit www.7shifts.com, or find them on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram the App Store or Google Play.

About Groupex Canada
Groupex Canada was established in 1984 by a small group of independent restaurants. Today, Groupex uses the buying power of its national membership base to negotiate savings on essential foodservice and hospitality products and services. Members save thousands of dollars on food, beverages, operational and financial programs. Groupex members come from all segments of the foodservice and hospitality industry, from family-style restaurants and fine-dining establishments to hotels, golf courses, entertainment venues and quick service operations. Groupex members have been purchasing with confidence for over 35 years. For more information, visit www.groupex.com.

Contact:
Chris de Jong
Director of Marketing, 7shifts
1-888-979-5877
chris@7shifts.com

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New solution helps restaurateurs reduce the spread of illness while enforcing strong COVID-19 health and safety measures.

Toronto, ON -- (ReleaseWire) -- 06/16/2020 -- 7shifts, the leading restaurant software platform trusted by over 350,000+ restaurant professionals, today announced Employee Health Check, a simple-to-implement survey which monitor's staff health symptoms before they clock-in for their shift. Combined with 7shifts integrated scheduling, time-clocking, and reporting platform, Employee Health Check provides all restaurateurs with a turn-key solution for ensuring the health and safety of team members, patrons, and the wider community. This is one of many initiatives 7shifts is undertaking to support restaurateurs moving forward—recovering from the COVID-19 impact and adjusting to the "new normal" with an increased focus on the health and safety of staff and guests.

In the days since it's launch, Employee Health Check has already been adopted by 300 restaurants, with an average of 15 employees failing health checks every day. This further underscoring the urgent need for restaurants to take action to protect their communities.

Simple Health Symptom Screening for Restaurants

With 7shifts Employee Health Check, restaurant managers can record and screen staff for COVID-19 symptoms and risk factors before the start of each shift, with a customizable questionnaire paired with 7shifts's integrated restaurant time-clock. Based on the answers provided, staff will either be able to proceed to work or will be prevented from clocking in for their shifts. If a staff member fails a health check, a confidential alert will be sent by text or email to all managers to take the appropriate next steps.

Records of all completed health checks are recorded and archived for future reporting and can be accessed in real-time. All reports are exportable and can be filtered by specific locations and time periods, to provide restaurants with confidence and peace of mind they are meeting the needs of their team and guests.

Benefits of Employee Health Check

Designed from the ground-up to support restaurants of all sizes, 7shifts Employee Health Check provides a rich set of features designed to simplify how restaurants proactively look after the well-being of their team and patrons to provide world-class guest experiences. Capabilities include:

- Employee self-assessment: Have employees assess themselves for symptoms and potential exposure before they can clock-in for their shifts, limiting exposure to others

- Custom body temperature check: Edit the body temperature threshold to accommodate specific local health authority's recommendations

- Manager reporting: To keep employee health status private, names will only appear on the Employee Health Check report, accessed by admins & managers with Employee Health Check permissions

- Manager notifications: Managers with permissions can be notified instantly via SMS or email when an employee on their team doesn't pass their health check

"As restaurateurs adjust and prepare for the new reality they face upon reopening, it's incredibly important to take into account the ongoing health & safety of guests and team members," said Jordan Boesch, 7shifts CEO. "According to industry data, 78% of consumers would not return to a restaurant that did not protect and disclose the health of staff serving them. By providing restaurants with an easy means to conduct and report health screens, we hope to empower restaurateurs everywhere to lead the way in stopping virus transmission and building trust with guests."

As mentioned, the Employee Health Check is just one new feature 7shifts is rolling out to help restaurateurs recover from the impacts of COVID-19 and adapt to new standards of health and safety. Restaurant owners and operators wanting to learn more about 7shifts Employee Health Check can schedule a personalized demo here, or start a free 60-day trial of 7shifts to enable Employee Health Check now.

About 7shifts
Founded in Saskatoon, Canada, in 2014, with offices in Toronto, 7shifts is simplifying labor management, one shift at a time. The restaurant employee scheduling solution is used by over 350,000 restaurant pros across North America, Europe, the Middle East, and Australia, including multi-unit restaurant groups like Bareburger, Honeygrow, Smoke's Poutinerie, YogurtLand, Juice It Up!, and many others. More than a scheduling platform, 7shifts empowers restaurant managers to optimize their workforce to better manage employees, resulting in reduced labor costs. To learn more, or to sign up for free, visit www.7shifts.com, or find us on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram the App Store or Google Play.

7shifts Contact:
Chris de Jong, Director of Marketing
(306) 713-8222
chris@7shifts.com

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7shifts and SevenRooms offer restaurants a turnkey digital online ordering solution to generate revenues in an uncertain time.

Toronto, ON -- (ReleaseWire) -- 04/16/2020 -- 7shifts, the restaurant software platform dedicated to simplifying labor management, one shift at a time, and SevenRooms, a data-driven hospitality platform that combines operations, marketing and guest engagement tools, today announced a partnership designed to bring SevenRooms' Direct Delivery platform to 7shifts network of 350,000 restaurant professionals.

As restaurateurs around the world navigate the uncertainty of COVID-19, Direct Delivery provides a streamlined digital ordering solution for delivery and takeout orders. Its delivery function is unique in that restaurants can easily fulfill commission-free, direct orders placed through their own website, and other owned channels. They can then deliver it using their own staff or by plugging into existing delivery networks. By offering a direct solution to their customers, restaurant operators can retain customer data, enabling them to boost loyalty through targeted marketing efforts.

With restaurants closed, and uncertainty around when they will be able to open again, operators need new revenue streams to support their business, and by extension, their teams. With Direct Delivery, restaurateurs will be able to:

- Increase online order profitability, driving commission-free orders from their website, email and social media channels

- Drive repeat orders and revenue through owning every guest relationships across direct delivery channels

- Capture guest data and item-level order history to drive repeat orders through automated marketing campaigns

"Since the COVID-19 crisis took hold, our teams' sole mission has been to support our customers and the industry at large," said Jordan Boesch, 7shifts CEO. "We are excited to partner with SevenRooms as they share in this vision of doing whatever it takes to help restaurants succeed in the face of uncertainty. Right now, independent restaurants feel they need to be on a 3rd-party delivery network to survive. We believe in providing restaurateurs with best-in-class technology so they feel empowered to make the right long-term decisions for their business."

The partnership between 7shifts and SevenRooms comes at a critical juncture for the hospitality industry, as legislated closures and social distancing measures mean that restaurants must adapt in order to survive. By implementing intuitive, web-based solutions such as Direct Delivery restaurants give themselves the best chance to stay resilient and weather the storm.

"Our partnership with 7shifts enables us to get Direct Delivery into the hands of operators who need a solution now to keep their businesses running, and their employees paid," said Joel Montaniel, CEO at SevenRooms. "By offering a commission-free online delivery platform, we are helping restaurants increase profitability with delivery and pick-up, while also capturing customer data that can be used to boost repeat orders through automated marketing. In a world where every dollar can mean the difference between reopening or not, we are excited to have 7shifts as a partner in providing industry-leading solutions for hospitality operators as they navigate the challenges related to COVID-19."

Direct Delivery is available at no cost for the next 90 days for existing U.S.-based 7shifts users. For more information, click here to schedule a time with a member of the 7shifts team.

About 7shifts
Founded in Saskatoon, Canada, in 2014, with offices in Toronto, 7shifts is simplifying labor management, one shift at a time. The restaurant employee scheduling solution is used by over 350,000 restaurant pros across North America, Europe, the Middle East and Australia, including multi-unit restaurant groups like Bareburger, Honeygrow, Smoke's Poutinerie, YogurtLand, Juice It Up!, and many others. More than a scheduling platform, 7shifts empowers restaurant managers to optimize their workforce to better manage employees, resulting in reduced labor costs. To learn more, or to sign up for free, visit www.7shifts.com, or find us on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram the App Store or Google Play.

About SevenRooms
From neighborhood restaurants to international, multi-concept hospitality groups, SevenRooms is a hospitality platform that helps operators unlock the full revenue potential of guest data. Combining operations, marketing and guest engagement into one front-of-house solution, the platform helps operators to maximize profits, build brand loyalty and enable personalized guest experiences. Founded in 2011 and venture-backed by Amazon and Comcast Ventures, SevenRooms has dining, hotel F&B, nightlife, sporting and entertainment clients in more than 250 cities worldwide, including: Bloomin' Brands, Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group, Jumeirah Group, The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, sbe, LDV Hospitality, Live Nation, Zuma, TAO Group, Bagatelle, Altamarea Group, Wolfgang Puck, Michael Mina, Hakkasan, Chase Hospitality Group, Mercer Street Hospitality, Corbin & King, Zuma, Live Nation and Topgolf. www.sevenrooms.com.

7shifts Contact:
Chris de Jong, Director of Marketing
(306) 713-8222
chris@7shifts.com

SevenRooms Contact:
Bianca McLaren, Senior Manager, Brand Marketing
(310) 567-9148
bianca@sevenrooms.com

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Solution provides key insights on staff engagement to help build and maintain high-performing restaurant teams.

Saskatoon, CA -- (ReleaseWire) -- 05/29/2019 -- 7shifts, the leading labor management platform for the restaurant industry, today announced the release of Engage, an all-in-one employee engagement dashboard for restaurants.

The new solution provides restaurants with an employee engagement score, which is made up of a set of key behavioral indicators related to their worked shifts. When combined with 7shifts scheduling and labor management tools, Engage allows restaurateurs to instantly identify the most and least engaged members of their team; information that can then be used to increase staff employee job satisfaction and reduce costly turnover, saving restaurants thousands every month.

"We are helping restaurateurs keep a pulse on their workforce. If a great staff member is becoming disengaged, managers should want to know why. With 7shifts Engage, managers now have a chance to proactively address this issue before an employee leaves", explained Jordan Boesch, CEO at 7shifts. "Turnover costs restaurateurs an average of $3,500 per employee, which is made up of: a temporary loss in productivity, re-hiring and re-training efforts. We want to help save restaurateurs from losing more on their bottom line and Engage is the first step in doing so".

Simplified Employee Engagement for Restaurants

With 7shifts Engage, Taste Restaurant Group —a growing multi-concept restaurant group —has improved operations and labor efficiency by actively monitoring changes in staff engagement week to week.

"With multiple locations and 100+ staff it was previously impossible to monitor the sentiment of each team member and stay ahead of turnover," says Leanna Rennie, Manager of Guest Service at Taste Restaurant Group. "With the addition of 7shifts Engage, we have gained valuable insights into our operations we never had before. We can now identify and reward highly engaged members of our team while providing the proactive coaching others need to excel at their job. We believe our restaurants are only as good as our people, and Engage is helping us make this possible."

Benefits of 7shifts Engage for Restaurants

Designed to be used by restaurants of any size or complexity, 7shifts provides a robust set of intuitive features for restaurants to quantify employee engagement. New capabilities include:

Engagement at-a-glance: Instantly see the weekly employee engagement metrics of your restaurant, including most reliable, most eager to work, most sick days, most often late and an engagement leaderboard that has an overall score per employee.

Real-time shift feedback: Allow employees to self-report the sentiment of their most recent shift to spot operational issues before they become problems and get a pulse on job satisfaction.

Integrated team chat and messaging: With built-in features like messaging, group chats, one-way manager announcements, keep your team informed and engaged in their workplace anywhere, any time.

"With record-low unemployment and sharply rising labor costs, effective labor management is the single biggest challenge facing restaurants today," said Jordan Boesch, CEO and founder of 7shifts. "Successful restaurants recognize this as an opportunity to turn labor into a competitive advantage by building world-class cultures that empower and retain their staff. Drawing on the learnings from thousands of successful restaurants, 7shifts Engage provides a simple, intuitive platform to help restaurateurs increase retention and efficiency in their workplaces."

About 7shifts
Founded in Saskatoon, Canada, in 2014, with offices in Toronto, 7shifts is the restaurant employee scheduling solution used by over 300,000 restaurant pros across North America, Europe, the Middle East, and Australia. 7shifts is used by growing multi-unit restaurant groups including Bareburger, Honeygrow, Smoke's Poutinerie, YogurtLand, Juice It Up!, and many others. More than a scheduling platform, 7shifts empowers restaurant managers to optimize their workforce to better manage employees, resulting in reduced labor costs. To learn more, or to sign up for free, visit www.7shifts.com, or find us on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram the App Store or Google Play.

Contact
Chris de Jong
Director of Marketing
(306) 713-8222
chris@7shifts.com

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7shifts announces its integration with Lightspeed POS to help restaurateurs schedule more efficiently and reduce labor costs by unlocking the power of their real-time sales & labor data.

Toronto, ON -- (ReleaseWire) -- 11/20/2018 -- 7shifts, the leading staff scheduling and workforce management platform for restaurants, and Lightspeed POS Inc., the world's most powerful cloud-based point-of-sale software solution for restaurants, today announced their partnership to help restaurateurs simplify labor management. With this new integration, the 7shifts network of 250,000 restaurant professionals can now use real-time sales and labor data from their Lightspeed POS to create efficient, labor-optimal staff schedules leveraging simple forecasting and scheduling tools.

"Proactive labor cost control and insights are quickly becoming the differentiating factor between restaurants that grow and those that stagnate," said Jordan Boesch, 7shifts CEO. "We are excited to partner with the team forward-thinking team at Lightspeed to provide restaurateurs with simple, intuitive solutions to help solve staffing and labor management issues."

For existing Lightspeed users, 7shifts provides a real-time sync of sales and labor data which is accessible from desktop or mobile. Labor costs are quickly reduced thanks to the inclusion of 95 percent accurate forecast shift requirements and labor variances. Time spent scheduling is reduced a further 80 percent by leveraging 7shifts streamlined and time-saving scheduling interface and communications tools.

"Tying together our POS and scheduling platform has been a great benefit to our business," says Robyn Chatlain, COO of Saskatoon's gued eats inc."Being able to create more accurate schedules based on our sales data will allow us to reduce costs while maintaining the same level of exceptional service we are known for."

7shifts employee scheduling and workforce management platform is designed specifically for restaurants, resulting in a seamless fit for existing Lightspeed restaurant users. Offering scheduling, communication, time-clocking, and most recently employee engagement functionality, 7shifts offers everything modern restaurateurs need to make their business thrive.

"Our robust partner ecosystem contributes to our customers' success, so we continually look to work with innovative partners that provide extended value and help our customers flourish," said Peter Dougherty, Director of Partnerships at Lightspeed. "7shifts is yet another great addition to the Lightspeed partner network, allowing us to offer our restaurant customers stellar scheduling and labor management tools."

About 7shifts
Founded in Saskatoon, Canada, in 2014, with offices in Toronto, 7shifts is the restaurant employee scheduling solution used by over 250,000 restaurant pros across North America, Europe, the Middle East and Australia. 7shifts is used by growing multi-unit restaurant groups including: Bareburger, Honeygrow, Smoke's Poutinerie, Andy's Frozen Custard, Juice It Up!, and many others. More than a scheduling platform, 7shifts empowers restaurant managers to optimize their workforce to better manage employees, resulting in reduced labor costs. For more information, visit 7shifts.com and follow @7shifts.

About Lightspeed
Headquartered in Montreal, Canada, Lightspeed is the most powerful cloud-based point of sale and eCommerce solution for independent businesses. Lightspeed can be found in more than 100 countries, powering favorite local businesses, where the community goes to shop and dine. Founded in 2005, Lightspeed has grown to over 650 employees, with global offices in Canada, USA, Europe, and Australia. For more information, please visit: www.lightspeedhq.com, Facebook: Facebook.com/LightspeedHQ, Twitter: @LightspeedHQ and Instagram: @LightspeedHQ.

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Director of Marketing, 7shifts
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888-979-5877

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Integration takes restaurant operations management to the next level by seamlessly connecting disparate systems.

Toronto, ON -- (ReleaseWire) -- 10/17/2018 -- Unifying labor management and business intelligence so restaurateurs can make smarter business decisions, 7shifts, the industry-leading employee scheduling software announces a new partnership with Piik, the premier restaurant data analytics platform. Restaurants using 7shifts and Piik together will now have instant access to intelligent labor insights that increase profitability and business performance.

"We benefit from the Piik and 7shifts integration, not only from the business insights provided but from a labor management perspective as well," says Brett Toskan, COO of Toronto's Impact Kitchen. "Piik's robust analytics and reporting provide us with the information we need to make better business decisions while reducing time spent digging for data, and the fact that it integrates with 7shifts means we can make effective and efficient labor decisions that drive profitability."

"Every day we hear from restaurateurs that opportunities for growth are limited because they do not have access to the right data at the right time," said Jordan Boesch, CEO of 7shifts. "Our partnership with Piik is a natural fit as it moves us closer to our vision of increasing efficiency in the workplace while providing restaurateurs the insights they need to make timely, profitable, and employee-focused business decisions."

The integration between 7shifts and Piik sends labor data from 7shifts directly into Piik through a seamless, turnkey integration. This data is used by Piik's machine-learning algorithms to recognize patterns and provide restaurateurs with perfectly-timed strategic insights that can help:

- Reduce labor costs
- Increase labor productivity
- Increase sales and profitability
- Save time by identifying operational inefficiencies

"We are excited to partner with 7shifts and bring a holistic data analytics solution to restaurants," said Atif Ansari, Founder & President of Piik. "Restaurateurs today are busier than ever, and benefit greatly when they have access to a powerful analytics tool such as Piik to make smarter, data-driven decisions in managing and profitably growing their business."

About 7shifts
Founded in Saskatoon, Canada, in 2014, with offices in Toronto, 7shifts is the restaurant employee scheduling solution for more than 210,000 restaurant workers across North America, Europe, the Middle East and Australia. 7shifts is used by growing multi-unit restaurant groups including Bareburger, Honeygrow, Smoke's Poutinerie, Xi'an Famous Foods, Andy's Frozen Custard, Juice It Up!, and many others. More than a scheduling platform, 7shifts empowers restaurant managers to optimize their workforce to better manage employees, resulting in reduced labor costs. Learn more at http://www.7shifts.com.

About Piik
Piik's cloud-based data analytics software brings together data from multiple systems, provides interactive analyses and insights, and it's proprietary algorithms recognize patterns in data to recommend specific actions that restaurateurs can take every day to grow sales, optimize food and labor costs, and enhance customer experience. Founded in 2016, Piik is used by restaurants and retailers in Canada, the United States, and Chile. The National Restaurant Association in the United States recognizes Piik as one of the most innovative technology startup for restaurateurs. Learn more at http://www.piik.io.

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Chris de Jong
Director of Marketing
marketing@7shifts.com
1-306-713-8222

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Toronto, ON -- (ReleaseWire) -- 10/10/2018 -- 7shifts, the leading restaurant employee scheduling and workforce management platform, today announced its integration with Koomi — a 100% cloud-based POS which fully bridges mobile, online and conventional ordering — to empower quick-service and takeaway restaurants with sales performance insights to make efficient, more profitable labor decisions. The seamless integration combines real-time sales data from Koomi with the scheduling and labor management tools in 7shifts without the need for manual uploads or spreadsheets.

"We are pleased to add Koomi to our growing list of integrated POS partners," said Jordan Boesch, 7shifts CEO. "Like Koomi, we believe that restaurateurs thrive when they have access to interoperable systems that provide them with the insights they need to reduce costs and increase labor profitability."

"Koomi and 7Shifts are a great match in giving our quick-service customers the ability to forecast and manage appropriate staff requirements, which is one of the largest problems for quick-service restaurants today''. Says Kevin Conabree, Koomi's CEO. ''Any scheduling or staff issues can now be optimized so restaurants can focus on serving customers faster than ever."

Restaurateurs that use 7shifts or Koomi together in their operation can leverage this new integration in order to:

- Forecast future sales with 95% accuracy: Using 7shifts proprietary forecasting algorithm, restaurants can accurately forecast their future sales using historical data from their Koomi POS.

- Eliminate over and overstaffing: Plot data from your Koomi POS directly in your 7shifts staff schedule to create labor-perfect, optimal schedules that respect your staff's availability.

- Reduce labor costs by up to 3% of total sales: View your sales data in real-time to check variance and make profitability business decisions that reduce costs and elevate restaurant profitability.

For restaurants looking for an integrated labor management solution, see here to learn more about 7shifts and Koomi.

About 7shifts
Founded in Saskatoon, Canada, in 2014, with offices in Toronto, 7shifts is the restaurant employee scheduling solution for more than 210,000 restaurant workers across North America, Europe, the Middle East and Australia. 7shifts is used by growing multi-unit restaurant groups including: Bareburger, Honeygrow, Smoke's Poutinerie, Xi'an Famous Foods, Andy's Frozen Custard, Juice It Up!, and many others. More than a scheduling platform, 7shifts empowers restaurant managers to optimize their workforce to better manage employees, resulting in reduced labor costs. Learn more at www.7shifts.com.

About Koomi
Founded in Montreal, Canada, in 2015, Koomi is a 100% cloud-based Point-of-Sale made for quick-service and fast-casual restaurants. It combines an integrated mobile ordering apps with a POS designed to serve customers faster, increase revenue and reduce staff costs. Koomi helps hundreds of customers across Canada master their rush. Learn more at www.koomi.com.

Media contact
Chris de Jong
Director of Marketing
marketing@7shifts.com
1-306-713-8222

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The Enterprise Dashboard is a simple above-store reporting interface that aggregates sales and labor data by location and chain-wide, providing restaurant groups with actionable labor insight.

Saskatoon, SK -- (ReleaseWire) -- 06/13/2018 -- 7shifts, which provides cloud-based solutions to help restaurant managers schedule, evaluate, and communicate with their workforce, announced the release of their latest product offering that provides real-time labor intelligence across all locations. The Enterprise Dashboard tracks key metrics such as total sales, labor percentage, sales per labor hour and overtime in real-time. Restaurant leaders can then easily review, sort or export such data as needed to gain better insight into labor performance by individual location or across the organization.

7shifts developed the Enterprise Dashboard to provide restaurant operators with a straightforward way to review and track increasingly complex labor concerns as they add new locations and employees. Labor costs are on the rise and as a result, restaurants across the U.S. and Canada are monitoring their labor performance more closely in order to stay profitable. In fact, a recent study by Toast found that 47% of all restaurants have scheduled employees for fewer hours to offset higher labor costs.

With the Enterprise Dashboard, there's no need to visit locations in person or comb through pages of spreadsheets to check in on store health and profitability. Simply pull up the dashboard's simple, sortable report of aggregated per-store labor data, and you'll have access to the right data at the right time – before performance and profitability are affected.

"7shifts' mission is to improve happiness and efficiency in the workplace," said Jordan Boesch, 7shifts CEO. "With solutions like our Enterprise Dashboard, we're giving executive-level restaurant leaders the insight they need to spot gaps and improve scheduling efficiencies across their multiple locations."

Paul Zarmati, Director of IT at Bareburger, which operates over 40 locations, said "The 7shifts Enterprise Dashboard has helped us view and track our entire organization's performance quickly and easily. Before it would take us hours to put together a weekly report for all our locations. Now, thanks to 7shifts we can pull the data in a matter of seconds, helping our business focus on efficiency and growth."

About 7shifts
Founded in Saskatoon, Canada in 2014, with offices in Toronto, 7shifts is the restaurant employee scheduling solution for more than 175,000 restaurant workers across North America, Europe, the Middle East and Australia. 7shifts is used by growing multi-unit restaurant groups including Xi'an Famous Foods, Andy's Frozen Custard, Black Rock Coffee Bar, and many others. More than a scheduling platform, 7shifts empowers restaurant managers to optimize their workforce to better manage employees, resulting in reduced labor costs.

For more information, visit www.7shifts.com.

Media Contact:
Chris de Jong
Director of Marketing
chris@7shifts.com
306-713-8222

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