73%

Average annual turnover rate in restaurants

Nearly 3 in 4 of your people walk out every year. That’s not a staffing problem — it’s a revolving door that drains your culture, your guests, and your margins.

vs. 45% cross-industry avg

$5,800

Average cost to replace one hourly employee

At 15 turnovers a year, that’s $87,000 — before you count lost training time, dips in guest experience, or the hours your managers spend reacting instead of leading.

Recruiting, training & lost productivity

62%

Staff who leave cite lack of development

They’re not leaving for better pay or easier hours. They leave because nobody is investing in showing them a future. Development is the retention strategy most operators skip.

Not pay. Not hours. Development.

What’s NOT Working

Develop Staff

Role-specific 30-60-90 day plans with job descriptions and skill checkpoints for every position — so every new hire has a clear roadmap from day one, not just a stack of handouts they’ll lose by week two.

Coach Managers

Most platforms stop at staff. We go one level up. After every 5 check-ins, the AI DevCoach analyzes patterns and gives your managers personalized feedback — so they grow into leaders, not just enforcers.

Protect the House

Progressive discipline with a full audit trail that’s timestamped, documented, and travels with the employee if they leave. When HR or legal comes knocking, you’re covered — not scrambling through text threads.

Build for the Future

True 360° annual reviews — self-assessment plus manager assessment, finalized together — combined with succession planning so you always know who’s ready to step up before you desperately need them to.

Structured, role-specific plans so new hires ramp up faster and actually stick — not just survive the first 30 days.

Brief, consistent manager touchpoints that make staff feel seen and heard — the single most underused retention tool in hospitality.

After 5 check-ins, managers receive personalized AI coaching on their leadership patterns. No other platform does this.

Consistent, documented, and legally defensible. Every warning, every conversation, timestamped and stored — so you’re never exposed.

Self-assessment and manager assessment completed together — not just a top-down evaluation, but a real conversation that builds trust.

Know who’s ready to step up before you desperately need them to. Build bench strength intentionally, not reactively.

How It Works

Available on Growth & Multi-Unit plans

Cost of Staying the Same

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