Pre-Shift Briefing Sheet Automation
A done-for-you restaurant automation built for the Kitchen Manager, connecting Slack so the work below happens on its own.
What this automation does, step by step
The automation automatically compiles the day's specials, any 86'd items, and relevant service notes into a pre-shift briefing sheet, ready and printed or displayed before service starts, instead of the kitchen manager scrambling to verbally relay the same information to a rotating staff at the last minute.
Every server starts the shift with the identical, current information instead of whatever they happened to catch during a rushed pre-shift huddle, and guest-facing mistakes caused by a server not knowing about an 86'd item drop noticeably once the briefing sheet is consistent and automatic.
- POS system (e.g., Toast or Square)
- Zapier or Make.com
- Slack (manager notifications)
Using different software? We build around what you already have, so you never have to switch tools to automate.
The manual way vs. the automated way
Without automation
The manual version of this puts the entire workload on a kitchen manager, who has to juggle phone calls, emails, and spreadsheets just to keep things moving.
With this automation
- Low-stock and reorder alerts before you run out
- Vendor and subcontractor confirmations that chase themselves
- Preventive maintenance scheduled by usage or date
- Work orders and project milestones that update stakeholders
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