# Crunchtime

> Crunchtime sells restaurant operations software to multi-unit brands, connecting inventory and food costs, labor scheduling, kitchen workflows, operational tasks, training, and analytics. Founded by Bill Bellissimo in 1995 and backed by Battery Ventures, the Boston company reports serving 850+ brands across 150,000+ locations in 100+ countries. Its 2025 merger with QSR Automations expanded its reach into kitchen display and guest management systems.

- **Founded:** 1995
- **Headquarters:** Boston, United States
- **Founders:** Bill Bellissimo (Founder and former CEO)
- **Products:** Inventory Management, Labor & Scheduling, Ops Execution, Learning & Development, Kitchen
- **Notable:** Announced more than $100 million ARR in February 2024., Reports 850+ brands in 150,000+ locations across 100+ countries., Five Guys case study reports food-cost variance below 1% across 1,700+ locations within a year.

## Products & services

- **Inventory Management** — Inventory counting, ordering, receiving, recipe costing, waste tracking, and actual-versus-theoretical food-cost analysis.
- **Labor & Scheduling** — Demand-based staffing, automated scheduling, configured compliance rules, labor reporting, and Teamworx employee access.
- **Ops Execution** — Task management, audits, food-safety procedures, photo documentation, temperature monitoring, and food-prep labeling; formerly Zenput.
- **Learning & Development** — Restaurant-focused learning management and training content, expanded through the DiscoverLink acquisition.
- **Kitchen** — Kitchen display and workflow automation, formerly ConnectSmart Kitchen, added through the QSR Automations merger.
- **Host** — Guest management and host-stand workflows from QSR Automations.
- **Crunchtime Insights** — Analytics that combines POS, inventory, labor, task, and audit data; announced October 29, 2025.
- **AI capabilities** — April 2026 announcements covered voice-based inventory, AI Analyst, Photo Intelligence, and AI Actions. The announcement invited early-access applications for the latter three.
- **Connected operations workflows** — September 2026 release connects prep recommendations, waste logging, and operational tasks to kitchen display screens and adds kitchen data to Insights.

## Achievements

- Announced more than $100 million ARR in February 2024.
- Reports 850+ brands in 150,000+ locations across 100+ countries.
- Five Guys case study reports food-cost variance below 1% across 1,700+ locations within a year.
- Sweetgreen’s 2024 case study reports nearly 50% less time writing schedules.
- City Barbeque case study reports inventory-taking time cut in half.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — Launched connected KDS workflows for tasks, prep instructions, and waste logging, plus kitchen data in Insights.
- **2026-05** — Appointed Nani McDonnell Chief Customer Officer.
- **2026-04** — Announced four AI capabilities: AI Analyst, Voice-Based Inventory, Photo Intelligence, and AI Actions; three invited early access.
- **2025-10** — Launched Crunchtime Insights.
- **2025-06** — Announced agreement to merge with QSR Automations; later company releases describe the merger as completed.

## Links

- Website: https://www.crunchtime.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/crunchtime-information-systems/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/getcrunchtime
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/CrunchTimeApps
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/getcrunchtime

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Last updated: 2026-10-21