Solutions for food & beverage

Scheduling and time tracking made for restaurants, bars, and catering teams

From favorite neighborhood spots and hotels to multi-unit restaurant groups and catering crews, your staff keeps service moving. With food and beverage scheduling and time tracking software from TCP, you’ll know every shift is covered, every hour is counted, and pay is right the first time. 

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Did you know?

When coverage falls short, your guests and your margins feel it

The average turnover for FOH and BOH employees is ~65%. That’s huge! And it causes above-average coverage gaps across your business, leaving guests waiting longer for poorer service and a way below-average experience.

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51% of restaurant customers won’t return after a negative experience.

2024 Restaurateur Benchmark Guide, Leverage Buying Group
Why food & beverage teams choose TCP Software

Staff scheduling and time tracking solutions that keep your business running

Unexpected rushes, last-minute callouts, section changes, and seasonal demand are all part of the job. But that doesn’t make them easy to manage. TCP gives you dynamic food and beverage employee scheduling, confident time tracking, and clear compliance, so even the craziest service never skips a beat.

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Just-right coverage for every shift

Build schedules quickly, match coverage to demand, and handle last-minute callouts and no-shows to keep shifts perfectly staffed.

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Precise payroll calculations

Save hours on payroll with accurate punches from on-site or mobile clocks and automated pay calculations across role, pay rate, and more.

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Simple, straightforward compliance

Take the complexity out of compliance with easy tracking and alerts for breaks, hour limits, overtime, and fair workweek rules.

Want to learn more about food and beverage time tracking software?

Our latest guide breaks down what to look for in time tracking software — core capabilities, how to evaluate vendors, and the ROI of a time tracking solution for the food & beverage industry.

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Build and staff schedules in no time

You’ve got 99 problems, but scheduling shouldn’t be one. From slowwww Mondays to slammed Saturday nights and every large party and event in between, TCP makes it easy to build cost-effective restaurant and bar staff schedules and fill shifts with best-fit staff.

  • Avoid under/overstaffing with clear views into staffing need
  • Add position-based skills and shift requirements
  • Mobile schedule views, communications, and self-serve shift actions

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Compliance without the complexity for food and beverage teams

TCP keeps compliance simple with automated rest and meal breaks, overtime alerts, predictive scheduling, and more. Why’s that super cool? Because your business stays compliant without any extra effort.

  • Enforce fair scheduling, hour limits, and break laws
  • Configure rules that adhere to union and collective bargaining agreements
  • Flag scheduling conflicts for overtime or minor worker rule violations

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Scheduling and time tracking that makes every shift manageable

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Clear credentials tracking and compliance

Managing schedules means more than filling shifts, and tracking time goes far beyond collecting punches. From golf pros to lifeguards and minor workers to part-time staff, TCP handles the complicated details behind every role, shift, certification, and timecard, so you easily adhere to labor laws and internal policies.

  • Manage compliance with breaks, overtime, minor worker rules, and more
  • Keep tabs on credentials with built-in license and certification tracking
  • Avoid potential scheduling issues with rule violation flags

See how Humanity Schedule simplifies compliance

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What is food and beverage scheduling and time tracking software?

Employee scheduling and time and attendance software helps food and beverage businesses ditch paper, whiteboards, and outdated software for an easy, dynamic way to build schedules, manage shift changes, and record hours worked. Employees can see their shifts, swap when needed, and clock in from their phone, while supervisors get time back and accurate, real-time records for payroll and compliance.

How will restaurant staff scheduling software change my day-to-day work?

Supervisors spend less time finding replacements for callouts, fixing timecards, or answering questions like “when am I working?”. With schedules, hours, and compliance handled in one system, your day opens up to focus on your staff and delivering the best service every shift.

How does software help with credentials tracking and compliance?

Food and beverage businesses depend on a range of workers – from minors with specific working rules to part-time, seasonal, and event staff – and certain roles require certain skills and qualifications.

Food and beverage scheduling and time tracking software makes navigating that compliance complexity simpler. You can track licenses and certifications, flag upcoming credential expirations and scheduling conflicts, and apply rules for things like break times and shift lengths.

We also support predictive scheduling guardrails and alerts. With more cities and states adding these requirements, being ready matters.

Can I connect it with my other systems?

Yes. Schedules and time data can flow directly into payroll and HR systems, so you avoid double entry and reduce errors.

What does it take to get up and running?

Getting started is simple. Some food and beverage businesses can import their staff list, set up positions and shifts, and build their first schedule in just a few hours. Staff download the mobile app to see their shifts right away.

The timeline really depends on how complex your rules and processes are. Either way, our team is ready to help whether you need quick answers or prefer full white-glove setup and onboarding.

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