Likelihood to Recommend CrunchTime! is well suited for non-franchised restaurant brands. When you have control of the end-user it makes deployment and use much easier. It is less suited for franchised restaurants because of the inability for the franchiser to require its use. Without end-user interaction some data points are not available. Some of the recent changes in the software have addressed this.
Read full review Beyond (formerly Peachworks)
It is a great system. I love the functionality, the ease of operation, and the custom reports (my favorite part). We can set certain functions for the store levels, and more functions for the corporate level. Inventory controls and costs are almost immediately updated, with very little lag time. It is pricey, and when we signed up it was only done with a once a year payment. Other programs we pay monthly.
Read full review Pros The integration to our Vendors is well done allow us to place orders and monitor vendors for contract compliance. The integration to our POS was simple which allows us to easily exchange data. There update cadence is short and they are always releasing system improvements. Read full review Beyond (formerly Peachworks)
Easily add and track inventory items Recipe management that allows for built-in costing and calorie / nutrition reporting that is often required by local, state and national regulations Cloud based employee scheduling ensures that staffing levels are adequate, employees are happy and surprises are limited Very easy to learn and train new employess Read full review Cons Until recently we were unable to get accurate data from franchisees that are unwilling to use the product. That is changing with some new feature releases. Read full review Beyond (formerly Peachworks)
Some custom reports can have errors in our register system is altered (time punch edits). Exports can't be customized by font style or size, and must be done within Excel. Cost. It is a big program, and we have Enterprise, plus six restaurant locations, so we have a lot of info on it. Read full review Support Rating Beyond (formerly Peachworks)
We have a support representative, and whenever I've needed help customizing a report, or some numbers aren't coming through correctly, they are only one email away. It's very timely in response. They can view our system from the backside, and have fixed problems for me with integration or just a formula wrong in one of my custom reports.
Read full review Alternatives Considered We selected CrunchTime! many years ago because they were a relatively small company with a good product. We have grown with them. We have looked at competitors over the years and have not found a company that we would consider switching to.
Read full review Beyond (formerly Peachworks)
PeachWorks is far more comprehensive than
TouchBistro .
TouchBistro is more focused on allowing customers to take orders tableside. This is an important strategic initiative by many of our franchisee clients but we have found that the software is fairly limited beyond this functionality.
TouchBistro does not integrate into the entire restaurant's operations so a restaurant must also purchase and install additional software.
Read full review Return on Investment The software has allowed us to maintain consistency of our products while helping to keep food cost down. The software has allowed us to maintain quality and determine which stores are not properly executing our recipes which allows us to do customized training. Read full review Beyond (formerly Peachworks)
On average, PeachWorks reduced food costs by 7% - a huge amount in the thin margin quick service food business On average, PeachWorks reduced instances of under-staffing by 9 hours per week which we estimate is worth approximately $25,000 in additional revenue per year On average, PeachWorks reduced back-office tasks and accounting by 2.2 hours per week which we estimate is worth approximately $14,300 in additional profits per year Read full review ScreenShots