Squirrel & Crunchtime Kitchen
Integrated Kitchen Automation for your Squirrel Point-of-Sale
Squirrel is proud to be a long-time strategic partner of Crunchtime to provide kitchen display system when paired with Crunchtime’s Kitchen Automation solution.
Who is Crunchtime?
Crunchtime, headquartered in Boston, MA, is a global leader in restaurant operations management software. Since 1995, multi-unit restaurant brands have relied on Crunchtime to streamline operations, control food and labor costs, and deliver consistent guest experiences across locations. Its comprehensive, cloud-based platform connects inventory management, labor and scheduling, kitchen execution, and task management into a unified system. Used by hundreds of leading restaurant brands worldwide, Crunchtime leverages data and automation to help operators run more efficient kitchens, simplify workflows, and drive profitability.
Used in 21 of the nation’s top 25 casual dining chains, Crunchtime leverages data to create customized solutions that make calmer kitchens, simpler workflows, and happier guests. We didn’t just pioneer restaurant technology, we perfected it.
Why Squirrel & Crunchtime?
• Combined hospitality expertise in both Kitchen Automation Software and Point-of-Sale
• Direct Single Point of Support
• Dedicated Implementations Specialists
- Authorized Value-Added Reseller of Crunchtime Kitchen solutions
Crunchtime Kitchen
Your kitchen is the powerhouse of your restaurant. To keep it in top condition, you need smart, intuitive technology that helps you work smarter, not harder
• Routing and display options for every item and order
• Fully graphical displays
• Customizable and scalable features for any restaurant size
• 100% Redundancy; no single point of failure
• Off-premise information like vehicle type, pickup times and scheduled deliver times available in the kitchen
Calm Your Kitchen
Pacing features in Crunchtime Kitchen remove the chaotic guesswork from each step in your kitchen processes, with every order routed to perfection and guaranteed to reach tables at the optimal time.
Simplify Your Workflows
Powerful integrations between Crunchtime Kitchen, Host, and your Point-of-Sale provider eliminate waste and communication errors
between your stations. Crunchtime Kitchen keeps all sections of your restaurant conscious of one another, enabling smarter service overall.
Make Data-Driven Decisions
Crunchtime Kitchen doesn’t just help you on the job—robust performance features and customizable metrics help you dig deep into your restaurant’s performance, like average ticket times, speed-of-service and more. This data portrait enables you to identify chokepoints and bottlenecks in your operation so that you can improve them for actionable results, like higher revenue.
Maximize Off-Premise Demand
Balance walk-in and carryout traffic without one stream disrupting the other. Display order statuses on monitors for partners and pickup guests, all based on real-time kitchen efficiency. With real-time data flowing directly from the kitchen, you always provide guests with the most accurate quote times and statuses for their off-premise orders.
Create Happier Guests
Increases in efficiency help lower your ticket times and maintain your food quality standards all around, guaranteeing a premier guest experience every time. Furthermore, with automation on your side, you spend less time correcting mistakes or order details, allowing you to be present for your diners.