Run your restaurant with your eyes open.

The all-in-one restaurant ops hub for owners, managers, and teams

Hire great people. Train them fast. Run every shift the same way. Track performance and labor in real time — all from one place.

Hire & Onboard Faster

Post jobs, interview, send offers, and get new hires through Day 1–3 orientation — all inside EXPO.

  • AI-written job posts
  • Scorecards & culture fit prompts
  • Digital paperwork + e-sign

Train People, Grow Them, Keep Them

Role-based training tracks with checkpoints, quizzes, badges, raise triggers, and shift eligibility.

  • Server L1 → L2 → L3
  • 7 / 14 / 30 / 60 / 90 day milestones
  • “Pass this, earn that” clarity
Gamified growth

Run Every Shift the Same Way

Your playbook in one place: checklists, recipes, SOPs, scheduling, time clocks, and shift messaging.

  • Open / Close checklists with photo proof
  • Drag-and-drop schedule & shift swaps
  • Clock in/out with geofence or kiosk

See Performance in Real Time

Know who’s leveling up, who’s slipping, and where labor is burning margin — without being on-site.

  • Training progress & stall points
  • Labor vs. sales & OT risk
  • Turnover risk flags
Manager dashboard

“You shouldn’t have to live at the restaurant to run it the right way. EXPO gives owners, managers, and staff the same source of truth — and rewards people for doing it right.”

A role-based restaurant OS that unifies hiring → training → day-to-day ops

SOPs, scheduling, messaging, time clocks, documents, and creative ideation — fully permissioned and gamified.

Cut new-hire ramp time & turnover Standardize SOPs & checklists across locations Centralize comms & scheduling Gamify skill growth (badges & levels) Real-time performance & labor insights

Owner / Group Admin

Org settings, brand library, data exports, all modules.

GM / Manager

Hiring, onboarding, schedules, approvals, performance, limited financials.

Trainer / Lead

Training tracks, assessments, uploads, daily ops tasks.

Employee (FOH / BOH)

Schedule, messages, clock, SOPs/recipes, training, bulletin board.

Finance / CFO (read-only)

Labor, OT, P&L feeds, pro-forma integrations. No HR actions.

Modules (MVP → v1.0)

Hiring & Onboarding

  • AI-prompted job posts + role templates
  • Interview guides & scorecards
  • Offer + e-sign + Day 0–3 orientation

Training & Progression

  • Role tracks w/ timed checkpoints
  • Quizzes, station evals, mystery shops
  • Levels & badges unlock shifts & raises
Gamified

Ops Library

  • SOPs w/ versioning & read receipts
  • Recipes (costs, allergens, plating photos)
  • Upload PDF/Doc/Img/Video — in-app streaming

Scheduling & Time

  • Drag-and-drop schedule & labor forecast
  • Shift trades & PTO approvals
  • Clock in/out (geofence or kiosk + selfie)

Messaging & Chat

  • 1:1, group, channel (FOH / BOH / Bar / Ramen)
  • Pin posts, read receipts, media attach
  • Announcements w/ acknowledgements

Bulletin / Whiteboard

  • Mood boards & swipeable idea stacks
  • IG/Pinterest link ingest → auto-embed
  • Vote, react, archive into menu R&D

Management Insights

  • Training funnel & stall points
  • Labor vs. sales, OT risk, turnover flags
  • Export/stream to pro-forma / CE
XP from quizzes & checklists Badges (Knife Skills, Rice Mastery, Hospitality Hero) Levels unlock shifts, permissions & raises Missed checkpoint → nudge & notify trainer Track complete → trigger raise review

Permissions

  • Employees: SOPs, recipes, checklists, schedule, PTO, clock
  • Trainers: assign/grade, approve skill sign-offs
  • Managers: schedules, approvals, reports, $ visibility
  • CFO: dashboards/exports only
  • Owner/Admin: full access, global settings

Security & Compliance

  • Role-based access (RBAC) + location scoping
  • PII encryption; geofence + selfie anti-fraud
  • Audit trails & version history
  • Read receipts on SOPs for accountability
Payroll / HRIS POS & labor % forecast Cloud storage import Pro-forma / CE export Email / SMS nudges SAML / OIDC