One over-prepped tray of brisket is $80 in the bin.
→ Tells each station exactly how much to prep.
−25% food waste
BUILT FOR RESTAURANT OPERATORS
Opti is the Brain for your kitchen and your floor.
Prep+Staffing+Feature & upsell+Reorders — decided every day, and the moment a rush or a no-show hits.
Tomorrow's prep. This week's schedule. Tonight's feature. All decided before pre-shift.
An under-staffed Friday peak loses you a dozen tickets.
→ Schedules to demand, by daypart.
−14% labor
A missed $1.10 add across 800 covers is $880 gone.
→ Hands staff tonight's feature + upsell with the dollar line.
+8% margin
Reordering by gut means running out mid-rush.
→ Builds the week's vendor order for you.
fewer 86s
5:30 AM · Today's prep cardOPTI
ORCHARD KITCHEN — DOWNTOWN
Brisket−10 lb
−10 lb prep
soft Tuesday · forecast 88 covers
Chicken thighs+8 lb
+8 lb prep
game-night feature push
Feature+margin
Mac side ($2)
+$0.40 margin · attach 38%
Approve today's plan
~$14,000 / month for a typical $80K/month site.
Up and running in one day.
HOW IT WORKS
The decisions Opti makes for you.
On a schedule when the day starts. And the moment something changes — a competitor cuts, the radar shifts, a top-seller runs low.
- 5:30 AM
Prep card lands per location, adjusted for forecast and weather.
→ less waste
- 8:00 AM
Daily plan: who's on, tonight's feature, the 3 things to watch.
→ ready to run
- 12:00 PM
Lunch peak; coverage tracks within 5% of demand.
→ no lost tickets
- 4:30 PM
Pre-shift huddle uses the upsell card ("push the $2 mac side").
→ +margin
- 11:00 PM
Close-out loads; tomorrow's prep auto-adjusts.
→ ready for tomorrow
The decision
How much to prep
What Opti reads
- ·12 months of sales + online orders
- ·weather
- ·recipes
What you get
Per-station prep card, 5:30 AM daily.
The decision
Who works when
What Opti reads
- ·covers by daypart
- ·your templates
What you get
Weekly schedule, Sunday — into 7shifts / Crew / HotSchedules.
The decision
What to push tonight
What Opti reads
- ·margins
- ·attach rates
- ·what's selling
What you get
Feature + upsell card, pre-shift daily.
The decision
What to reorder
What Opti reads
- ·usage vs. on-hand
- ·supplier terms
What you get
Per-supplier order list, Friday for next week.
You stay in control. Everything starts as a suggestion you approve. Turn on auto-pilot only when you trust the math.
Prep cards can auto-publish from week 4 once the math tracks a month of actuals.
UP AND RUNNING IN ONE DAY
Running tomorrow, not in a month.
1
Send 12 months of sales + online orders, your recipes, staffing templates.
→
2
We read it (Toast, Square, Revel, Clover, Olo — even photos of invoices).
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3
Your first prep card lands tomorrow 5:30 AM.
Day 1.
−25%
food waste
−14%
labor
+8%
upsell margin
- First 2 months$200/mo50% off for 2 months
$400 regular - Then$400/moper location · 6-month commitment.
Seats3 included per location· role-based permissions · $10/extra seat / mo
6-month commitment · first 2 months 50% off. 3 seats per location, role-based permissions. Extra seats $10 each. No setup fees.
Pick your starting line.
Sandbox uses sample restaurant data. No card, no commitment.