Operational Intelligence for Restaurants

Every morning at 6 AM, your restaurant talks to you.

The Helmsight Daily Briefing connects your POS, scheduler, inventory, and reviews into one screen. Issues identified before they cost money. Every number proven with math.

☀️ Daily Briefing

Tue, Mar 10 • 6:00 AM
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Yesterday's Revenue
$8,247
+12% vs last Tuesday
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Today's Labor
28.4%
18 staff scheduled • On target
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Food Cost Alert
33.1%
Produce order Mar 4 came in $840 over par
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Today's Forecast
185 covers
Sunny, 72°F • Consider patio overflow
By the numbers
45+
Modules across 7 categories
$120K+
Annual waste & revenue opportunity
48 hrs
From first call to live demo
12+
Integrations connected
The Problem
Your tools work fine.
They just don't talk.
Every app does its job. None of them know about the others. That gap is where the money disappears.
01

45 minutes every morning

Your GM opens Toast, then 7shifts, then the inventory sheet, then email, then Yelp. Before seeing the dining room.

02

Problems found after they cost you

Food cost was 4% over budget for 3 weeks. You found out when the P&L hit. That's $6,000 gone.

03

Nobody has the full picture

Your POS knows sales. Your scheduler knows labor. Your spreadsheet knows inventory. No single screen connects them.

04

Decisions from partial data

You're overstaffed Tuesday lunch and understaffed Friday dinner. But the data to see that lives in 3 different apps.

The Daily Briefing
What your GM sees
before the doors open.
Every morning. Automatically. No logins, no tab-switching, no spreadsheets. Helmsight identifies anomalies, highlights trends, and flags exceptions across every system you use.
1

Yesterday's Performance

Revenue, covers, average check, and daypart breakdown pulled from your POS. Compared to same day last week and 4-week average.

2

Today's Labor Forecast

Who's scheduled, projected labor percentage, and overtime risks. Flags if you're overstaffed or understaffed vs. the sales forecast.

3

Food Cost Trend

Rolling 7-day food cost compared to your target. Highlights invoice anomalies, waste spikes, and items trending over par.

4

Exception Alerts

Walk-in temp out of range. Cert about to expire. Equipment maintenance due. Review response needed. Everything that needs attention today.

5

Weather & Cover Forecast

Today's projected guest count adjusted for weather, local events, and historical patterns. Prep quantities to match.

Delivered at 6 AM
Your briefing arrives before you do. Email, dashboard, or mobile push.
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Vendor-Agnostic
Toast, Square, Aloha, 7shifts, HotSchedules, MarketMan, QuickBooks—we connect them all.
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Math, Not Magic
Every number sourced from your systems. Every alert tied to a real threshold. Fully transparent.

We don't replace your tools. We connect them.

Helmsight is a vendor-agnostic intelligence layer. Keep your POS, your scheduler, your inventory system. We make them talk to each other.

Show The Math
Where a $2M restaurant
loses $75,000 a year.
Every number sourced from industry data. Every calculation transparent. We walk through YOUR numbers on the first call.
Food cost & inventory$12K–$24K0.6–1.2%
Purchasing optimization$6K–$18K0.3–0.9%
Labor & scheduling$12K–$30K0.6–1.5%
Forecasting & prep waste$6K–$12K0.3–0.6%
Alerts & daily briefing$12K–$27K0.6–1.35%
Delivery & commissions$5K–$15K0.25–0.75%
Marketing & guest growth$18K–$50K0.9–2.5%
R&M, retention & compliance$10K–$35K0.5–1.75%
TOTAL ANNUAL IMPACT$81K–$211K

What this means at 5% net margin

If your $2M restaurant runs 5% net margin, you make $100K a year. Finding $145K in savings and revenue (the midpoint) increases your profit by 145%.

That's the same bottom-line impact as generating $2.9M in new revenue.

We walk through the math with your actual data. Your food cost. Your labor. Your waste. On your first call.

The Platform
45+ modules. Zero jargon.
Everything your restaurant needs to run smarter. We don't replace your tools — we connect them and add what's missing.
Operations
People
Facility & R&M
Growth
Delivery
Intelligence
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Command Center

One screen. Revenue, labor %, food cost, food safety, guest count. Updated from your actual systems in real time.

Saves $6,750/yr
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AI Operator

Ask in English: “What was labor Saturday?” “Show food cost by week.” No reports to pull. Just ask.

Saves 2–3 hrs/week

Predictive Alerts

Food cost spiking? Walk-in temp drifting? Overstaffed shift? Know before it costs money.

Saves $5K–$15K/yr
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Inventory Management

Par levels by day. Mobile count sheets. Auto-order calculations. Waste logging with reason codes and cost tracking.

Saves $12K–$24K/yr
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Food Safety

Digital temp logs. Station-by-station. Auto-validates safe ranges. 90 days of records on your phone.

Avoids $5K–$25K failures
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Sales Forecasting

Weekly forecast with prep quantities. Weather-adjusted. Stop prepping for 300 covers on a Tuesday.

Saves $6K–$12K/yr

Daily Checklists

Opening, mid-shift, closing. By station. Tap to complete. Timestamped. Manager sign-off built in.

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Recipe & Menu Engineering

Recipe costing calculator. Menu item profitability matrix. Allergen tracking. Portion control standards. Bilingual recipe cards.

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Scheduling & Labor

Visual weekly grid. Shift swaps. Labor cost projection in real time. Overtime alerts before they happen.

Saves $12K–$30K/yr
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Team Directory

Every employee: role, station, contact, wage history, certs, training progress. One click to full profile.

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Payroll

Timesheet review. Clock-in/out records. Hours, overtime, tips. Wage history. Export for your accountant.

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Hiring Pipeline

Kanban board: Open → Screen → Interview → Offer → Hired. Stop losing candidates to slow follow-up.

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Training & Certifications

Module catalog by role. Progress tracking. Cert expiry alerts 30 days out. Bilingual. Built-in assessments.

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HR Workflows

Onboarding checklists. Performance reviews. Disciplinary records. Auto-generate offer letters and write-ups.

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Gamification

Badges tied to real metrics. Leaderboards. Peer shoutouts. Team goals with rewards. Proven to cut turnover.

30–40% less turnover
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Announcements

Push to crew or management. No group text chaos. Notification center with read receipts and filters.

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Construction

Daily site logs. Photo documentation. RFI tracker. Change orders. Payment draws. Built for restaurants in buildout.

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Repairs & Maintenance

Work order system with priority levels. Cost tracking per equipment. Vendor/contractor directory with ratings.

Saves $2K–$10K/yr
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Preventive Maintenance

Auto-scheduled calendar. Filter changes, grease trap cleanings, hood inspections. Never miss a cycle again.

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Equipment & Warranties

Serial numbers, warranty dates, claim tracking. Equipment lifecycle management. Emergency repair protocols.

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Inspections

Health, fire, building, ADA, liquor. Status tracking with inspector, date, result. Document storage.

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Floor Plan

Layout for table management and section assignments. Visual representation of your space for staff and hosts.

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Marketing Suite

Campaign calendar. Social media tracker. Local partnership manager. Email/SMS builder. Promotion performance analytics.

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AI Concierge

Guest-facing AI for reservations, events, catering, feedback, loyalty. 24/7 in your brand voice.

Saves 5–10 hrs/week

Reviews & Reputation

Google, Yelp, TripAdvisor in one feed. Sentiment tracking across platforms. Response suggestions.

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Reservations & Tables

Reservation calendar. Table assignment system. Wait time estimator. Guest history and special occasion tracker.

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Catering & Events

Catering menu builder. Quote generator. Event logistics planner. Post-event follow-up. Revenue tracker.

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Gift Cards & Loyalty

Digital gift card system. Balance management. Promotion integration. Redemption analytics and reporting.

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Guest WiFi

Captive portal with email capture. Visit frequency tracking. Marketing consent manager. Turn WiFi into data.

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Multi-Platform Dashboard

DoorDash, Uber Eats, Grubhub in one view. Orders, ratings, and performance metrics across all platforms.

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Delivery Menu Optimization

Menu engineering specifically for delivery. Photo requirements, description optimization, pricing strategy by platform.

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Commission & Fee Tracker

Track what you're actually paying each platform. Commission rates, marketing fees, adjustments. Know your true cost per order.

Order Accuracy

Track and reduce delivery errors. Missing items, wrong orders, customer complaints. Identify patterns by shift and station.

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Delivery Analytics

Zone performance, peak timing, average delivery time. Revenue by platform. Identify your most profitable delivery channels.

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Daily Briefing

Every morning at 6 AM. Yesterday's performance, today's forecast, alerts, and action items. One screen, every number.

Flagship Feature
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Data Integration Hub

Toast, Square, Aloha, 7shifts, HotSchedules, MarketMan, QuickBooks, DoorDash, UberEats, Google Reviews.

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Reports Library

15+ report types. Daily Flash, Weekly P&L, Food Cost, Labor Analysis, Inventory, Waste. Export PDF/CSV.

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Financial Dashboard

Revenue vs forecast. Expense categories. Breakeven analysis. P&L at a glance. Trends over time.

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Savings Tracker

Documents every dollar found. Food cost, labor, waste, operational efficiency. Monthly value reports with full transparency.

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Benchmark Comparison

Your metrics vs industry targets. Food cost 33% with target of 30% = $18,000/yr above target on a $600K food spend.

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Document Vault

17+ professional documents branded to your restaurant. Business plan, SOPs, employee handbook, pro forma, and more.

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Mobile PWA

Works on any phone. No app store required. Install to home screen. Works offline. Push notifications.

How It Works
Live in 48 hours. Not 6 months.
No ripping out what works. No 6-month implementation. We connect your existing tools and deploy.
01

We Talk

30 minutes. What tools you use, what keeps you up at night, what you wish you could see every morning.

Day 1
02

We Build Your Demo

YOUR restaurant on Helmsight. Your data, your brand, your numbers. Not a generic pitch deck.

Day 2
03

You Decide

No long-term contracts. Cancel anytime. If it doesn't save you money from day one, don't buy it.

Day 3
Pricing
Three plans. Pick what fits.
No long-term contracts. Every plan includes all 45+ modules. We earn it every month.

Solo

1 location
$299
per month
  • All 45+ modules
  • Daily Briefing every morning
  • AI Operator — ask in plain English
  • POS + scheduler integration
  • Mobile PWA for your team
  • Email support
Get Started

Enterprise

10+ locations
Custom
tailored to your operation
  • Everything in Group
  • Custom integrations & API access
  • Dedicated account team
  • Custom reporting & dashboards
  • White-label options
  • SLA & priority escalation
Contact Us
About
Built by operators,
for operators.
JW

Jay Wilson

Founder & CEO

Restaurant operator who got tired of logging into 12 apps before seeing the dining room. Built Helmsight to give every operator the intelligence layer that only enterprise chains could afford — without replacing a single tool they already use.

See your restaurant.
See your numbers.

Free 30-minute call. Custom demo in 48 hours. No commitment. Just your restaurant on one screen and the math on where you're losing money.

Custom demo built around your restaurant in 48 hours. No credit card required.