Every role, one shift, one read on how it’s going.
Axial Shift shares what’s happening across your stores in dashboards built for each role, so a server, a GM, and a regional director can all act in the moment, catch the opportunity in front of them, and help each other win the shift.
We build or integrate features that keep the focus on service.
We build every tool for execution. From forecasting to daily checklists, each one supports the team on the floor and cuts their workload.
Schedules built around demand, not last week’s schedule.
Build schedules with as much automation as you want, or as little. Start with a blank canvas, copy a successful week, use forecast-based templates, or apply automated rules when they fit your operation. However you build it, visual coverage views and real-time guardrails help managers catch gaps, overtime, availability conflicts, and labor-plan misses before publishing. Axial Shift doesn’t replace manager judgment. It gives managers a faster, clearer way to use it.
Forecasting trained on your restaurant
AI-based forecasting evaluates multiple models per location and picks the best fit for yours, down to the day and daypart. Less guesswork, earlier warning on gaps. Your managers shape the forecast and make the final call.
Know your labor before payroll does.
Punch in through your POS, or use Axial as your time clock, NFC on mobile, a dedicated tablet, or geofenced for added control. Mobile punches travel with catering and off-site events that don’t have a fixed location. However the punch originates, Axial brings time and schedule data together in one view: early and late arrivals, missed punches, extended shifts, unscheduled clock-ins, and no-shows, by shift and by employee, so managers catch them before payroll closes, not after. Managers can drill into any shift or employee to see exactly where the variance is coming from and fix it while there’s still time. Above-store leaders see the same view across every location. Flexible punching. Clear audit trails. Managers stay in control of labor, not the other way around.
A daily guide that turns yesterday into today’s plan
Daily Guide brings the plan, live performance, staffing, and operational priorities together in one place. Managers can see sales and labor versus plan, who’s working, what’s coming next, and which tasks, line checks, or forms need attention now. As the shift unfolds, the guide updates with the business, helping managers respond before a miss becomes an end-of-day explanation. Above-store leaders can compare locations, spot overdue work or performance gaps, and drill into the same operating view the store manager sees. Less time chasing reports. More time leading the shift.
Tip pooling your team can trust
Axial applies the same rules at every location. Staff see the calculations, admin work drops, and compliance stays consistent without spreadsheets.
Checklists that prove standards happened
Digital forms and checklists track completion by store and shift, so you can see execution without being onsite and use the same standards everywhere.
Custom forms for whatever the shift needs to capture
Build your own forms for incident reports, temperature logs, walkthroughs or new-hire paperwork. Responses land in one place, tied to the store and shift, so nothing lives on a clipboard.
Messaging that reaches the right people, automatically
Send targeted messages by role, store or shift without managing group texts by hand. Message groups update themselves as people join and leave.
Role-based dashboards teams actually use
Different roles need different insights. The right data reaches the right person: labor cost for managers, daily goals for team members. Everyone stays informed and aligned.
Goals and KPIs that grow sales
Friendly competition works wonders. Run goals and challenges on the metrics that matter (sales per labor hour, punctuality, check averages), and everyone above average wins, not just the top three.
Answers, not reports.
Real Axial screens, shown with demo data. Every one is built for the person who has to act on it.
Schedule and forecast health for every region on one screen, so above-store leaders see which stores are behind before the week starts.
Every store side by side on sales, labor, guests and comps, against the same day last year and year to date.
The same day lined up across recent weeks, so you can tell whether today is really up or down.
Labor as a percent of sales through the day, in 30-minute steps, for any day you pick.
Scheduled versus worked hours, missed shifts, trades and pickups for every team member.
Comps and voids by manager as a percent of sales, with the daily trend underneath.
Forecast accuracy by region and store, measured against actual sales.
Separate forecasts for sales and guest counts, each trended day by day.
More time leading, less time managing.
Leaders stay on the floor, teams grow stronger, and data-driven insights drive better decisions.
Keep your leaders on the floor where they are needed most.
Leaders are overwhelmed and stuck in the office managing a tangle of software instead of staying on the floor.
Technology overload makes it harder to deliver great experiences for staff and guests. Axial simplifies operations, reduces back-office demands, and keeps your team focused on delivering great experiences.
Foster growth and retain good talent.
Axial empowers your staff to understand their performance and capture opportunities to boost their earnings.
With tools for alignment, shift swapping and performance insights, we keep your team engaged, motivated and aligned with your business goals, and help them feel valued.
Grow your leaders by reinforcing the financial metrics that matter.
Axial turns common data into actionable insights for smarter, real-time decisions. Aligning store and regional managers on consistent metrics keeps everyone on the same page.
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