Convene Conference Center
September 18 - September 19, 2019

Your favorite Restaurant Food and Labor Operations Platform Conference is heading back to Boston.

About Control

Join us for our 7th annual CrunchTime Control User Conference, in our hometown of Boston! This is our favorite time of year, when we get together with clients from all over who want to take their use of CrunchTime to the next level. It’s also a great opportunity to network with peers from some of the world’s best restaurant brands… see you there!

Why should you attend?

To close the gap between what you can do with CrunchTime software, and what you want to do
To hear case studies, and get real-world tips from top performing CrunchTime clients
To have your questions answered 1 on 1 by our product experts

If you want to maximize the benefits of using CrunchTime software, this is the fastest and best way to do it.

General Managers Welcome at Control
For the first time a select few restaurant General Managers can attend Control. We’ve reserved 20 spaces for highly influential GMs that you’d like to turn into CrunchTime champions.

Here’s what you need to know:
1. You can buy regular conference tickets for your 1-3 most influential GMs (all your other GMs know who they are)
  
  They’ll attend sessions, use the Smaht Bah, learn peer-to-peer from other ace GMs, and get the special attention they deserve
  
  Back home, these energized leaders will use their influence to help you lead your next CrunchTime initiative in the field — at the conference we’ll even supply the plan on how to do so
Whether you’re thinking of tackling food cost reductions, an app rollout, labor expense improvements or managing by KPIs…. a champion in the field that other GMs look up to is key to driving that change.
Register Now

Register Now

1 Ticket

$425 each

Access to all sessions, networking opportunities and includes meals throughout the conference.

Tickets are non-refundable, but they are transferable.

Buy Ticket
2 Tickets

$400 each

Access to all sessions, networking opportunities and includes meals throughout the conference.

Tickets are non-refundable, but they are transferable.

Buy Tickets

$25 off
3 Tickets

$375 each

Access to all sessions, networking opportunities and includes meals throughout the conference.

Tickets are non-refundable, but they are transferable.

Buy Tickets

$50 off
4+ Tickets

$350 each

Access to all sessions, networking opportunities and includes meals throughout the conference.

Tickets are non-refundable, but they are transferable.

Buy Tickets

$75 off

We listened!

The Smaht Bah is back and better than ever!

If this is your first time at Control, the Smaht Bah is our version of the “Genius Bar” where you will have one-on-one time with a CrunchTime product expert. These sessions will be by appointment only and they will go fast! This year we’re also starting the Smaht Bah sessions before the seminars kick off, so you won’t miss a thing. Pre-conference Smaht Bah will run on 9/18 from 9AM-12PM.

Sign-ups will be released closer to the conference, so keep an eye out!

Agenda

Pre-Conference Sessions

Wednesday, September 18
9:00AM-12:00PM

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Smaht Bah

The Smaht Bah is our version of the “Genius Bar” where you will have one-on-one time with a CrunchTime product expert. These sessions will be *by appointment only* and they will go fast! This year we’re also starting the Smaht Bah sessions before the seminars kickoff, so you won’t miss a thing. Sign-ups will be released closer to the conference, so keep an eye out!

9:00 AM - 11:00 AM

BizIQ Hands-On Workshop

This session is just right if you're relatively new to BizIQ (or haven't used it, but want to learn how it works). Join Santosh Neupane, our Product Manager for BizIQ as he walks you through what BizIQ is designed to do, how to create reports using wizards, and how to turn those reports into visualizations that will get the attention of the people reviewing them. Bring your laptop!
Day One Afternoon

Wednesday, September 18
11:30AM-5:00PM

11:30 AM - 12:30 PM

Registration &
Welcome Lunch

Start the conference right and get to know your fellow participants!

12:25 PM - 1:00 PM

Opening Remarks

1:10 PM - 1:55 PM

Helping your GMs do Inventory Right

Your GMs will make or break your inventory management efforts every week. This course will show you what you can do to ensure that they're successful, including tips about setup, education, and reporting.

1:10 PM - 1:55 PM

Managing Labor from
A-to-Z

Learn how to use CrunchTime labor tools like staffing level templates, reporting, and the TeamworX mobile app to control your labor usage from beginning to end. This is a perfect introduction for the company considering CrunchTime labor tools, or clients who want to take a step back and review their process.

2:05 PM - 2:50 PM

Client Presentation | Panel: Secrets from Top Super Users

This panel discussion will feature a Q and A session with expert-level Super Users from high performing clients. The best thing about experts is that they offer a shortcut to learning what you need to know, so join us and become a better super user immediately!

2:05 PM - 2:50 PM

Project Managing a CrunchTime Deployment

In every project there are places where you can collect easy wins, and others where there are bottlenecks waiting to throw you off course. In this session we'll go into depth on how to avoid those slow-downs, and make your CrunchTime implementation faster and easier.

3:00 PM - 3:45 PM

Client Presentation Up and Running with TeamworX

Learn how this client has implemented TeamworX to meet their labor scheduling challenges. You'll also hear about what's working best, the hurdles they've overcome, and the results that they're getting. A must-see if you're considering the TeamworX labor app.

3:00 PM - 3:45 PM

Building Smarter Budgets and Forecasts

This session will help you and your GMs forecast more accurately, explore your Net Sales calculation options, and show you how to import budgets for better planning and comparisons. Forecasts and budgets drive GM performance… make sure you're doing it right!

3:55 PM - 4:40 PM

Counterpart Round Table

Wouldn't you like a chance to speak with people at other restaurant companies that do what you do? Well this is it! It's on outstanding opportunity to trade ideas and best practices with people who know EXACTLY what you're facing every day.

3:55 PM - 4:40 PM

Client Presentation Vendor Management: Alternate Primary Products

Learn to use this powerful vendor management tool from the client who helped us develop it! Discover the how and why of using the Alternate Primary Product designation vs. splits or substitutions, and how it'll benefit your purchasing efforts. You'll leave knowing if this is a feature you should implement.

4:45 PM - 5:00 PM

First Day Closing Remarks

5:45 PM - 8:30 PM

Boston Duck Tours & Night Shift Brewery

After the close of our first day, we'll hop on Boston's world famous Duck Boats and take a tour they've customized for us, via both land and the Charles River. Finally, we'll hop off at Night Shift, a local craft brewery for dinner and drinks. You won't want to miss it!
Day Two

Thursday, September 19
7:30AM-2:15PM

7:30 AM - 8:25 AM

Networking Breakfast

Come rehash the previous day’s (and/or night’s) events, and get ready for round 2!

8:30 AM - 9:15 AM

Client Presentation
Out of Body Experience: Exporting and Using Data

Learn how these veteran clients get their CrunchTime data out of the system, and the various ways they use it to improve data integrity, reporting, auditing and more! Highlights will include examples of User Defined Exports and SQL queries being used today to run their businesses.

8:30 AM - 9:15 AM

Using Labor Rules to Lower Labor Costs

Learn how CrunchTime can help keep your Company in compliance with ever-changing labor rules, while giving your GMs the information they need to save payroll dollars.

9:20 AM - 10:05 AM

Right Size Round Table

Big companies often run CrunchTime differently than smaller ones, based on available resources, priorities, and budgets. In this session you'll talk with other clients whose companies are about the size of yours, to see how they make the most of their investment in CrunchTime.

9:20 AM - 10:05 AM

Using Key Reports to Improve Your Performance

A surprising number of clients under-utilize the wide array of CrunchTime reports available to them… that won't be you after attending this session! You'll learn which reports to use to drive profitability, reduce waste, and conserve your labor dollars.

10:10 AM - 10:55 AM

Client Presentation Getting Results with BizIQ Panel

Join us for a panel discussion with seasoned users of our BizIQ business intelligence application. They'll share an overview of how they're each using the system, and then take audience questions - so bring yours! If you're curious about how BizIQ can give you insights into your business, this is the session to join.

10:10 AM - 10:55 AM

How Should you Manage your Prep?

Join us for this session and at the end you'll be able to decide whether you should use Daily Prep, Auto Prep, the Prep Report or some combination of them to manage your prep recipe production.

11:00 AM - 11:45 PM

Greatest Hits: 8 CrunchTime Best Practices

11:00 AM - 11:45 AM

Supply Chain Plus

Join our senior business analyst who helped design the Secondary Markets and Alternate Primary Product features to learn how they can help you control purchasing at your locations. You’ll also learn to use the Automated Credit Recovery report to recoup vendor overcharges.

11:50 AM - 12:35 PM

Lunch

12:35 PM - 1:20 PM

Behind the Scenes with CrunchTime Training

Learn our approach to software training, how best to use the materials we have available, and discover some new tactics we're taking to help you make CrunchTime whizzes out of your people.

12:35 PM - 1:20 PM

What's the Latest?

Come join us as we explore the new functionality in Version 6.6, and you'll walk away knowing what you'll get when you upgrade to this powerful new version.

1:25 PM - 2:10 PM

Product Strategy

Join our VP of Product Strategy as he discusses our plans for future products and enhancements, and the industry and market forces that are shaping them. This is the perfect opportunity to get an insider's look at our product pipeline.

2:10 PM - 2:15 PM

Closing Remarks

View all

Conference Location

Address
Convene
201 Washington Street
Boston, MA 02108
Email
[email protected]

Where to stay

Conference Hotel

We have a room block reserved at the The Godfrey Hotel Boston for $329 per night, which is less than a ten minute walk to Convene Conference Center. All pre-conference and conference sessions will be held at Convene.

Please note that the room block expires on 8/27

Book Your Room(s)