Event will be held at headquarters of GPS Hospitality, Burger King’s second largest franchisee

IRVINE, Calif., Feb. 4, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Restaurant365, the leading all-in-one restaurant management platform, today announced it will host its first Burger King Innovation Day, created specifically for operators of the company’s more than 6,700 U.S. locations, at the Atlanta headquarters of the brand’s second largest franchisee, GPS Hospitality.

The daylong Restaurant365 event will include multiple discussions led by Restaurant365 experts alongside top Burger King franchisees. Sessions will explore the brand’s most significant opportunities and how it’s using technology to bolster and retain its workforce to sustain continued growth in the face of fluctuating food costs, rising labor challenges, and evolving guest preferences. 

“We’re excited to bring together Burger King leaders and the Restaurant365 team to explore how we can continue to improve profitability and operations for the Burger King brand,” said Gary Thomas, Vice President of Operations for GPS Hospitality. “Restaurant365 tools like forecasting have helped our restaurants accurately forecast sales every 15 minutes to ensure we are staffed efficiently while providing outstanding service to our customers.”

The day will include sessions around technology-driven scheduling to optimize labor costs, employee training to build stronger teams and deliver better guest experiences, reporting tools to streamline operations and growing margins, and an industry update driven by Restaurant365’s recently released State of the Restaurant Industry report. 

“We’re privileged to have the opportunity to partner so closely with an incredible Burger King franchisee like GPS Hospitality,” said Restaurant365 CEO and Co-founder Tony Smith. “We strive for deep connection with leading brands like Burger King and we use those insights to guide our investment as we create tools that drive the most impact for their brand.”

Restaurant365’s Burger King Innovation Day will be the first in a yearlong series of Restaurant365 events created specifically for leading QSR franchisees. In the coming months, the company will host dedicated Innovation Days for Taco Bell, McDonald’s, Subway, and Papa John’s operators.

About Restaurant365^®

Restaurant365 is the leading back-of-house accounting, inventory, workforce management, and payroll solution developed specifically for the restaurant industry. R365’s all-in-one restaurant management platform simplifies day-to-day management for leaders at all levels, empowering them to control food costs, optimize labor, and improve guest experiences. Restaurant365’s cloud-based architecture and robust integrations connect it to hundreds of POS providers, vendors, and banks, providing complete, accurate insights that empower managers to take meaningful action. Restaurant365 is headquartered in Irvine, California, and has an office in Austin, Texas. The company is backed by Bessemer Venture Partners, ICONIQ, KKR, L Catterton, and Serent Capital. Additional information is available at restaurant365.com.

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About GPS Hospitality

Founded in 2012, GPS Hospitality is a BURGER KING^® and Popeyes^® Louisiana Kitchen franchisee, operating more than 400 restaurants in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, and West Virginia. GPS Hospitality seeks to become our guests’ favorite QSR destination by implementing our brand values of being Goal Focused, People Oriented and Service Obsessed. For more information, please visit www.gpshospitality.com or follow GPS Hospitality on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.

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