Our Story
Born From Experience, Ready For Change
PreShifter was created by people who lived restaurant work – not from the sidelines, but from the floor, night after night, shift after shift.
For decades, we worked in and around some of the most demanding restaurant environments, watching the same problems repeat themselves everywhere: critical information lost in pre-shift meetings, updates passed verbally and forgotten minutes later, menu changes scribbled on paper, and teams forced to rely on memory under pressure.
Restaurants invested heavily in software for payroll, POS, reservations, and scheduling – but the most important work of all, the shift itself, was left without a real system.
That gap wasn’t theoretical. It was felt every night in mistakes, miscommunication, stress, and burnout. And after years of living it firsthand, one thing became clear: the industry had accepted chaos as normal simply because there was no better option.
PreShifter exists because we knew that couldn’t be the end of the story.
Our Mission
Empowering Restaurants, One Shift at a Time
Our mission is to build the system restaurant teams have always needed – but never had.
PreShifter focuses on the parts of restaurant operations other software ignores: real-time communication, daily execution, and the constant changes that define every shift. We connect what happens before service, during service, and after service into one shared platform that teams can rely on every day.
By replacing fragmented tools, paper, and guesswork with clarity and alignment, we give restaurants something rare: time, confidence, and control. Time to focus on the food and the guest. Confidence that everyone is working from the same information. Control over operations that once felt unpredictable.
When the work runs better, people feel better doing it. That’s what we’re here to change – one shift at a time.
What We Do
Simplifying Operations, Empowering Teams
PreShifter is a live, mobile platform that becomes the daily operating system for restaurant work.
Before the shift, managers plan and publish priorities, menu changes, prep notes, and context so teams start aligned. During service, updates happen in real time – 86s, guest notes, staffing changes – without relying on paper, texts, or memory. After service, the shift lives on as a shared record teams can review, learn from, and improve against.
Everything flows through one place. One source of truth. Always current.
What makes PreShifter different is that communication is two-way by design. Managers aren’t the only ones contributing – frontline employees can flag issues, share insights, and surface important details the moment they happen. That information is instantly visible to the entire team, preserving context and eliminating the game of telephone that breaks down service.
Over time, this creates something even more powerful: a living operational history. Patterns emerge. Issues surface earlier. Opportunities become visible. Restaurants don’t just run smoother – they get smarter with every shift.
PreShifter doesn’t replace how restaurants work. It finally gives that work a system.
Our Vision
Transforming The Future of Restaurant Work
PreShifter’s vision is to become the real-time operating system for restaurant work – built for everyone who works a shift, not just those who manage it.
We believe the future of restaurants is built on real teamwork, intelligent systems, and deep respect for frontline talent. A future where clarity replaces chaos, where teams work in sync, and where restaurant professionals are recognized as skilled, creative individuals – not interchangeable labor.
PreShifter is a bridge across the industry. It helps independent restaurants operate with the discipline and sophistication of larger organizations, and it gives established groups the tools to elevate already-great teams even further. The smallest restaurants run like pros. The best restaurants reach new levels of excellence.
As PreShifter grows, it becomes more than a tool. It becomes the connective tissue of hospitality – where professionals carry their knowledge and experience with them, where operations continuously improve, and where technology finally works with the people doing the hardest work, not against them.
Our goal is simple, and ambitious: an industry that runs better, earns more, and treats its people with the clarity, respect, and tools they deserve – every day, in every restaurant.
Elevate Your Operations, Empower Your Team.
Boost efficiency, improve communication, and give your team the tools they need to succeed—so every shift runs smoother and your restaurant thrives.
