Pre-Shift: Training that starts with your menus.
Pre-Shift ingests your food, wine, and cocktail menus—plus SOPs and training manuals—and turns them into structured lessons, quizzes, and an always-up-to-date knowledge base for your team.
Built directly from your menus and documents
Pre-Shift starts with the information you already have: PDFs of your menus, wine lists, cocktail lists, allergy charts, SOPs, and training manuals.
The system parses that information into structured items—dishes, wines, cocktails, sections, and standards—and stores them in a searchable knowledge base that powers lessons, quizzes, and inline conversations with your team.
1. Upload your menus and docs
Food menus, cocktails, wine by the glass, bottle lists, allergy information, SOPs, and training manuals.
2. Structure and review the knowledge base
Pre-Shift organizes that information into items and sections. You can review, edit, and approve before it becomes training material.
3. Create modules and tests from that information
Modules, quizzes, and refresher lessons are generated from the same underlying data, so training always matches what's on the floor tonight.
Key Features
A menu- and data-driven training system that turns your information into structured knowledge for your team.
Multi-menu upload & coverage
Upload food, cocktail, wine by the glass, bottle lists, and seasonal inserts. Pre-Shift keeps track of each section so training aligns with what guests actually see.
Allergy & dietary flagging
Tag items with allergy and dietary information so staff can quickly learn what is safe for each guest and why. Use the same data for both training and daily reference.
Audio enrichment for better learning
Layer recorded audio explanations from your leadership or trainers on top of written content, so staff can hear how you talk about dishes, wines, and service standards.
Module creation from a shared knowledge base
Training modules are built from the same underlying knowledge base as your menus and docs. The system suggests modules and questions automatically, and managers can refine and approve them.
Configurable tests and recurring assessments
Set up quarterly tests, section-specific quizzes, or short pre-shift checks. Choose which menus or topics they cover and how often they recur.
Personalized modules based on performance
When a staff member misses questions about a region, category, or dish, Pre-Shift schedules follow-up modules to close those gaps over time.
Inline, menu-aware chatbot
Staff can ask questions in plain language about the menu and standards. The focus is not 'right or wrong' answers, but working through the information until they truly understand.
Turn information into confident service
Most restaurants already have the information they need—menus, allergy charts, wine lists, pre-shift notes—but it lives in PDFs, binders, and scattered docs.
Pre-Shift connects that information and turns it into structured training your team can use every day: short modules before service, deeper refreshers between seasons, and ongoing conversations around your actual offerings.
Faster onboarding for new staff
New hires get up to speed quickly with structured modules built directly from your current menus and standards.
More consistent menu knowledge across the team
Everyone learns from the same underlying information, ensuring consistent guest experiences no matter who's on the floor.
Less time rebuilding training from scratch every menu change
Update your knowledge base once, and training modules, quizzes, and reference materials update automatically.
Interested in using Pre-Shift at your restaurant?
We're currently working with a small group of early partners.
Email us to learn more