Zenput

Zenput is an operations execution platform for multi-unit businesses such as restaurant chains, convenience stores and retailers, and it is now part of Crunchtime. It addresses a persistent challenge for brands with many locations: ensuring that standards for food safety, cleanliness, brand presentation and operational procedures are followed consistently in every store, even when head office and field managers cannot be present. Paper checklists and email reminders are hard to verify and provide little visibility. Zenput’s approach is to digitise store-level tasks and audits on mobile devices, capturing evidence such as photographs and temperatures, and to route exceptions to the right people so that issues are corrected quickly and patterns can be analysed across the estate.

Key features include digital checklists and forms for opening and closing procedures, food safety logs, line checks and store audits; task management for corporate initiatives and promotional rollouts; and corrective action workflows that assign follow-up when a standard is not met. Integration with Bluetooth temperature probes and wireless sensors automates food safety monitoring, reducing manual recording and supporting HACCP compliance. Field managers can conduct scored audits during visits, while dashboards and reports compare performance across regions, franchisees and individual locations. Communication tools allow head office to distribute announcements and gather confirmations. Zenput integrates with other Crunchtime products for inventory, labour and learning, as well as point-of-sale and business intelligence systems. The platform is delivered as a cloud service with iOS and Android apps. Its customers include quick service and casual dining restaurant brands, convenience store chains, franchise organisations, grocery retailers and other operators with many locations. Its focus on execution rather than general task tracking makes it particularly suited to brands seeking consistent guest experiences. Pricing starts from around USD 40, likely per location per month, with a free trial; there is no free version.