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The simplest way to manage restaurant teams

FOR RESTAURANTS

Manage shifts, attendance, and payroll for servers, kitchen, and operational staff from one place.
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Everything to manage your
restaurant team

Fast hiring and onboarding for high-turnover teams

The restaurant industry typically hires servers, cooks, kitchen staff, and service staff constantly, making fast and efficient onboarding processes key. With Runa, you can onboard new employees digitally and centrally, managing contracts and documents in one place. Additionally, Runa allows you to register employees with the IMSS via IDSE individually or in bulk without leaving the platform, helping you onboard staff quickly while meeting legal requirements.

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Fast hiring and onboarding for high-turnover teams

Advanced attendance and schedule tracking

Restaurants operate with teams working shifts, night hours, and variable schedules, so maintaining good attendance control is fundamental to daily operations. With Runa, you can record schedules, manage shifts, and ensure all information is correctly reflected in the payroll.

Clock in and out from the mobile app with GPS verification

Employees can clock in and out from their phones, and GPS confirms they are at the correct restaurant location.

Disability and vacation tracking

Employees can easily request leave, vacations, or disability, while managers maintain visibility over team availability.

Automatic calculation of overtime and shifts

Runa automatically calculates overtime or additional shifts to ensure every employee receives the correct pay without manual processes.

Advanced attendance and schedule tracking
380 employeesRestaurantsMX

Meet one of our clients: Hello Kitty Cafe!

See the challenges they faced in their staff operations and why they chose Runa as their HR partner.

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Multi-location team management

Many restaurants operate across multiple branches, cities, or zones, making clear visibility of teams at each location important. With Runa, you can manage employees by restaurant or branch, generate payroll and reports by point of sale, and view team metrics by location or region. This allows leaders to quickly understand labor costs, headcount, and performance per restaurant.

Multi-location team management

Payroll automation for operational teams

Restaurants typically manage large teams with hourly pay, variable shifts, and frequent changes in hours worked. Runa helps you process payroll quickly and accurately, even with many employees.

Bulk payroll processing

Process payroll for your entire team in minutes, even if you have kitchen staff, servers, and operational staff across multiple branches.

Automatic calculation of taxes and social security

Runa automatically calculates ISN, IMSS, INFONAVIT, and other contributions to ensure payments are correct.

Payroll adjustments for variable payments

You can easily add bonuses, tips, commissions, or variable payments based on hours worked or performance.

Simple, fast, and accurate payroll
Payroll automation for operational teams

Client profile

Scaling restaurant companies,
one client at a time

615 employeesAlimentos y bebidasBR, CO, MX, PE

“Payroll is a critical process for us. With Runa, we achieved timely payments, accurate calculations, and a much more agile operation. That peace of mind allows us to focus on growing without friction and keeping our team engaged.”

Ernesto Hernández

Administrative Manager

380 employeesRestaurantsMX

“Runa freed us from the operational burden and allowed us to manage payroll with precision and confidence, something that used to take up a lot of our time and create uncertainty.”

Carolina Castellanos

Cofounder and Director at Nice Like That

150 employeesRestaurantsMX

“Runa has helped us automate key payroll and HR processes for our teams. Today, we can manage our employees' information much more quickly, efficiently, and in a more organized way.”

Payroll and HR Management

El Pollo Loco

450 employeesRestaurantsMX

“With Runa, we’ve been able to completely simplify payroll and team management across our operations. Having our employees’ information centralized allows us to focus on what matters most: delivering a great experience for our customers.”

Operations Team

Punto de Cielo

35 employeesRestaurantsMexico

“With Runa, we have completely simplified our team's payroll and HR management. Now we can manage schedules, payments, and our employees' information much faster and in a more organized way.”

Administration Team

Joselo Cafe

544 employeesRestaurantsAR, CL, CO, EC, MX, PE

“Runa allowed us to automate processes that were previously manual, reducing errors and ensuring timely payments, which has been key for us to focus on business operations.”

Alejandro Cáceres

Finance Manager

VERIFIED REVIEWS

Discover why thousands of users rate Runa 4.9/5

A solution for every stage of your company.

  • 5 / 5
    It has been a great experience working with runahr; they have always assisted me whenever I have a question or a technical requirement.

    Giovana M.

    Restaurants, 2-10 employees

  • 5 / 5
    Excellent service, always! We no longer have to worry about doing the calculations since they take care of everything — we just double-check that the information is in order

    Nitza D.

    Retail, 10-50 employees

  • 5 / 5
    It's a tool where all our employee information is centralized, and I've been able to stop using Excel. With RUNA, we have fully automated control over payroll and HR management.

    Gema E

    Retail, 5001-10000 employees

  • 5 / 5
    Runa is incredible; they have simplified complex payroll calculations and payment execution into a digital experience that is fluid, simple, and excellent for our HR team and employees.

    Maite D

    Finance, 11-50 employees

  • 5 / 5
    Runa has gotten us out of some tight spots; we can't imagine the office without it. The platform allowed us to process payroll in less than an hour in the middle of the pay period, just before closing the office.

    Thu Ha N

    Services, 51-1000 employees

  • 5 / 5
    Onboarding was fast and highly personalized. The Runa team made configuration and implementation easy for us. It has helped us automate many tasks, saving us time, money, and costly errors.

    David V.

    Software, 11-50 employees

  • 5 / 5
    They make our lives easier. The service they provide is excellent. Silvia, our account manager, is super friendly and always willing to help.

    Cristina W.

    HR, 25-50 employees

  • 5 / 5
    I don’t think I can say I like one thing more than another, because it’s everything together that makes it work. They don’t work as separate elements—everything together is what makes it a high-quality platform.

    Sandra F.

    Energy, 100–125 employees

  • 5 / 5
    I love RUNA and its convenience in payroll processes.

    Miguel Angel J

    Accounting, 51-1000 employees

  • 5 / 5
    It is super easy to set up and makes the payroll process a breeze. They have really good customer service.

    Arturo S.

    Healthcare, 11-50 employees

  • 5 / 5
    Intuitive payroll system for you and your employees. It's been a great experience working with Runa — they've always been there for me whenever I had a question or technical need.

    Giovana M.

    Retail, 50-1000 employees

  • 5 / 5
    It’s very fast to distribute payments to many people in just minutes.

    Claudia L

    Accounting, >1,000 employees

  • 5 / 5
    I have managed payroll, so I haven’t had to struggle much with configurations. The platform has a decent interface and the company has great advisors. It’s saved me a huge amount of time and effort compared to running payroll myself.

    Juan Carlos C.

    Technology, 50–1,000 employees

  • 5 / 5
    I really like Runa because it's very intuitive, easy, practical, and fast. Plus, the chat support team is always friendly, and issues are resolved very quickly most of the time.

    Ileana M.

    Retail, 501-1000 employees

  • 5 / 5
    Good overall for payroll and for viewing the vacation calendar.

    Luis A.

    Finance, 50-1,000 employees

  • 5 / 5
    Highly personalized, the onboarding process is excellent; you'll have a dedicated contact person exclusively for you during your first 2 months. It takes between 1 and 2 weeks to set up everything and automate payroll.

    Manuel A.

    HR, 2-10 employees

  • 5 / 5
    A very good platform, highly recommended for small and medium-sized businesses due to its fast and intuitive functional capacity.

    Juan Antonio G.

    Technology, 50-1,000 employees

  • 5 / 5
    Runa completely changed the way we handle payroll for our company of 75 employees. It is fast and easy. I can process payments from anywhere in just 3 steps. I highly recommend it.

    Francisco M.

    Finance, 51-200 employees

  • 5 / 5
    Over my 5+ years with Runa, I've really appreciated its ease of use and how it simplifies processes. It's very fast, and being cloud-based makes working from home much easier.

    Adrian D.

    Accounting, 0-50 employees

  • 5 / 5
    I love it. I use different devices, and when traveling, it allows me to check data from my iPad or iPhone and manipulate the information as needed.

    Iván G.

    Accounting, 50-100 employees

  • 5 / 5
    I recommend Runa as a strategic ally in HR management. Excellent, we've been using Runa for years; we're among their first clients.

    Claudia Z.

    Human Resources, 0-50 employees

  • 5 / 5
    Runa was a huge help to my company. They don't leave you on your own; they support you every step of the way. They're not just a company that rents you their software; they truly complement your business.

    Rogelio F.

    Education, 0-50 employees

  • 5 / 5
    What I like most about Runa is the accuracy of the payroll calculation every two-week pay period and the personalized support. So far, everything has worked very well.

    Ulises G.

    Telecom, 51–1,000 employees

  • 5 / 5
    We appreciate the ease with which tasks are performed, specifically the calculations and integration with external platforms like IDSE and SUA.

    Miguel A.

    Accounting, 51-1000 employees

Have questions?
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Frequently asked questions

How does Runa help restaurants manage payroll?

Runa automates payroll calculations for kitchen, service, and administrative teams, allowing you to accurately manage hourly wages, bonuses, tips, and deductions.

Can Runa handle variable shifts and overtime?

Yes. Runa allows you to record schedules and automatically calculate overtime or additional shifts, which is very common in restaurants.

Can we manage employees across multiple branches?

Yes. Runa allows you to manage employees by restaurant or location, making it easier to have visibility over teams distributed across multiple branches.

Does Runa make hiring new staff easier?

Yes. With digital onboarding, you can send contracts for electronic signature, collect documents, and set up new employees quickly.

Does Runa allow for registering employees with the IMSS?

Yes. You can manage registrations and movements with the IMSS directly from the platform, both individually and through bulk uploads.

Does Runa offer reports to analyze labor costs?

Yes. Runa generates payroll, headcount, and labor cost reports by branch to help you better understand each restaurant's performance.

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