See what’s coming. Run what’s next.

Turn available sales history, daypart patterns, promotions, local conditions, and manager insight into clearer restaurant sales forecasting software plans for staffing, inventory, purchasing, prep, and every location.

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From demand signal

to restaurant action.

Connect the decisions operators make before service, during the shift, and after actual results come in.

Forecast Demand
01
Anticipate

Forecast Demand

Predict upcoming demand using historical sales, promotions, and location patterns.

Plan Resources
02
Schedule

Plan Resources

Align staffing coverage, inventory purchasing, and kitchen prep with expected volume.

Monitor & Adapt
03
Prepare

Monitor & Adapt

Compare real-time actual sales to forecasts to adjust operational plans instantly.

Compare Locations
04
Analyze

Compare Locations

Identify demand trends and performance exceptions across multiple restaurant locations.

Improve Forecasting
05
Improve

Improve Forecasting

Use past operational results and manager insights to refine future AI-powered forecasts

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An engine that turns available signals into actionable context.

Altametrics connects relevant restaurant data to help teams understand projected demand, review what may be influencing it, and make more informed operational decisions with restaurant AI software.

Why is Friday dinner demand projected to increase?

Recent Friday sales have been trending upward, the location has a known weekend promotion, and comparable dinner periods show stronger demand. Review employee coverage, current chicken inventory, prep requirements, and the next delivery before adjusting the plan.

  • Historical Fridays
  • Daypart trend
  • Active promotion
  • Location context
  • Inventory availability
  • Manager approval

The intelligence layer

connects the restaurant.

Demand forecast

The operating outlook

Scheduling

Staff to demand

Inventory

Stock to plan

Purchasing

Review upcoming needs

Prep and execution

Prepare for service

Illustrative planning scenario

Ask “what if?” before the shift starts.

Explore how changes in demand assumptions could influence sales, guest volume, staffing, and manager planning.

Projected hourly sales — Friday

93% confidence
Forecast sales
$17433
Expected covers
607
Labor needed
91 hrs
Suggested staff
18

Scenario controls

Adjust the signals for this Friday at Downtown.

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Weekend

Turn tomorrow’s forecast

into today’s plan.

Give managers a clearer view of projected demand, staffing considerations, and inventory signals before the next service period begins.

Daily, weekly, and daypart demand context
Promotion and location-specific operating signals
Staffing, inventory, and prep considerations
Manager review of operational recommendations
Better decisions for the people

who run the restaurant.

Before we used a spreadsheet where we have to type out manually, now with Altametrics we have a better approach to forecasting, scheduling hours, deployment of labor, who's taking a break when, and effective cross-training.

Since we started using Altametrics, we have been able to get our labor deployment and labor forecasting much more accurate than any prior systems that we've used.

The ability to go in and do food management on a weekly basis, do all of our receiving within that system, also for it to forecast orders out is really starting to make the analytics and insight into how we better control our costs just improve ten fold.

The food management products are an integral part of how we operate our business. So it's not just restaurant software, it is part of our culture.

Food safety with Altametrics has become much easier which means we can devote more time to helping our guests and seeing their smiles on their faces.

My Hong Kong team can opt to see all their business intelligence reporting in US dollars and that reporting is done on the fly to make it very valuable for the team in that market.

The ability to go in and do the inventory on a weekly basis and do all of our receiving within that system. Also for it to forecast orders out is really starting to make the analytics and the insight into how we better control our cost just improve tenfold.

Sales forecasting has improved greatly since implementing eRestaurant it is much more consistent. It takes the guesswork basically out of evaluation in forecasting. It populates basically four past weeks and does the math for you and kind of gives you an average to where you can forecast for each day.

Before we used a spreadsheet where we have to type out manually, now with Altametrics we have a better approach to forecasting, scheduling hours, deployment of labor, who's taking a break when, and effective cross-training.

Since we started using Altametrics, we have been able to get our labor deployment and labor forecasting much more accurate than any prior systems that we've used.

The ability to go in and do food management on a weekly basis, do all of our receiving within that system, also for it to forecast orders out is really starting to make the analytics and insight into how we better control our costs just improve ten fold.

The food management products are an integral part of how we operate our business. So it's not just restaurant software, it is part of our culture.

Food safety with Altametrics has become much easier which means we can devote more time to helping our guests and seeing their smiles on their faces.

My Hong Kong team can opt to see all their business intelligence reporting in US dollars and that reporting is done on the fly to make it very valuable for the team in that market.

The ability to go in and do the inventory on a weekly basis and do all of our receiving within that system. Also for it to forecast orders out is really starting to make the analytics and the insight into how we better control our cost just improve tenfold.

Sales forecasting has improved greatly since implementing eRestaurant it is much more consistent. It takes the guesswork basically out of evaluation in forecasting. It populates basically four past weeks and does the math for you and kind of gives you an average to where you can forecast for each day.

Frequently

Asked Questions

Everything you need to know about the Altametrics platform and our enterprise restaurant management software.

What makes Altametrics forecasting different from a sales report?

Altametrics restaurant sales forecasting software connects demand forecasting with the restaurant decisions that follow, including scheduling, labor planning, inventory, purchasing, prep, and multi-location visibility. The goal is to help operators understand what the projected demand may mean for the business.

What information can influence a restaurant demand forecast?

Forecasting can incorporate available historical sales, transaction patterns, dayparts, seasonality, promotions, location-specific information, and other relevant operating context. External signals such as weather, events, or calendars depend on available integrations and the customer implementation.

How does forecasting support labor scheduling?

Anticipated sales and operating volume can provide useful context for reviewing shift coverage, employee scheduling, daypart staffing, and manager decisions about labor requirements through labor forecasting. Final staffing decisions remain with the restaurant team.

How does forecasting connect to inventory and purchasing?

Restaurant teams can review projected demand alongside available inventory, recipes, current on-hand quantities, and supplier timing to better understand upcoming ingredient and purchasing needs with inventory forecasting software. Available connections depend on the selected products and configuration.

How accurate are the forecasts?

Forecast performance varies by restaurant, available historical data, local operating patterns, product configuration, and the quality of connected information. AI demand forecasting software can be reviewed against actual results to evaluate performance using their own results.

Can managers provide operational context or adjust plans?

Managers remain central to reviewing forecasts and interpreting operational circumstances such as promotions, unexpected demand changes, staffing constraints, or inventory limitations with AI workforce management software. Specific adjustment and override capabilities depend on the implementation.

Does Altametrics support franchise groups and enterprise brands?

Yes. Altametrics supports restaurant organizations ranging from individual locations to multi-unit, franchise, and enterprise operations, with forecasting and operational visibility based on the locations, products, and configuration included in each implementation.

Is the interactive scenario planner an actual product feature?

The scenario on this page is an illustrative experience that demonstrates how changing demand assumptions might affect planning. Actual scenario-planning features and available data sources should be confirmed with the Altametrics team.