Zairo
Zairo is an operations platform for multi-unit quick-service restaurant teams, turning labor, sales, scheduling, food-cost, and other operational data into a…
What Zairo is
Zairo is an operations platform for multi-unit quick-service restaurant teams, turning labor, sales, scheduling, food-cost, and other operational data into actions. Its Claude-powered scheduler uses sales forecasts, labor targets, and staff availability to prepare weekly schedules, with a rule-based fallback. The Daily Blueprint gives managers shift priorities, speed-of-service and KPI insights, alerts, and action plans. For food-cost review, COGAR compares item costs and yield with standards, while invoice extraction sorts expenses for review. Throughput analytics score drive-thru performance in 15-minute intervals, identify the weakest hour, and can send an SMS alert when service misses its target by 10% or more. Square connects during guided onboarding and supplies sales, order, labor, inventory, and team data; daily reports can also be submitted in PDF, Excel, or CSV formats. Other POS integrations are scoped per operator. Zairo is available on Android, iOS, and web. It is paid, with pricing on request; there is no free plan or free trial.
Good
- Creates weekly schedules from forecasts, targets, and staff availability
- Daily Blueprint gives managers priorities, insights, alerts, and action plans
- Compares item costs and yield against standards
- Square and PDF, Excel, or CSV reports provide data inputs
Watch out
- No free plan or free trial
- Pricing is available on request
- Mobile access requires an active company account
- Other POS integrations are scoped per operator
Who it suits
Zairo suits multi-unit QSR and fast-casual franchise groups and independent operators seeking scheduling, service, and food-cost tools. Single-location operators can also use it.
Verdict
Zairo brings scheduling, shift guidance, food-cost review, and drive-thru analytics together for restaurant operators. Access to its mobile app is limited to people at organizations already using the service.
Plans and prices
From Zairo's own pricing page, checked 8 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Custom annual operating agreement | — | Rate depends on store count and selected modules · No self-serve plan · Per store, per month on an annual operating agreement; written quote before signing |
The facts
Each one read from Zairo's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Access controls
- Role-based access limits which stores and data each role can see, and sessions are revoked when access changes.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Daily operations
- The Daily Blueprint provides shift priorities, speed-of-service and KPI insights, alerts, and manager action plans.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Intended customers
- Zairo is designed for multi-unit QSR and fast-casual franchise groups and independent operators, though single-location operators can use it.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Mobile access
- The mobile app is for authorized managers and team members at organizations already using Zairo; access requires an active company account and there is no app self-signup.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Other integrations
- Additional POS integrations are scoped per operator.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Zairo turns labor, sales, scheduling, food-cost, and operational data into actions for multi-unit QSR teams.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Scheduling
- Its Claude-powered scheduler uses sales forecasts, labor targets, and staff availability to generate weekly schedules, with a rule-based fallback.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Security
- Zairo states that traffic is encrypted with TLS, security-relevant actions are audit-logged, and encrypted database backups are stored off-site nightly.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Speed of service
- Zairo scores drive-thru performance in 15-minute intervals, identifies the weakest hour, and can send SMS alerts when service misses its target by 10% or more.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Square integration
- Square is connected during guided onboarding and provides sales, orders, labor, inventory, and team data; Zairo also accepts daily reports in PDF, Excel, or CSV formats.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Support and onboarding
- Zairo provides guided onboarding and operator support at [email protected] or through its support page.checked 8 Oct 2026
The company
- Company
- The maker identifies itself as Zairo LLC, an independent restaurant-technology company based in Kansas City, Kansas, and says it was founded and is run by people with multi-unit QSR operating experience.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Headquarters
- Kansas City, Kansas, United Stateschecked 28 Sep 2026
Money
- Food cost
- COGAR compares item costs and yield against standards, while invoice extraction categorizes expenses for review.checked 8 Oct 2026
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