Coming soon to UK hospitality

Your AI builds the rota.
You run the restaurant.

Slate predicts demand, fills shifts in seconds, and cuts labour waste — so hospitality teams can stop firefighting and start thriving.

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Predict  ·  Schedule  ·  Save

Hospitality is broken.

Razor-thin margins, chronic understaffing, and closure rates that keep climbing. The numbers speak for themselves.

0%

of UK restaurants close within 3 years of opening

0–5%

average net profit margin in hospitality

0

hospitality vacancies across the UK right now

0hrs

per week managers spend building rotas by hand

0%

of hospitality workers say scheduling affects their wellbeing

0in 3

restaurant staff leave due to poor scheduling

How it works

AI that builds your rota
in seconds, not hours.

Slate learns your venue's patterns — footfall, bookings, weather, local events — and generates optimised schedules that balance cost, compliance, and staff happiness.

  • Rotas generated in under 10 seconds
  • 📊Demand forecasting from real venue data
  • 💷Avg. 12% reduction in labour costs
  • 😊Staff preference & availability built in
AI Building Rota…
Week of 7 Apr
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Sarah K.
James R.
Priya M.
Tom W.
Optimised — £1,240 saved this week
4 staff · 98 hrs
Interactive Demo

See demand before it happens.

Tap any cell to explore predicted demand. Drag the slider to see what happens when you under- or over-staff.

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8–11am
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11am–2pm
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2–5pm
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5–9pm
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9–11pm
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Optimal
UnderstaffedOptimalOverstaffed
Est. weekly labour cost£4,968

Built for the realities of hospitality.

Not another generic HR tool. Slate is designed from the ground up for restaurants, bars, and cafés.

Demand Forecasting

ML models trained on your bookings, walk-ins, weather, and local events predict covers with 92%+ accuracy.

One-Click Rotas

AI generates compliant, cost-optimised schedules in seconds. Drag to adjust, or let Slate handle it all.

Labour Cost Control

Real-time budget tracking against targets. Get alerts before you overspend, not after.

Staff Happiness

Preferences, availability, and fair shift distribution baked into every schedule. Less conflict, less turnover.

Compliance Built In

Working Time Directive, break rules, max hours — all enforced automatically. No spreadsheet gymnastics.

Live Insights

Dashboard showing labour % of revenue, shift fill rates, and trends — so you make better decisions daily.

Designed for venues like yours

RestaurantsCafésBarsHotelsPubsQSRCatering
Your Savings

See what Slate saves you.

Adjust your team size and hourly rate. Watch the savings flow.

15
£12
£8/hr£25/hr
Annual savings
£44,928
Hours recovered/week
72 hrs
Shifts auto-filled/month
274
Like hiring extra
1.8 staff
Savings flowing back to your business

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