TabPref is a cloud‑based platform for hospitality venues that combines employee scheduling, time‑clock tracking, and role‑based messaging in a single dashboard. It also provides verified staff profiles, a vendor product catalog with demand signaling, and tools for publishing events and promotions to consumers, enabling streamlined operations and improved guest engagement.
Funding
Funding not disclosed
Founders
Product
Problem
Hospitality businesses often rely on a patchwork of separate tools—spreadsheets for schedules, messaging apps for staff coordination, and disparate vendor portals—leading to inefficiencies, communication gaps, and slow hiring cycles. This fragmentation makes it difficult for establishments to manage labor, engage vendors, and maintain a consistent brand presence across staff and customers.
Solution
TabPref consolidates workforce management, team communication, vendor engagement, and customer interaction into a single cloud‑based platform tailored for the hospitality sector. Managers can create and publish employee schedules, track clock‑in/out data, and broadcast real‑time updates through the built‑in TabChat messaging system, eliminating reliance on personal phone numbers or multiple apps. Professionals maintain LinkedIn‑style verified profiles that showcase certifications, shift histories, and media portfolios, enabling establishments to source qualified talent quickly. Vendors list products in a living catalog, receive demand signals from verified buyers, and coordinate sample deliveries within the same ecosystem. Consumers discover events, follow favorite staff and venues, and provide feedback, driving loyalty and foot traffic for participating businesses.
Target Audience
The primary users are restaurants, bars, hotels, spas, casinos, and other hospitality venues that need coordinated staff scheduling and vendor management, as well as hospitality professionals (bartenders, chefs, servers) seeking verified employment opportunities and exposure. Vendors supplying food, beverage, and hospitality equipment, along with consumers interested in discovering local events and talent, also benefit from the platform.
Features
- Integrated scheduling and time‑clock module with automated labor analytics and shift‑swap marketplace
- TabChat: real‑time, role‑based messaging platform that separates work communication from personal contacts
- Verified professional profiles with skill endorsements, certifications, and a shareable shift portfolio gallery
- Vendor marketplace featuring product catalogs, sample coordination, and demand‑signal dashboards that highlight high‑interest items
- Event management tools allowing establishments to publish specials, promotions, and ticketed experiences directly to consumer followers
- Centralized dashboard that unifies staff comms, vendor catalogs, job postings, and analytics for streamlined operations
- API‑ready architecture for seamless integration with existing POS, HRIS, or CRM systems