Zairo
Kansas City, Kansas, United States
What it is
Zairo turns labor, sales, scheduling, food-cost, and operational data into actions for restaurant teams. It is designed for multi-unit quick-service and fast-casual franchise groups and independent operators, and single-location operators can also use it. Its scheduler uses sales forecasts, labor targets, and staff availability to create weekly schedules, with a rule-based fallback. The Daily Blueprint gives managers shift priorities, speed-of-service and KPI insights, alerts, and action plans. COGAR compares item costs and yield with standards, while invoice extraction categorizes expenses for review. Drive-thru analytics score performance in 15-minute intervals, identify the weakest hour, and can send SMS alerts when service misses its target by 10% or more. Square connects during guided onboarding and provides sales, orders, labor, inventory, and team data. Operators can submit daily reports in PDF, Excel, or CSV formats; additional POS integrations are scoped per operator. Zairo is available on Android, iOS, and web. Pricing is provided on request under a custom annual operating agreement billed per store per month; the rate depends on store count and selected modules, and there is no self-serve plan.
For and against
For
- Creates weekly schedules from forecasts, targets, and staff availability.
- Daily Blueprint provides shift priorities and manager action plans.
- Drive-thru scores identify the weakest hour.
- Accepts daily reports in PDF, Excel, or CSV formats.
Against
- Pricing is available on request.
- There is no self-serve plan.
- Mobile access requires an active company account.
- Additional POS integrations are scoped per operator.
The verdict
Zairo brings scheduling, shift guidance, food-cost review, and drive-thru analytics together for restaurant operators. Its custom, per-store agreement and company-account requirement make it a fit for operators prepared for guided onboarding rather than self-service access.
Who it suits
Zairo suits multi-unit QSR and fast-casual franchise groups and independent operators seeking operational, labor, sales, and food-cost tools. It can also be used by single-location operators, but mobile access requires an active company account.
Plans and prices
Custom annual operating agreement
Rate depends on store count and selected modules · No self-serve plan
Read 8 Oct 2026 · zairoai.com
On the record
- Access controls
- Role-based access limits which stores and data each role can see, and sessions are revoked when access changes.zairoai.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- 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.zairoai.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Daily operations
- The Daily Blueprint provides shift priorities, speed-of-service and KPI insights, alerts, and manager action plans.zairoai.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Food cost
- COGAR compares item costs and yield against standards, while invoice extraction categorizes expenses for review.zairoai.com · read 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.zairoai.com · read 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.zairoai.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Other integrations
- Additional POS integrations are scoped per operator.zairoai.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Zairo turns labor, sales, scheduling, food-cost, and operational data into actions for multi-unit QSR teams.zairoai.com · read 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.zairoai.com · read 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.zairoai.com · read 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.zairoai.com · read 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.zairoai.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Support and onboarding
- Zairo provides guided onboarding and operator support at [email protected] or through its support page.zairoai.com · read 8 Oct 2026
