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HotSchedules Celebrates 10 Years of Serving the Restaurant Industry with Innovative, Web-Based Labor Management Solutions

For the entire HotSchedules team, 2010 marks a milestone achievement for the company, celebrating its 10^th anniversary, and paving the way for continued innovation of on-demand labor management tools for the fast-paced restaurant industry.

"HotSchedules was the first to market a powerful, flexible and cost-effective web-based labor employee scheduling solution targeted specifically for restaurants. Prior to that, restaurants all managed their schedules with a slow, cumbersome paper-based system," said Ray Pawlikowski, president and CEO, HotSchedules.

Over the past decade, HotSchedules has grown from offering the easiest and most accessible employee scheduling solutions to providing a full range of labor management tools for restaurants to control labor costs and foster better communication and employee satisfaction. "Not only can HotSchedules customers more conveniently create and check their weekly schedules, but they can also more accurately track and analyze labor and control overtime expenses," said Pawlikowski. "Employee scheduling is a core part of our offerings, but our capabilities go far beyond just that."

"HotSchedules has been an instrumental tool for our business," said Darrin Heisey, Director of IT, Sonny's BBQ. "It provides our team members with easy access to schedules and instant updates, and enables team members to change or pick-up shifts with ease. Additionally, it has allowed our executive staff to directly communicate with those on the frontlines easily and efficiently. Congratulations to HotSchedules for 10 years of innovation in the restaurant industry, and we look forward to working with them for years to come."

Year after year, HotSchedules has experienced steady growth, which the company attributes to the continued quality and innovation of its labor management tools, as well as its unwavering commitment to providing each and every one of its customers with the best in support and training.

To better cater to the lifestyle of its Generation-Y user-base, HotSchedules has recently expanded its external communications to various social media outlets, including a company blog, Twitter, YouTube, LinkedIn, and a Facebook page. As part of the 10^th anniversary celebration, HotSchedules is hosting a contest through Facebook - "10,000 Facebook Fans by 10/10/10" - to encourage HotSchedules users to "Like" HotSchedules on Facebook and provide the company with valuable feedback on how HotSchedules can continue to improve its products and service.

"In 10 short years, HotSchedules is proud to be considered the leading provider of online employee scheduling and labor management solutions for restaurant businesses of all sizes," said Pawlikowski. "For all of our customers, we are more than just a vendor - we have become an integral part of their company culture. If we can help each and every one of our customers add to their bottom line and make their restaurants a better place to work, then I know that we've done our job. Here's to another 10 years!"

About HotSchedules

HotSchedules, innovators of the most widely-used web-based restaurant workforce management solutions and mobile applications, sets the industry standard for service, support and labor management expertise. By engaging with its clients as partners, HotSchedules vastly improves management-employee communications, resulting in greater employee satisfaction and retention-and offers a fast, proven ROI through reduced manual scheduling and labor costs. From independent restaurants to corporate chains, HotSchedules' suite of solutions empowers restaurant staff and managers with all the tools they need to communicate effectively and efficiently. More than 5,000 restaurants and over 450,000 users rely on HotSchedules every day. HotSchedules complements its product offerings with a world-class, bilingual support staff at the company's headquarters in Austin, Texas. Follow HotSchedules on Twitter at www.twitter.com/hotschedules.

HotSchedules' corporate and franchise clients include such well-known concepts as Outback Steakhouse, the Cheesecake Factory, P.F. Chang's China Bistro, Carino's Italian, Claim Jumper Restaurants, Carrabba's Italian Grill, Fleming's Steakhouse, Applebee's, BJ's Restaurants, Gordon Biersch, Jamba Juice and many others. For more information, visit www.hotschedules.com.

HotSchedules, Inc.
David Cantu, 512-904-2013
VP Business Development
david.cantu@hotschedules.com
or
Ketner Group (for HotSchedules)
Catherine Seeds or Valerie Kusler, 512-794-8876
hotschedulespr@ketnergroup.com