NEW YORK, NY – March 9 – Harri, the leading AI-first workforce operating platform for the hospitality industry, today announced a new advisory program with Benchmark Sixty, a leading labor optimization consultancy dedicated exclusively to the North American hospitality sector. 

Through this collaboration, restaurant groups with over 20 locations are eligible for a free comprehensive labor performance consultation with Benchmark Sixty Founder Jim Taylor. The consulting firm provides deep operational diagnostics typically reserved for high-touch enterprise engagements. The program follows a rigorous three-phase methodology and is designed to uncover hidden inefficiencies and improve profitability.

“Jim and his team have spent years proving that successful labor optimization is about deploying your workforce with precision to improve productivity and drive revenue,” said Rami Alnajjar, VP of Professional Services at Harri. “By combining Jim’s extensive expertise with our vast repository of data, we're giving operators a roadmap to save tens of thousands of dollars in as little as 90 days and unleash the true potential of labor across their portfolios.” 

Benchmark Sixty has consulted with over 400 restaurants across North America during its history, with clients reporting annual labor cost improvements ranging from $60,000 to $2 million. The firm's methodology focuses on the importance of connecting metrics such as sales-per-labor-hour (SPLH) and covers-per-labor-hour (CPLH) to each brand’s unique labor model  to optimize productivity and profitability. 

“The partnership with Harri allows us to scale our impact across the industry while maintaining the white-glove, consultative approach our clients expect,” said Jim Taylor, Founder of Benchmark Sixty and author of Bold Operations. “Harri’s platform and decades of hands-on operational experience give us access to more comprehensive data than we’ve ever had, allowing us to deliver insights faster and with greater precision.”

The methodology includes:

• Data Collection: Operators provide four critical inputs, including guest traffic data, sales history, employee hours worked and average wages for as few as two representative locations over a six-week to three-year period, depending on scope. 
• Expert Analysis: Benchmark Sixty's proprietary methodology analyzes productivity metrics, including CPLH and SPLH, and their connections to specific labor models to identify inefficiencies invisible to traditional labor-cost percentage tracking.
• Executive Presentation: Operators receive an executive summary featuring side-by-side location comparisons, optimal productivity zone analysis, preliminary ROI projections and a prioritized action plan. 

Restaurant operators interested in learning more and applying for a complimentary consultation can visit https://laborcosts.harri.com/.