Clave

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Clave connects the tools your restaurants already run, so you can get answers and take action without replacing your systems.

Clave handles sensitive information from your restaurants: sales, labor, costs, and access to the systems you run. We protect that information with customer-scoped analytics, encrypted credentials, and controlled access.

In 1995, researchers Eric Darr, Linda Argote, and Dennis Epple published a study of 36 pizza stores in the same franchise system with 10 different franchisees. What they found is that greater operator experience was directly associated with lower production costs. That shouldn’t be surprising. But the researchers also pointed to knowledge transfer between stores belonging only to the same owner, while having found no evidence of transfer between stores belonging to different franchisees. So oper

They connected the systems they already run, put Clave on top of them, and stopped rebuilding the work by hand. This is what it moved.

Managers were staring at a dense grid of names, hours, availability, time-off blocks, and shift notes. It was hard to scan, difficult to use from a phone, and did not give the team a usable export for the work they needed to do. Nobody wanted to rebuild another week inside it.

Receipts were scattered around the desk. Every line had to be typed, cleaned up, and matched to the product catalog. Pack sizes and units had to be reconciled before ingredient costs could flow through the recipe book.

Miami, in person. $150k+ and 0.5 to 1.5%.

for your first 30 days, every store you connect

We'll help you get the most out of Clave and answer any questions you may have.

Clave connects your restaurant systems to answer questions, automate reports, and take approved actions. Get time back for your team, your guests, and the details that make them feel taken care of.

Gulliver Prep alumni brothers Mateo Acosta-Rubio and Tadeo Acosta-Rubio are bringing AI innovation to fast food. The article identifies Mateo as a member of the class of 2023 and Tadeo as a member of the class of 2019, and says their entrepreneurial paths began before a startup.

May 2026 · Gulliver PrepNews article

Clave is a Miami-based startup building an AI-powered operations platform for quick-service restaurant franchise operators. The article says the company announced a development, but the available text cuts off before providing details.

Apr 2026 · Refresh MiamiNews article