The food industry moves 2.3 million jobs a year. Most of them are filled wrong.

Ticket is the intelligence layer between 9.2M food industry workers and the kitchens, taprooms, and distribution networks that need them — right now, not next Tuesday.

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70% of operators can't fill their open shifts.

As of early 2025, the food and beverage industry is running on skeleton crews. 18 states still haven't recovered to pre-pandemic staffing. The operators who fill positions fastest aren't lucky — they're wired differently.

Top U.S. Metro Markets
LIVE
Metro
Shortage Severity
Index
New York, NY
94%
Los Angeles, CA
88%
Chicago, IL
85%
Houston, TX
91%
Miami, FL
96%
Las Vegas, NV
97%
Seattle, WA
83%
Atlanta, GA
87%
Index = % of operators reporting unfilled critical roles
79.6%
Avg. annual industry turnover rate
$2,300+
Cost to replace one hourly worker
45%
Operators understaffed right now
30%
Workers planning to leave within 2 yrs
Line Cook / BOH43%
Server / FOH41%
Bartender38%
Restaurant Manager28%
Supply Chain22%

Every unfilled BOH shift costs an independent restaurant an average of $380 in lost revenue and overtime bleed. At 3 unfilled shifts per week, that's $59,280 a year evaporating before the first cover is seated.

Your competitor just offered 16% more to your sous chef.

Supply chain professionals who changed jobs in 2024 saw a 16% salary jump. The BLS projects logistician roles will grow 17% by 2034 — nearly 5x faster than average. The market is moving. The question is whether you're moving with it.

2025 Benchmarks — U.S. National
Line Cook
$32k$52k
Sous Chef
$48k$72k
Executive Chef
$65k$115k
Sommelier
$42k$78k
GM / Director of Ops
$72k$130k
Supply Chain Manager
$100k$145k
Procurement Manager
$95k$143k
F&B Manufacturing
$88k$145k
Median
Range
Days from posting to accepted offer
Dishwasher / Prep
Benchmark: 5d3d
Line Cook
Benchmark: 8d12d
Bartender
Benchmark: 7d9d
Restaurant Manager
Benchmark: 21d28d
Executive Chef
Benchmark: 35d47d
Supply Chain Manager
Benchmark: 28d38d
Above benchmark
At or below
17%
Projected growth for logisticians, 2024–2034 (BLS)
+10.97%
YoY salary growth in F&B Manufacturing in 2024

Executive Chef roles taking 47 days to fill cost operators an average of $17,860 in interim labor and service degradation. Operators using Ticket cut that to 19 days.

Built for the 5 a.m. walk-in, not the 9-to-5 office.

Generalist job boards don't know the difference between a Garde Manger and a Grill Cook. Ticket does. Every feature was designed for how food industry operators actually hire — fast, specific, and under pressure.

Role-Specific Matching

BOH, FOH, supply chain, and corporate roles each have different signal — certifications, shift patterns, equipment fluency. Ticket reads all of it.

3.2xfaster qualified match vs. generalist boards

Live Salary Intelligence

Real-time comp data by metro, role type, and concept size so candidates negotiate from truth, not guesswork.

94%offer acceptance rate on Ticket-benchmarked postings

Multi-Concept HR Tools

Fill 15 positions across 4 concepts simultaneously. Batch posting, applicant routing, and status tracking built for groups, not single units.

15avg. roles filled per HR director per month

Cold Chain Talent Network

Distribution managers, logistics coordinators, and procurement specialists who understand perishable margins and cold storage operations.

863active supply chain roles open right now

Verified Credentials

ServSafe, WSET, HACCP, culinary school — verified before the interview, not after the hire. No more credential theater in the walk-in.

100%of credentials verified pre-application

Filled three line cook positions in 4 days before a Friday service. Never happened before Ticket.

Marcus Chen
Executive Chef, Meridian Group
Chicago, IL

Managing hiring across six concepts was chaos. Now I post once and route candidates by location automatically.

Priya Nair
Director of HR, Saffron Restaurant Group
Houston, TX

Found a cold chain logistics coordinator who actually understood perishable margins. That's rare.

Derek Okafor
VP Supply Chain, FreshDirect Distribution
New York, NY

Every day you don't fill it, you're paying for it.

The labor market isn't waiting for your next hiring cycle. 53% of companies are actively recruiting supply chain roles right now. Your competitor posted 3 hours ago.

What unfilled positions cost your operation
Unfilled BOH shift (per day)
Lost revenue + overtime bleed
$380
Replacing one hourly worker
Recruiting + training + ramp
$2,300
Executive Chef vacancy (47 days)
Interim labor + service degradation
$17,860
Annual turnover cost (10-unit group)
Based on 79.6% avg. turnover rate
$890,000+
Based on BLS data, NRA industry reports, and Ticket platform analytics

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