Empowering Your
Restaurant | Technology
Fork & Tech is a restaurant technology consulting firm that helps operators and ownership teams make better decisions — and then execute them cleanly.
We work across POS, network, audio/video, security, and in-store systems, bringing structure to projects where complexity, vendors, and timelines collide. Our focus isn’t just getting technology installed — it’s ensuring the right decisions are made, owned, and carried through from design to finish-out.
With over 35 years of restaurant experience, we support restaurants across the U.S. during moments that matter most: new builds, remodels, upgrades, and high-risk technology transitions.
Consulting First,
Delivery When Needed.
Fork & Tech leads with consulting — but we don’t stop at recommendations.
When appropriate, we also support governed delivery and execution, ensuring that implementation aligns with the decisions made upstream through Seam.
Our consulting services may include guidance and oversight for:
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Network and data cabling strategy
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Audio, video, TV, and in-store music systems
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POS platforms, configuration, and data management
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Back-office systems and integrations
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DNS, domain, and email environments
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Ongoing optimization, support strategy, and escalation governance
In some engagements, Fork & Tech may also provide hands-on delivery. In others, we act as the consulting layer coordinating multiple vendors - always with Seam as the operating framework.
How We Run Every Engagement
Most restaurant technology projects don’t fail because the work is hard. They fail because scope drifts, decisions go unowned, and responsibility breaks down between vendors and systems.
Seam is the consulting framework behind how Fork & Tech works.
It’s the structure we use to guide projects from early planning through install, finish-out, and ongoing optimization - especially in complex, multi-vendor environments.
Seam works by introducing discipline at the moments where projects typically unravel:
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Clear scope, continuously managed
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We establish scope early, then actively revisit it as conditions change. When something shifts, it’s surfaced, evaluated, and either approved or rejected - before it quietly turns into a delay or change order.
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Explicit decision ownership
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Every material decision has a clear owner, timeline, and fallback path. Seam prevents decisions from floating between vendors, teams, or meetings, ensuring accountability is defined before execution begins.
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Cross-system alignment
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POS, AV, network, and operations are treated as one connected system - not separate workstreams. Seam helps identify and manage the seams between those systems where misalignment typically occurs.
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Early risk visibility
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Risks are identified, documented, and addressed while there’s still time to act. This reduces late-stage surprises and creates more predictable outcomes for all stakeholders.
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By applying this framework, Fork & Tech operates as a true partner - not just a service provider. Seam gives clients clarity around what’s happening, confidence in how decisions are made, and accountability throughout the entire project lifecycle.
What Seam™ Delivers
Through Seam, our consulting engagements produce clear, repeatable outputs that keep projects moving forward:
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Decision logs that clarify ownership, deadlines, and fallback paths
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Punch lists organized by discipline during install and finish-out
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Vendor proposal and change-order reviews that expose scope gaps early
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Executive-ready status updates that separate facts, risks, and next steps
These artifacts reduce meeting churn, prevent late-stage surprises, and keep all parties aligned - even as conditions change.
Built for Operators,
Not Slide Decks
Our recommendations are grounded in how restaurants actually operate - not how systems look on paper.
We listen first, ask the hard questions early, and help teams make informed decisions that support service flow, staff efficiency, and guest experience. Just as importantly, we help clients avoid unnecessary complexity that creates problems later.
Foward Thinking
Without Overengineering
Fork & Tech helps restaurants plan for what’s next without losing sight of cost, maintainability, or operational reality.
Our consulting balances future readiness with practical execution - ensuring today’s decisions don’t become tomorrow’s constraints.
