Recipients honored for creative solutions, tangible achievements, and bold leadership in implementing restaurant technology
IRVINE, Calif., Sept. 17, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Restaurant365, the leading all-in-one restaurant management platform, today announced the winners of its 2025 Customer Excellence Awards (CEA). The awards honor restaurants that have demonstrated exceptional innovation, measurable impact, and leadership in using technology to transform their businesses.
2025 Category Winners:
Accounting — Wholly Stromboli (Fort Lupton, CO)
Operations — Villa Restaurant Group (Morristown, NJ)
Workforce — Johnson’s Landing (Western New York)
“Each of these winners has not only achieved outstanding results in their category but also inspired the broader restaurant community with their commitment to innovation, team culture, and customer experience,” said Morgan Harris, Restaurant365 Co-Founder & Chief Community Officer.
The winners will be honored live at the Restaurant Transformation Festival (RTF) in San Diego, September 21–23, 2025, where Harris will announce the overall Customer Excellence Award Winner, who will also receive $10,000.
“We’re holding food costs at 18% without annual price increases. Instead, we use R365 menu analysis and waste tracking to engineer recipes and portioning — an exceptional number for an independent operator,” said Eric Rickman, CFO of Wholly Stromboli, reflecting on the company’s Accounting Excellence recognition.
“Restaurant365 has truly transformed how we operate — the visibility and automation let our operators make real-time decisions and drive profitability,” said Michael Leemann, Controller at Villa Restaurant Group, recognized for Operations Excellence.
“Since rolling out training with Restaurant365, two employees have stepped up into lead roles — one from the host team and one from the food runner team — creating their own checklists and driving improvements.” shared Rick Weber, COO of Johnson’s Landing, the Workforce Excellence winner.
About the Restaurant365 Customer Excellence Awards
Launched in 2025, the Customer Excellence Awards celebrate Restaurant365 customers who exemplify success across core categories: Accounting, Operations, and Workforce. Finalists and winners are chosen based on measurable impact, scalability, employee engagement, customer focus, and innovation.
About Restaurant365®
Restaurant365 is the leading back-of-house accounting, inventory, workforce management, and payroll solution developed specifically for the restaurant industry. R365’s all-in-one restaurant management platform simplifies day-to-day management for leaders at all levels, empowering them to control food costs, optimize labor, and improve guest experiences. Restaurant365’s cloud-based architecture and robust integrations connect it to hundreds of POS providers, vendors, and banks, providing complete, accurate insights that empower managers to take meaningful action. Restaurant365 is headquartered in Irvine, California, and has an office in Austin, Texas. The company is backed by Bessemer Venture Partners, ICONIQ, KKR, L Catterton, and Serent Capital. Additional information is available at restaurant365.com.
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