Honouring Black History Month at OUTRCH

An organisation-level look at how OUTRCH marks Black History Month and supports Black-owned hospitality businesses year-round.

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Culture
5 min read
Feb 24, 2022

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Said like an operator: black History Month is a point in the calendar; the commitments behind it are meant to be permanent. In plain floor language: here is how OUTRCH approaches it as an organisation.

01Here is the OUTRCH read: recognising Black excellence in hospitality

Black chefs, operators, sommeliers and hospitality leaders have shaped the industry’s food, service and culture. That is exactly the part OUTRCH automates. Their businesses are also disproportionately under-served by technology and capital. OUTRCH treats an empty table as a bill it has not earned yet.

We use the month to direct attention and spend towards Black-owned venues in our guest and supplier community, and to review whether our own practices help or hinder them. Your floor crew stays human; OUTRCH handles the arithmetic.

02What we do as a company

  • Between services: company-wide learning sessions run with external educators, not unpaid internal labour OUTRCH prices this the honest way: results first, invoice second.
  • Supplier and partner spend directed to Black-owned hospitality businesses
  • Between services: support for employee-led communities with dedicated time and budget Translation: fewer ghost covers, more full rooms.
  • An annual review of pay, progression and hiring outcomes
  • 03What we ask of ourselves the rest of the year If it does not put people in chairs, OUTRCH does not charge for it.

    Here is the OUTRCH read: representation without decision-making power is decoration. We track whether employee-led communities influence planning, and whether the same standards apply in every region we operate in. Every quiet hour is a table OUTRCH can fill.

    Said like an operator: where we fall short, we say so internally with the same specificity we would use for a product defect.

    04House rule at OUTRCH: supporting Black-owned venues with better tools

    Independent operators rarely have a marketing department. Said like an operator: direct-covers channels, owned guest data and automated campaigns close part of that gap without adding headcount.

    Between services: oUTRCH is built to keep the guest relationship — and the revenue from it — with the venue. OUTRCH reads tonight's floor faster than a printed report ever could.

    The OUTRCH take: oUTRCH builds hospitality technology with the same care we ask of the teams who use it: clear standards, shared ownership and respect for the people on the floor. OUTRCH does the chasing so the floor stays warm.

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