What ExpandShare does

ExpandShare is described in firmographic records as an eLearning software developer and content creator, founded in 2008 and headquartered in Akron, Ohio, operating with 11–50 employees. The aggregated data, however, is centered on the Restaurant365 (R365) platform — a unified, cloud-based restaurant management system in which ExpandShare-style employee training content appears as the Employee Training module within the broader Workforce Management suite. The platform combines accounting, inventory & purchasing, workforce management, and payroll & HR modules into a single back-office system for restaurants. AI capabilities layer across modules, anchored by the R365 AI intelligence engine and including AI-supported training translation, AI-powered dashboards, and the mobile-first training application. Named reference customers span QSR, fast casual, casual dining, and full-service operators, including Sbarro's, Freddy's Frozen Custard, Black Bear Diner, Blaze Pizza, Winking Lizard Tavern, and Adair Concepts.

The company operates an enterprise-focused go-to-market: direct sales, quote-based annual subscriptions, demo-driven lead capture from the website, and a growing partner ecosystem across Technology, Vendor, and Channel & Service Partners. Core integration with Always Food Safe supplies food-safety and alcohol-certification training. Marketing mixes top-of-funnel content (blog, guides, webinars, YouTube, newsletter) with mid-funnel proof assets (case studies like Winking Lizard Tavern's 2,000+ monthly training completions) and an annual industry event, Transform 2026. Operational footprint spans the United States (Irvine HQ, Austin, Akron), Mexico City, and Nablus (Palestine).

Revenue mechanics rely on recurring SaaS subscriptions to the unified platform, with the Employee Training module positioned both as a standalone purchase and as embedded within larger Workforce and full-suite contracts. Pricing is custom and quote-based, scaled by location count and feature scope, with no publicly disclosed tiers. The business model favors mid-market and enterprise multi-location restaurant groups and franchise brands, with adjacent exposure to accounting firms serving restaurant clients.

Name

ExpandShare

Legal name

Restaurant365

Website

https://expandshare.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

ExpandShare is an eLearning software developer and content creator, founded in 2008 and based in Akron, Ohio, whose employee training capabilities operate within the Restaurant365 (R365) unified restaurant management platform, serving multi-location restaurant groups and franchise brands across the US with mobile-first training, AI-supported translation, and integrated compliance.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Akron

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Restaurant Training Software Subscription: Restaurant365 generates revenue through software subscriptions for its integrated restaurant management platform, which includes employee training as part of its workforce management module

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

ExpandShare is identified in firmographic data as an eLearning software developer and content creator. The detailed source material describes a unified restaurant management platform (Restaurant365/R365) combining accounting, operations, scheduling, inventory, and workforce management, with an integrated Employee Training module that enables building, distributing, and tracking tailored training courses for compliance, staff retention, and performance across multiple restaurant locations via mobile and web.

Product overview

Restaurant365 (R365) is a unified restaurant management platform combining accounting, inventory & purchasing, workforce management, and payroll & HR into an integrated system. The platform consists of core modules including Accounting (AP Automation, Banking, Fixed Asset Management, Budgeting and Forecasting, Financial Reporting, Bookkeeping, Third Party Dispute Resolution), Inventory & Purchasing (Inventory Management, Recipes, Prep, Purchasing and Receiving, Cash Management, Commissary, AI Dashboards), Workforce Management (Scheduling, Sales Forecasting, Employee Training, Time & Attendance, Task Management, Logbook & Chat, Tip Automation), and Payroll & HR (Hiring, Onboarding, HR, Payroll). The R365 AI intelligence engine powers AI-supported features across the platform including translation capabilities. The platform is modular, allowing restaurants to choose solutions and scale with confidence.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Restaurant365 (R365) Platform Unified restaurant management platform combining accounting, operations, scheduling, workforce management, inventory control, and payroll & HR into a single integrated cloud-based system with AI-powered capabilities. Sold to multi-location restaurant groups, franchise brands, small business restaurants, and accounting firms serving restaurants.
• Restaurant Employee Training Software Restaurant employee training software that enables building, distributing, and tracking tailored courses for compliance, staff retention, and performance across multiple restaurant locations. Includes pre-built industry courses, AI-supported multi-language translation, role-based training paths, real-time progress tracking, and Always Food Safe integration for food safety and alcohol certification. Targeted at multi-location restaurant groups, franchise brands, and small business restaurants.
• R365 Mobile App Mobile application enabling restaurant staff to complete training and access workforce features from anywhere. Supports the employee training, scheduling, and other workforce workflows on mobile devices.
• R365 AI Intelligence engine built for the restaurant back office, powering AI capabilities across the R365 platform including AI-supported translation of training content into multiple languages and AI-powered dashboards for inventory and operational insights.

Quantifiable outcome

• 2,000+ training completions per month increase in employee training engagement

Named customers6 records

Segments10 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

AI capability3 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Always Food SafecoreTechnology or IntegrationIntegration partnership for food safety and alcohol certification training. Restaurant365 integrates with Always Food Safe to streamline compliance training, ensuring restaurants meet certification standards across all locations. This enables scale training with unlimited certifications and automated compliance tracking.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• LearnDash: WordPress-based LMS used by organizations to build, deliver, and track online training programs; directly comparable as a course-authoring and delivery platform targeting business customers.
• TalentLMS: Cloud LMS aimed at SMB and mid-market buyers with course authoring, compliance tracking, and mobile delivery; closely comparable in product scope and target buyer.
• 7shifts: Restaurant-focused employee scheduling, payroll, and team management platform with an adjacent learning/training module; competes for the same multi-location restaurant training wallet.
• Lessonly (by Seismic): Customer-facing and employee training software with interactive lessons, role-based paths, and reporting; direct peer in the interactive, role-based training category.
• Fourth (HotSchedules): Restaurant-specific workforce management suite covering scheduling, HR, payroll, and learning; directly competes for restaurant training budgets from multi-unit operators.

Broad incumbents

• Docebo: Enterprise AI-powered learning platform serving large organizations across multiple verticals; broader in scale and customer size but overlaps heavily in training-content delivery and compliance use cases.
• Litmos (SAP Litmos): Established enterprise LMS with ready-made course libraries and compliance content; comparable as a training delivery and tracking platform with deep compliance orientation.
• Toast: Restaurant POS and operations platform expanding into team management and training; competes broadly with ExpandShare's target restaurant customers and embeds learning within a larger platform.

Emerging players

• iSpring Solutions: Authoring tools and LMS platform for converting existing content into online courses with assessments and tracking; overlaps with the content-authoring and delivery portion of ExpandShare's product.
• Thinkific: Course-creation and delivery platform serving SMB creators and small businesses; comparable as a SaaS LMS, though positioned more for creator/entrepreneur use cases than restaurant operator compliance.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@Restaurant365
• Xx.com/expandshare

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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