Rosnet vs. Fourth
If you're running 50+ locations across multiple concepts, the platform you choose has to do more than check boxes. It has to fit the way your restaurants actually operate.
Trusted by thousands of locations
The key difference between Rosnet and Fourth at a glance
Rosnet
Rosnet is a restaurant operations platform purpose-built for multi-unit, multi-brand franchise groups. Rosnet gives above-store leaders a single, real-time view of food cost, labor, and operations across every location. Rosnet manages recipe data and ingredient pricing on the operator's behalf.
Known for:
Managed recipe and ingredient price updates, included
24/7/365 US-based support
No billing until implementation & training is complete
Theoretical vs. actual food cost analysis at the recipe level
Designed for:
Multi-unit, multi-brand operators who chose their platform because it fits the way their restaurants operate.
Fourth
Founded as two separate companies, HotSchedules in Austin and Fourth in London, the two merged in 2019. HotSchedules built its reputation as a scheduling platform for restaurants and hospitality. Fourth built inventory and procurement tools for the UK market.
Known for:
HotSchedules scheduling as the core of the platform
Serves restaurants, hospitality, and retail
Demand forecasting for labor scheduling
Employee mobile app (paid download)
Designed for:
Restaurant and hospitality operators looking for a scheduling-first platform with optional inventory and HR modules.
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For yourself:
Why multi-unit operators
Switch to Rosnet
Your food cost data is maintained for you, not by you
Rosnet's food management team maintains your recipe database, updates ingredient pricing from invoices, and monitors your data for anomalies every day. When a new menu item launches or a vendor price changes, Rosnet handles it. With Fourth, your team does this work themselves.
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A complete BOH platform
Rosnet was built from the ground up as a single platform for food cost management, labor optimization, and above-store reporting. Every module shares the same data, the same interface, and the same support team. When your priority is controlling prime costs across every location, you need a platform that was built for that job from day one.
When you need help at 11pm on a Saturday, someone picks up the phone.
Rosnet's support team is US-based, restaurant-experienced, and available 24/7/365, including holidays. It's included for every customer at no extra cost. Fourth’s support operates during business hours on weekdays. After hours, requests convert to tickets.
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Operators trust Rosnet
to run their numbers
"Rosnet's customer response and availability is top notch. They're available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. I've got stories of DMs and GMs calling up on Christmas."
"When you're calling at odd times of the day and holidays, Rosnet has that support because of the length of our relationship. The reliability and relationships are there. That comfort factor is crucial sometimes with our franchisees."
"Everything moves incredibly quick. The training and support is nonstop, always there to help you. We thought it was being AI driven because the responses were so quick."
"The support team is amazing. You can always call and talk to them, and they know us well that they can help us triage what goes where. They are good at anticipating our needs."
"Our company has been using Rosnet for over 20 years and we always appreciate the personalized service and attention in the customer client support that we get."
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