CASE STUDIES
See how Toronto's best restaurants use Zing to build reliable extended teams.
SPOT STORIES
FINE DINING · TORONTO
Ricardo's
40% reduction
in no-shows.
Ricardo's had struggled for years with last-minute cancellations from agency staff — often discovering no-shows at 4pm for a 6pm service. After joining Zing, their shift completion rate climbed above 96% within the first quarter, driven by mutual choice accountability and Teammate reputations tied to their Zings scores. Today, three Teammates who came through Zing are now full-time members of the Ricardo's team — and the restaurant still uses Zing for their busiest weekend services.
CASUAL ITALIAN · TORONTO
Sotto Sotto
Hired 3 Teammates
full-time.
For Sotto Sotto, the appeal of Zing wasn't just emergency coverage — it was the ability to audition talent over multiple shifts before making permanent hiring decisions. The restaurant used the platform's shift history and dimension scores to track three Teammates across a full season, identifying those who consistently fit their service culture. All three were brought on permanently, replacing a high-turnover position that had been difficult to fill through traditional channels. Sotto Sotto now describes Zing as their best recruitment tool.
MODERN MEXICAN · TORONTO
Quetzal
Filled 200+
emergency shifts.
Quetzal's high-volume, high-energy service model demands Teammates who can integrate instantly without a learning curve. Their partnership with Zing has produced over 200 emergency shift fills across two years — all executed within hours, with a 94% satisfaction rate on post-shift reviews. The platform's THSS assessment has been particularly effective at flagging the adaptability and warmth scores that Quetzal's management considers non-negotiable for their floor culture. Zing is now the first call they make when a shift needs covering.
BY THE NUMBERS
40%
Avg reduction in staffing gaps after joining Zing
94%
Shift completion rate platform-wide
3.2×
Avg Teammate return rate per Spot
12
Avg shifts per Spot per month
"We don't think of Zing as a staffing vendor. We think of it as the infrastructure that makes a more flexible, more resilient operation possible."
Operations Director
Long-standing Zing Spot, Toronto
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