Case Study: The 1894 Lodge achieves operational resilience and sales recovery with 7shifts

How 1894 Lodge Has Adapted and Thrived During COVID-19

The 1894 Lodge is a chef-driven bar and restaurant housed in a 200-year-old building in rural New Washington, Indiana. When COVID-19 hit, the team had to quickly pivot from dine-in, cook-to-order service to takeout and tighter safety protocols while keeping staff employed and customers feeling safe.

They adopted 7shifts for scheduling, communications, and an Employee Health Check before clock-in, and used its Toast POS integration to align labor with sales. The result: staff cohesion through the transition, safer reopening with high customer trust, June sales that exceeded February’s, and clearer labor visibility that helped the Lodge navigate one of the industry’s toughest periods.

The 1894 Lodge

Logan Hostettler

General Manager