Case Study: Thievery and Butter achieves rapid scaling and simplified payroll with Deputy

Thievery + Butter with Deputy, a combination as good as hip-hop, fried chicken and champagne

Thievery and Butter are Sydney hospitality venues founded by Mo Moubayed, Jeremy Yong, Manoli Politis and Paul Flynn that combine modern Lebanese‑style food, cocktails and a hip‑hop atmosphere. After rapid success—scaling from 7 to 45 employees and opening a second venue in under a year—the team struggled with high turnover and time‑consuming rostering and payroll that threatened to pull them away from front‑of‑house priorities.

They implemented Deputy’s cloud‑based rostering and payroll with Xero integration and built‑in award interpretation, allowing one‑click payroll from a phone or anywhere and removing the need for hardware. As a result they scaled staff and opened Butter without increasing administrative workload, can process payroll remotely, and have reclaimed time to focus on customers, events and growing the business.

Thievery and Butter

Jokes Flynn

Co-Owner