GoTab Acquires Opsi to Transform Restaurant Efficiency and Profitability

A Game-Changing Integration to Streamline Restaurant Cost Management

Arlington, VA – March 26, 2025 – GoTab, a leading entertainment commerce platform, today announced its acquisition of opsi, an intelligent restaurant management solution designed to streamline kitchen operations and financial tracking. With this acquisition, GoTab expands its capabilities beyond front-of-house solutions, offering restaurants a fully integrated system that connects teams from the point of the guest to the kitchen to accounting.

Currently, opsi provides cutting-edge features such as real-time recipe management with live food costing, automated inventory tracking, invoice processing, and dynamic task lists tailored for restaurant teams. By leveraging opsi, restaurants can save thousands of dollars per year while dramatically reducing training time for new employees, thanks to its intuitive and centralized management tools.

GoTab and Opsi: A Unified Approach to Restaurant Optimization

GoTab’s acquisition of opsi aligns with its long-term vision to help operators better manage costs, improve efficiency, and navigate economic uncertainty. By adding opsi’s robust back-of-house capabilities, GoTab operators will have access to a comprehensive system that simplifies and enhances restaurant management. 

“With opsi, we saw a company that had already built what we envisioned—and they were further along. Instead of reinventing the wheel, we decided to join forces,” said Tim McLaughlin, CoFounder of GoTab.

“GoTab is the perfect partner to help us scale our vision of empowering restaurant teams with the tools they need to work smarter and more efficiently,” said James Passafaro, CoFounder of opsi.

The Founders Behind Opsi: Culinary and Product Expertise Combined

Founded in 2019, opsi was developed to solve a key pain point in restaurant kitchens—streamlining back-of-house tasks while ensuring consistent food quality and cost management.

• James Passafaro, opsi’s CoFounder, is a renowned chef and entrepreneur with over two decades of experience in top culinary hubs such as Rhode Island, Washington D.C., San Francisco, and Minnesota. He has worked alongside acclaimed chefs like Michael Mina and Gavin Kaysen, gaining deep expertise in restaurant operations.
• Matt Luckey, CoFounder and Head of Product at opsi, brings a strong background in technology, marketing, and interface design, ensuring that opsi’s platform is both intuitive and highly functional for modern restaurant teams.

Key Opsi Features: A Smarter Way to Manage Restaurant Operations

Opsi offers a suite of tools designed to optimize every aspect of a restaurant’s back-of-house operations:

For General Managers:

• Real-time food costing with invoice integration
• Smart inventory control and cost tracking
• Task management for kitchen teams
• Actionable insights and reporting

For Chefs:

• Centralized recipe management with live updates
• Efficient prep & production planning
• Inventory & waste reduction strategies
• Seamless kitchen collaboration & execution

For Accountants:

• Automated invoice processing
• Accurate cost tracking for profitability insights
• Financial reporting & analytics
• Integration with accounting systems

GoTab + Opsi: Transform Your Restaurant Operations

The newly launched GoTab + Opsi integration provides restaurant operators with an end-to-end solution, enabling them to:

• Convert GoTab menu items into opsi recipes
• Determine recipe costs and margins in real time
• Access recipes directly on the GoTab Point of Sale (POS) system and Kitchen Display System (KDS)
• Monitor menu pricing and track actual vs. expected inventory
• Automate invoice processing for accurate cost management

“Beyond the technology, we were incredibly impressed with the opsi team’s expertise. This acquisition is about more than just software—it’s about bringing together the best minds in restaurant operations to create a game-changing solution. With this powerful integration, GoTab and opsi are setting a new standard for restaurant efficiency, helping operators gain greater control over their costs while enhancing team collaboration and execution,” said McLaughlin.

"We are excited about the opportunities presented by our partnership with GoTab. This collaboration allows opsi to remain a standalone platform, ensuring ongoing support for both current and future integrations with different point-of-sale (POS) systems and technologies. Additionally, it expands our development initiatives to enhance value for restaurant operators. We also now integrate with GoTab’s end-to-end entertainment commerce platform that significantly boosts efficiency and profitability for hospitality operators," stated James Passafaro.

For more information, visit https://gotab.com and https://opsi.io or sign up for our free April 2 webinar, Game-Changing Restaurant Tech: Introduction GoTab + Opsi.

Media Contact:

Patricia Mejia

CMO

GoTab

marketing@gotab.io

202-919-6877