GUIDED CRISIS RESPONSE

Crisis playbooks built for restaurants

Food safety scares, guest injuries, and viral moments need a clear response. Start with restaurant-ready templates and run them live with your team.

Why restaurants struggle during an emergency

  • Slow response

    Staff and managers improvise while guests and media wait.

  • Mixed messages

    Social, staff talking points, and owner statements do not match.

  • Unclear ownership

    Nobody knows who approves refunds, closures, or public statements.

  • Writing under pressure

    Guest apology and media statements are drafted from scratch mid-crisis.

The first 24 hours: with and without a playbook

Without CrisisComs

  1. First 15 minutes

    Confirm the incident, assign a crisis lead, and pause non-essential posts.

  2. First hour

    Notify leadership, document facts, and draft holding statements for guests and staff.

  3. First 4 hours

    Align messaging across social, in-store signage, and media inquiries.

  4. First 24 hours

    Publish approved updates, support affected guests, and log decisions in your playbook.

With CrisisComs

  1. First 15 minutes

    Open your playbook, confirm the incident type, and assign roles from your pre-built plan.

  2. First hour

    Follow decision-tree steps for notifications, holding statements, and leadership approvals.

  3. First 4 hours

    Run live incident mode so staff see approved talking points and next actions in one place.

  4. First 24 hours

    Publish approved updates, log every decision, and debrief with a complete incident record.

Be Ready For The Emergencies You Face Most

  • Food safety incident

    • Guest illness reports or health department visit
    • Holding statements for guests and staff
    • When to pause service or close temporarily
  • Guest injury on site

    • First response and documentation steps
    • Insurance and legal notification
    • Family and media inquiry scripts
  • Viral social moment

    • Monitor and escalate quickly
    • Approved response and correction paths
    • When leadership must speak publicly
  • Temporary closure

    • Staff, guest, and vendor communication
    • Reopening criteria and messaging
    • Refund and reservation handling
  • Data or payment issue

    • Contain exposure and notify partners
    • Guest notification requirements
    • Regulatory and PR coordination

Be ready before the next incident

Sign up free, pick restaurant templates, and invite your team.

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How CrisisComs Works

  • Pick your templates

    Choose industry-ready playbooks at signup—no blank document.

  • Customize in minutes

    Tailor decision trees, approvals, and messaging for your team.

  • Run it live when it matters

    Walk through the playbook step by step during a real incident.

Know exactly what to do next

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What's included

  • Industry-ready crisis playbook templates
  • Branching decision trees for your team
  • Built-in legal and leadership approvals
  • Live incident mode when pressure hits
  • Unlimited team seats on paid plans
  • Export and print playbooks anytime

Pricing

Start free with a crisis playbook template. Upgrade when your team needs more playbooks, seats, and support.

Free

Free

1 playbook · 1 user

  • 1 free playbook
  • 1 team member
  • Pre-built template at signup
  • Live incident mode
Start free

Standard

$29/month

10 playbooks · 5 users

  • Up to 10 playbooks
  • Up to 5 team members
  • Export playbooks as pdf
  • Priority support
Get started

Premium

$149/month

Unlimited playbooks · 100 users

  • Unlimited playbooks
  • Everything in Standard
  • Up to 20 team members
  • Request custom playbooks
Get started