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Featured in 514+ outlets across AP News, the USA Today network, and major regional press.

Our launch announcement was distributed via EIN Presswire and Newsmatics on April 29, 2026, picked up by national, regional, industry, and broadcast outlets across North America. Below is the live syndication record.

514+

Total pickups

223

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TV affiliates

Trade outlets

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Founder

Terry Psaltakis

Founder, ShiftTrained

More than thirty years in restaurants, every role from dishwasher to operator, across 20+ concepts.

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ShiftTrained is an AI menu training platform built for restaurants by an operator with more than thirty years in the industry. It turns any menu, uploaded or pulled straight from a restaurant's POS (Toast or Square), into a custom training quiz in minutes, helping front-of-house teams describe specials, identify allergens, and recommend pairings with confidence. ShiftTrained is based in Chicago.

Quick facts

What: AI that turns a restaurant's menu into staff training
Founded by: Terry Psaltakis, 30-year restaurant operator
HQ: Chicago, IL
How: 100–400 quiz questions per menu, taken on phones, no app
POS: integrates with Toast and Square
Coverage: featured in 500+ outlets incl. AP News, Bloomberg Terminal & the USA Today network
Contact: hello@shifttrained.com

Live customers

Operating today at independent restaurants.

Real restaurants running on ShiftTrained right now, with verified outcomes on the books and on G2.

Fat Tommy's Grill

Crestwood, IL

+11% check totals

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Black Barrel Tavern

West Loop · Chicago, IL

+34% wine sales

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The full pickup list

Every outlet that syndicated the announcement, grouped by tier and alphabetized within each group.

Tier-1 National

2 outlets

Newspapers (USA Today network + Gannett)

223 outlets

Industry trade publications

46 outlets

EIN wire network

10 outlets

Additional pickups

119 outlets

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