Field notes from the BOH Wiz kitchen in Chicago

BOH Wiz Blog

Short reads on prep labeling, food cost, kitchen workflows, and the unsexy operations work that actually moves the food-waste number. Written for operators, by an operator.

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October 7, 2026 · 5 min read · Franchise kitchens

Subway label printer: prep labels for franchise kitchens

How Subway franchise kitchens print prep labels in one tap and keep every store consistent.

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October 9, 2026 · 6 min read · Food safety

BOH labels: what every back-of-house label needs

The six things every BOH label needs, and the FDA 7-day rule in plain words.

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October 1, 2026 · 6 min read · Healthcare

Assisted living food labeling: why cafeterias switched

Why assisted living and hospital cafeterias are switching to printed prep labels.

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September 27, 2026 · 7 min read · Cost

Sharpie food labels vs a label printer: the real cost

What markers really cost a kitchen each month, and what they can’t track.

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September 24, 2026 · 5 min read · Multi-location

Commissary kitchen labeling for multi-location prep

Why the date travels with the food, and how groups keep shelf life the same at every store.

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August 28, 2026 · 4 min read · Hardware

What a thermal printer actually needs to work in a kitchen

Four things decide whether the printer already in your back office can print prep labels. Three things people worry about that mostly don't matter.

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May 2, 2026 · 5 min read · Kitchen workflow

Why we stopped handwriting prep labels

Three things handwritten labels do badly, why they cost a working kitchen real money, and what changed when we replaced them.

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May 2, 2026 · 7 min read · Notes from the kitchen

What we learned shipping BOH Wiz to 10 restaurants

Seven specific lessons from a year of running our prep-list-and-printer kit in real kitchens, from Dave & Buster's to small Chicago independents.

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May 2, 2026 · 4 min read · Product walkthrough

How we connected our prep list to a label printer in one tap

A walkthrough of the BOH Wiz prep-list-to-printer flow, with screenshots from the actual app. Tap an item, label prints in three seconds.

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May 2, 2026 · 6 min read · Restaurant operations

What it costs to run a kitchen labeling system: $299 once vs $144+/year forever

The 5-year math nobody on the sales call walks you through. One-time-purchase vs SaaS for restaurant prep labels.

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More posts coming soon. In the meantime, the Compare FAQ covers most operator questions.