Welcome to
Modern Hospitality.
Your restaurant runs on hundreds of systems.
None of them talk to each other.
The operating
system hospitality has always wanted.
The Same Sun is a hospitality technology company. We build software platforms designed from the ground up for the specific, relentless complexity of running a food and beverage business, not adapted from tools built for everyone else.
Independent operators have always been resourceful. There are no tools built specifically for these operators. So we're giving them something better than resourcefulness: actual systems.
of restaurants fail
within five years
50%
100+
moving parts
managed daily
3-9%
average industry
profit margins
Roux brings it all together.
Every license, permit, vendor contract, staff file, and financial report — organized, searchable, and automated. So the next time someone asks for your insurance cert, or the inspector walks in, it takes you seconds.
Everything exists because an operator needed it. Nothing added because it sounded good in a pitch deck.
Operator-first design
Our tools are designed for small and independent businesses, not stripped-down versions of enterprise software, but purpose-built for the scale and pace of real hospitality operations.
Built for independence
We're moving beyond record-keeping. Both platforms are built toward a future where the software doesn't just hold your data, it thinks with it.
Intelligence, not just storage
One platform. One foundation.
Roux
AVAILABLE NOW
Running a restaurant means managing compliance, vendor relationships, staff documentation, financial data, and a hundred other things simultaneously. Roux brings all of it into one place.
Documents. Deadlines. Vendors. Financials. Team files. Menu costing. Live visibility across everything that keeps your operation running, and an alert system that catches problems before they become crises.
COMPLIANCE & RENEWALS
DOCUMENT VAULT
FINANCIAL CLARITY
VENDOR MANAGEMENT
STAFF FILES
MENU COSTING
The command center for your restaurant.
Roux Marketing
COMING SOON
A marketing command center built specifically for hospitality brands. Store brand assets, briefs, and guidelines. Plan campaigns with an integrated content calendar. Track press, events, and media. Get strategic guidance built into the workflow.
BRAND CENTRAL
CONTENT CALENDAR
PR & MEDIA TRACKING
STRATEGY TOOLS
REPORTING
Your brand, activated.
Roux works alongside
the tools you
already have.
Roux connects directly with QuickBooks. It's built to work alongside Toast, not replace it. Setup takes under an hour, and we walk you through it.
$149/month.
Everything included. No per-seat fees.
Our edge
The Same Sun was founded by people who have run restaurants, managed scaling businesses, and lived the gap between what operators need and what generic software offers. That experience isn't a backstory, it's the foundation of every product decision we make.
Built from the inside.
"The tools that existed were either built for corporations or too generic to matter. So we built the ones that should have always existed."
Backed by Operators
Our founders have built some of the most respected businesses in American hospitality.
Osito. Kinfolk. Hard Times Deli. Etowah Collective. The people behind The Same Sun have earned Michelin stars and national recognition not because the industry was easy, but because they built systems that worked. Now they're building the infrastructure so others can too.
Osito — Michelin-starred, 100% live-fire, San Francisco
Kinfolk — Memphis, Southern foodways, modern technique
Innovaccer — healthtech unicorn, AI-driven platform
Solv Health, Klout, Whil — 25+ years in product and brand
If you're building something
in hospitality, let's talk.
Whether you're an operator looking for better tools, an investor who sees the gap we're closing, or a potential partner; we want to hear from you.