16 use cases

AI for cafés and hospo in NZ

Specials boards, social posts, rosters, review replies, menu costings. Hospo runs on a hundred small jobs, and most of the writing and number-crunching ones are where AI can give you an hour back. Each one below has a prompt you can copy and a worked Kiwi example.

Cafés and hospo / Retail +2 more

Write a job ad and interview questions

A clear, friendly job ad that sounds like your business, plus interview questions that get past the rehearsed answers.

BeginnerHiring and staffNew

Tradies / Cafés and hospo +3 more

Ask happy customers for a Google review

Short, polite review request wording for a text, an email and a counter card, that follows Google's rules and NZ law.

BeginnerReviews, Customer serviceNew

Farming / Tradies +3 more

Compare supplier or contractor quotes side by side

A clear side-by-side table of 2 to 4 quotes, with what's included, what's missing and the questions to ask each supplier.

IntermediateQuotes and proposals, Money and GSTNew

Cafés and hospo / Retail +1 more

Draft a weekly staff roster

A first-draft weekly roster as a table, built from staff availability, hours and opening times, ready for you to check.

IntermediateAdmin and rosteringNew

Cafés and hospo / Retail +2 more

Plan a new staff member's first week

A day-by-day first-week plan and a short welcome pack, so your new starter knows what's happening and nothing gets missed.

BeginnerHiring and staff, Admin and rosteringNew

Cafés and hospo / Tourism +1 more

Promote an event with posts, a listing and a poster

Social posts, an event listing and poster wording for your live music night, workshop or tasting, all from one set of notes.

BeginnerMarketing and social, PlanningNew

Retail / Cafés and hospo +2 more

Reply calmly to a customer complaint

A calm, clear reply to an unhappy customer's email or message that sorts the problem without promising more than you should.

BeginnerCustomer service, Emails, ReviewsNew

Retail / Cafés and hospo +3 more

Reply to a 1-star review with no comment

A short, friendly reply to a star-only bad review that shows you care and gives the reviewer an easy way to tell you more.

BeginnerReviews, Customer serviceNew

Retail / Cafés and hospo +3 more

Reply to a fake or unfair Google review

A calm public reply to a review you think is fake, plus a clear note for reporting it to Google.

BeginnerReviews, Customer serviceNew

Cafés and hospo / Retail +1 more

Turn your routines into staff checklists

A clear opening, closing or training checklist your team can follow, built from what's in your head.

BeginnerAdmin and rostering, Hiring and staffNew

Retail / Cafés and hospo +1 more

Write a monthly customer email newsletter

A short, friendly monthly email for your customers, with subject lines to choose from and a simple structure you can reuse.

BeginnerMarketing and social, EmailsNew

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