A restaurant owner saw something nobody else was seeing.
It wasn't a technology problem. It was a pattern repeating across every restaurant: the data existed, but it was so scattered nobody could use it. What he built to fix it changed how 240+ restaurants operate.
The problem nobody was
solving.
Alessandro runs his own restaurant in Barcelona. He was using six programs that didn't talk to each other. The data was there — but useless in isolation. The day he connected it all, he found leaks he'd been missing for months. So he built a system so no restaurant owner would have to go through the same thing. Today, more than 240 restaurants run on Guava.
Core Values
The principles that guide every decision, every line of code, and every experience we design.
Simplicity
If your team doesn't get it in 30 minutes, it's not finished.
Real operations
We don't design for demos. We design for Friday at 10pm with a full dining room.
Reliability
Trust is our currency. We build systems that work when it matters most.
Empathy
We build for people who've been on their feet for 14 hours. Understanding the restaurateur is where we start.
Our Journey
We saw an industry asking for help
In the middle of the pandemic, we launched Pick & Pay: order and pay from the table with no contact. But being inside restaurants, we uncovered something deeper than the problem of the moment.
The pattern nobody was watching
Working side by side with restaurant owners, we saw everyone had the same invisible problem: their data existed, but scattered across 5-6 apps that didn't talk to each other. The leaks weren't cash-drawer leaks — they were information that never connected.
The question that changed everything
What would happen if a restaurant could see ALL its data together for the first time? Guava was born to answer that question. The answer surprised even us.
240+ restaurants found the answer
Each one found something different: margin leaks, unnecessary shifts, avoidable no-shows, suppliers raising prices without notice. But everyone discovered something they didn't know. That's the power of connecting everything.
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