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August 21, 2026

Crafty Unveils 2026 Summer Platform Release to Give Workplace Teams More Context, Control, and Convenience

New capabilities bring communication, benchmarking, and simpler everyday pantry management together for Crafty-powered pantries.

Rebecca Ross

Rebecca Ross

Crafty Unveils 2026 Summer Platform Release to Give Workplace Teams More Context, Control, and Convenience

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Crafty Platform 2026 Summer Release

CHICAGO, IL — August 21, 2026 — Crafty, a leading national provider of office pantry services, announced its 2026 Summer Release for the Crafty Platform, introducing new capabilities that power smarter workplace programs through stronger communication, deeper intelligence, and more efficient day-to-day management.

The workplace is entering a new era where higher employee expectations, tighter budget scrutiny, and rapid advances in AI are raising the bar for how programs perform. Winning workplace teams will need technology that does more than manage operations. They need technology that turns information into intelligence, surfaces opportunities, and empowers faster, more strategic decisions. Crafty is building the platform to power that future.

“We don’t measure innovation by how many features we ship. We measure it by how much more our clients can accomplish because of them,” said Allison Cuca, VP of Product at Crafty. “That’s what drives our roadmap. We look for the moments where technology can remove friction, reveal something teams couldn’t see before, or help them make a smarter decision faster."

Crafty’s Summer Release introduces new tools and enhancements across three areas:

  • Communication: A new Notification Center centralizes pantry communications, updates, and action items in one place, giving workplace teams a clearer way to stay informed about what is happening across every office and what needs their attention.
  • Context: The new Crafty Pantry Intelligence Index benchmarks pantry spend and assortment against relevant markets, industries, and company types. Instead of looking at performance in isolation, workplace leaders can add context to their data and make more confident decisions about their current and future pantry investment. 
  • Convenience: New enhancements make everyday platform management faster and more flexible, including more customizable reporting, editable headcounts, pinned pantries, and clear employee pantry voting insights. Together, the updates reduce administrative friction and make it easier for teams to access and act on the information that matters most.

Without the right intelligence, workplace teams are forced to make consequential decisions with incomplete information. The result is unnecessary spend, wasted time, and missed opportunities to improve the employee experience. As scrutiny on workplace investments grows, teams need more than access to data. They need the right information at the moment it can actually change an outcome.

“The pantry has historically been an industry without a real system of intelligence behind it,” said Cuca. “These releases bring that intelligence to life. We’re building toward a world where workplace teams do not have to hunt for information or guess at performance. Their pantry service partner should know what matters, surface it at the right moment, and empower them to act.”

Crafty's 2026 Summer Release demo is available to all Crafty clients inside the Crafty Platform.

About Crafty

Crafty is a leading national provider of office food and beverage programs, helping top workplaces elevate the employee experience. Powered by an innovative, centralized platform, Crafty delivers tailored, scalable pantry services designed to meet each client’s unique needs. Since 2015, companies like DraftKings, Robinhood, and Zillow have partnered with Crafty to create workplace experiences that foster culture, connection, and productivity. With operations in 45+ markets and a growing national footprint, Crafty supports over 750+ client offices and serves more than 300,000 employees each month. Headquartered in Chicago, with offices in New York and the Bay Area, Crafty is helping companies craft better workplaces, one pantry at a time.

Media Contact

Sarah Berger, VP of Marketing

sarah.berger@craftydelivers.com

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