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DECEMBER 16, 2024

Auditing Classifications : Double-check exempt versus nonexempt statuses for all employees to avoid costly fines and incorrect paychecks and tax withholdings. Bonus Tip : Set a recurring calendar reminder to conduct quarterly payroll audits in 2025 so you can catch discrepancies even earlier.

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MAY 2, 2023

An audit can also be a powerful tool that can help you improve the financial health and profitabilit y of your restaurant. How to Conduct a Successful Restaurant Audit First, take stock of the following areas of your restaurant business: Cleaning and Sanitation It’s difficult to overstate the importance of sanitation for restaurants.

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AUGUST 10, 2020

Although the IRS and state taxing authorities have initially slowed their pace of audit activity to protect the health and safety of their own employees during these turbulent times, this is only temporary. Restaurants should consider maintaining guest receipts and daily point of sale printouts detailing individual sales transactions.

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

To better manage and keep a handle on contract management, operators can conduct routine invoice audits, automate their contract management, monitor price and market trends, and review their MDA’s. Here’s a deeper look at each: Constant Auditing of Invoices.

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AUGUST 27, 2024

Restaurants, like other cash-intensive businesses, are a frequently targeted for audits by the IRS. By keeping accurate and complete records, you can reduce the length and pain of an audit. Once you are under audit, you may no longer remember some of the day-to-day details from a particular year, especially if it was six years ago.

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DECEMBER 7, 2020

That approach begins with the judicious application of data from brand compliance audits. Restaurants rely on surveys and brand audits to provide valuable measurements, allowing management to assess standards across their locations and make adjustments when issues crop up. Why Franchises Are Digitizing Brand Audits.

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MARCH 6, 2023

By modernizing employee task management, quick service restaurants (QSRs) can streamline routine health and safety audits. Ensure Routine Health and Safety Audits Run Smoothly Outdated processes, like pen and paper audits, can make health and safety checks a tiresome, time-consuming task with room for human error.

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JANUARY 27, 2022

Audit differently. Now, food businesses – including ghost kitchens – are creating a culture of collaboration and development by changing their audit processes. Train employees on food safety protocols, as well as additional COVID cleaning and safety practices. COVID changed that. Utilize digital tools.

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JUNE 6, 2022

For many brands, an annual audit was the norm, while employees may have focused on not "getting in trouble" or "getting a good score" rather than the creation of culture. As it turns out, only conducting traditional, in-person audits was not an ideal approach. Finally, we have some wonderful changes to celebrate.

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DECEMBER 27, 2022

As a result, brands had to be flexible, adding remote audits and self-inspections instead of solely in-person audits. Now, it’s common to rely on this combination approach for more frequent audits, leading to continuous improvement. This pivot may have been the best thing to come out of the pandemic!

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JANUARY 15, 2025

Auditing monthly merchant statements can take weeks or even months to complete. Artificial Intelligence (AI) auditing technology can help restaurant owners read and understand their monthly processing statements within minutes instead of days. That’s time many busy restaurateurs just don’t have to spare.

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AUGUST 12, 2024

For example, AI can audit monthly credit card statements in seconds – a job that can take restaurant owners between three and 21 days depending on the size of the business. Because this task is such a time sink, many restaurants conduct quarterly statement audits, leaving money-saving opportunities unidentified for months on end.

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JANUARY 29, 2021

Even before the pandemic, customers at my software company, RizePoint, were trending toward doing more self-assessments at each location to track the results of big yearly audits and to get better views into how things are right now instead of a single point-in-time view. Add Self-Assessments at Locations.

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

Ironically, now that restaurants must implement stringent new safety protocols and ensure compliance, it’s become difficult to secure third-party audits due to COVID-related travel restrictions and limits to interpersonal interactions. Invest in Software Solutions.

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OCTOBER 15, 2021

Increasingly, restaurants are using tech tools to conduct regular self-assessments, which supplement in-person and remote audits. Self-audits can (and should) be implemented more frequently than third-party audits as part of your restaurant’s continuous quality initiative.

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FEBRUARY 29, 2024

It’s wise to invest in fully featured software options, which offer audit management and compliance tracking capabilities to maximize the safety of your food, guests, and business. Restaurants must do more than just put safety protocols in place – they must also ensure compliance across all shifts and locations.

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OCTOBER 7, 2021

Restaurant operators who have yet to integrate technology into different aspects of their operations should conduct an audit. Through operational auditing, it’s easier to find the bottlenecks in areas such as staff management, kitchen operations, dining room procedures, reservation processing, food safety, and restaurant cleanliness.

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MARCH 29, 2021

Number Three : Audit your time keeping. Number Four : Audit sales every half-hour in your POS system. They’re not working, and they are milking the time clock. If an employee comes in early, stays longer, makes their side work take much longer, they’re making more money, and you’re losing money.

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OCTOBER 25, 2024

Teach workers how to implement a waste auditing system that allows both you and them to identify patterns in wastage. Monitoring practices : It’s difficult to reduce food waste if you don’t know what is being wasted. Therefore, train your staff in waste monitoring practices.

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DECEMBER 14, 2020

Some of these marketplace collection laws were hastily enacted and state revenue agencies may still be issuing guidance, determining audit enforcement practices, and resolving practical implementation issues as they arise. In general, states may only audit a restaurant for the sales on which it remits tax. Exclusions.

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Regular evaluations, internal audits, and performance reviews should be conducted to assess everyone’s adherence to food safety protocols. Feedback mechanisms – such as incident reporting, food safety audits, and benchmarking against industry peers – can provide valuable insights for identifying areas of improvement.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2024

By choosing the best payment provider, negotiating the best rates and pricing structure, and auditing your monthly merchant statements, businesses can increase their profitability and improve their financial health for long-term success. Restaurateurs can also automate their routine statement audits with AI platforms.

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OCTOBER 15, 2024

Independent restaurants can get help through utility energy audit and equipment rebate programs—if their state has them. Unfortunately, he adds, “if you are a smaller restaurant.

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DECEMBER 2, 2024

Regularly audit your suppliers’ practices and request documentation to confirm that they’re still in compliance. To verify a supplier's credibility, check for certifications such as the Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) or Safe Quality Food (SQF) certification. These credentials indicate adherence to high safety standards.

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JULY 30, 2020

To make sure consumer health and safety is prioritized, operators should be auditing lots for quick repairs, adjusting signage to control traffic, as well as taking care of outside factors like city permits and permissions. Auditing Lots for Damage and Quickly Conducting Repairs.

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OCTOBER 18, 2022

Elevate inspections and audits. Instead, rely on integrated tech tools for easier, faster, and more accurate inspections and audits. Audit suppliers to ensure they’re compliant before you work with them (and throughout your collaboration). Consumers want a clean, safe place to eat (and charge their cars).

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JULY 17, 2023

Technology, like SaaS-based quality and audit software, has changed the ISO compliance process significantly, making it much faster, easier, more accurate, and less of an administrative burden. The certification is only valid for three years, and then restaurants need to pass a recertification audit every three years to maintain it.

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MAY 14, 2021

Audit the waste stream and try to identify current trends and how much waste is actually being generated. Whether that’s finding the lowest price in the area, managing missed pickups, or auditing monthly charges, they relieve the operator of the time it takes to oversee the program.

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FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Restaurants should routinely conduct supplier audits to be certain that all food safety and QA practices are being followed before the food even arrives at your restaurant. Additionally, audits and confirmation of safety certifications should be standard operating procedure before working with new vendors.

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JUNE 10, 2020

Conduct an internal audit of expenditure. Now is the time to pay more attention to your website, take advantage of the downtime your hotel may have to audit this too. It all depends on what you can afford at the moment. If you can justify keeping your marketing budget where it is then do so. If so then consider what else you can do.

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OCTOBER 24, 2024

B Corp Certification, a credential bestowed by the non-profit organization B Labs, is a way for businesses to address those concerns and more as they undertake an in-depth auditing process, and come out with a seal of authenticity around their sustainability and social responsibility claims and a branding kit to help promote it.

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JULY 20, 2023

The shift from traditional in-person visits to completely virtual audits of franchise locations, increasing the number of annual visits and fostering improved operational standards.

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MAY 12, 2021

Auditing Your Outdoor Dining Space Before Permit Request. Before applying for a permit or renewal, it’s in your best interest to audit the parking lot for any new safety hazards. After cold winter weather, restaurants may need to refurbish outdoor dining spaces before reapplying for permits.

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AUGUST 16, 2024

While these systems enhance operational efficiency, they also streamline compliance processes through real-time access to data and seamless audits with comprehensive tracking and documentation.

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JULY 9, 2021

The NSF has a standards team that facilitates the development of public health standards, and a service team that test, audit, and certify products and services – which brings us to NSF Certification.

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JULY 24, 2023

Here, AI can help verify suppliers’ compliance with audit and certification standards. Additionally, AI can help audit suppliers’ end-to-end processes to ensure high-quality products. Building consumer trust.

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AUGUST 11, 2020

Here is a 10-points checklist you can use to assess your current readiness and create a suitable plan for improving electrical safety: Routine audit of all electrical devices, equipment, fixtures and wiring. Electrical safety is extremely important and giving it due priority can save you from some pretty bad situations. Inspect wiring.

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