7 Shifts

JUNE 29, 2022

Location Audits. A location audit offers franchisors the chance to go in-depth on a specific location to see where it's thriving or struggling when it comes to compliance. To be considerate, it's recommended to give franchisees a brief heads up about the audit before formally conducting it.

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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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Modern Restaurant Management

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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7 Shifts

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

Most restaurants will file this information away in the back office or in a cloud-based HR platform, but it's critical you audit who has access to this information and for what purposes. Audit your existing POS and check to see what PCI compliance standards they have. Guest Data. Upserve has a good primer on this.

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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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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 Ensure Routine Health and Safety Audits Run Smoothly Outdated processes, like pen and paper audits, can make health and safety checks a tiresome, time-consuming task with room for human error.

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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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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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OCTOBER 11, 2024

Increased scrutiny and audits : Misclassification issues can trigger audits and increased scrutiny from regulatory agencies. Not be subject to an employment tax audit with respect to the worker classification of the workers being reclassified under the VCSP for prior years. Facing an audit or investigation.

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Embrace the Suck

DECEMBER 25, 2019

What you want to ask for is margin instead of markup and you want it to be auditable. Get it in writing, and every six months ask for an audit to see if they are living up to the agreement. Foodservice distributors get a little nervous when you mention the word “audit” to them. ” Not so fast.

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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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7 Shifts

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

Do an audit on your menu, and check individual item sales. Streamline your menu. If you don't want to ask guests to pay a small amount more, you can maintain menu prices and make changes behind the scenes to save on food costs. This can help reduce your cost of goods sold.

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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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Modern Restaurant Management

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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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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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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7 Shifts

DECEMBER 4, 2020

Updating your payroll records in case of an audit. The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and IRS require businesses to keep three years of payroll records in case of an audit. Paying employees what they are owed on time. Paying into benefits on behalf of your employees. Paying taxes on behalf of the business and its employees.

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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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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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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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7 Shifts

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

They then use punch audit reports to view edits to staff timesheets and track missed punches. Time Clocking Employees punch in to their scheduled shifts on an iPad that takes their picture for verification. Managers get alerts when employees are at risk of missing mandatory breaks or going into overtime.

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7 Shifts

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

Strategies to accomplish this include conducting regular inventory audits, setting par levels, and negotiating better pricing with your suppliers. Audit your inventory regularly Auditing your inventory regularly helps you get a clear picture of the overall cost of all ingredients used to prepare a menu item.

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7 Shifts

AUGUST 3, 2023

Hugo's is also a business that employs performers and artists who may need to cover a shift at the drop of a hat to catch an audition. When one has an audition or gets a callback, they may only have a few hours notice to get a shift covered—but using 7shifts has made it simple. "I

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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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7 Shifts

MAY 15, 2023

Updating your payroll records in case of an audit. In conjunction with charge tips on checks, weekly payroll provides audit transparency regarding direct and indirectly tipped employees. He says: “In one instance, a fellow restaurateur friend faced a labor audit due to poor record-keeping.He

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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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Crunchtime

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

What’s the value of all the store-level work—tasks, audits, SOPs, and more—happening in each restaurant every day? All of the work done across every store is an opportunity to drive a great customer experience and impression about your brand.

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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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FreshCheq

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

According to the National Restaurant Association, the average restaurant failure rate sits at right around 30%. It's very difficult to get a restaurant off the ground and keep it afloat for more than a few years, much less a few decades.

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