SpotOn

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

Joe Nicholson was a manager and tech consultant at one of the busiest restaurants in Sacramento, CA—Tower Cafe. Now, as a copywriter at SpotOn, he helps restaurant owners and managers learn how to run a more profitable operation. That could simply be food sales , alcohol , and non-alcoholic beverages. Prime costs.

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7 Shifts

MAY 23, 2024

Managing a restaurant is not for the faint-hearted. This includes: Net Sales: The total revenue derived from your sale of food and beverages. However, as a rule, the primary costs you can expect in running your restaurant are usually related to food, labor, and rent. Most restaurants try to keep it at around 30% to be safe.

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Restaurant365

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

Whether you’re a bookkeeper, accountant, restaurant owner, or store-level manager, understanding the basics of accounting can pay dividends for your business. Healthy accounting procedures for restaurants can help you manage food and labor costs, understand your profits and losses, and make strategic decisions about expenses and investments.

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7 Shifts

JULY 1, 2024

While this could be a rewarding venture, opening a bar is not exactly the same as opening a food business. These start-up costs can range from the real estate payments you must make to the permits and licenses you need, the supplies you have to buy for your bar, the wages you need to pay your employees, and insurance.

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Harbor Touch

APRIL 17, 2018

Using your vehicle to deliver food or for catering, events are eligible for mileage deductions, but you can deduct either the miles you drive for business OR the actual expenses incurred. It can be included in the cost of food or recorded separately. Mileage Deductions. Keep Proper Records. Explore Business Tax Credit. Employee Tips.

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The Restaurant Group

MARCH 11, 2024

Managing a restaurant involves so many moving parts, including sourcing high-quality ingredients, purchasing a seemingly endless list of supplies, managing staffing and scheduling, and budgeting for a profitable restaurant – all within a set budget. One example is our restaurant remote management service.

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Deliverect

MARCH 24, 2021

But every food business is different. The ghost kitchen model is appealing to those who are strapped for cash and want to open a low-risk business with minimal overheads. With more people than ever ordering food to go, many restaurants have found off-premise orders outstripping dine-in customers. here’s some reading for you.

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Cheetah

OCTOBER 3, 2020

Now that indoor dining is once again allowed, waitstaff, cooks and sanitation workers are asked to come back to work with no changes to their compensations, health insurance or paycheck. Health insurance: Look for different health insurance coverages, you may find one that’s more beneficial and cost-effective for your worker.

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Restaurant365

MARCH 30, 2020

Expanding “off-premise” insurance coverage. Obeying local regulations from your local food handlers’ association. Start with the following: Revisit your insurance policy. Your first step will be to call your insurance provider and inquire about on-premise versus off-premise coverage. Vehicle insurance.

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The Food Corridor

MAY 7, 2020

Two common themes are food businesses transitioning to online ordering for delivery or curbside pickup, and others turning to an ecommerce model. Transition to Food Delivery or Ecommerce. Separate hot elements from cold, for example, and use appropriate packaging to keep the food at its best in transit.

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Sling

AUGUST 1, 2024

Use reliable software Regardless of whether you hire a full – or part-time accountant to manage the operation’s finances, it’s important to use reliable restaurant accounting software to keep track of your income and expenses. This will show you what percentage of your total sales go into purchasing food and paying your staff.

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The Restaurant Times

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Food truck businesses have never been more popular than they are now. In 2020, we saw a significant rise in the number of food trucks. Moreover, since the COVID-19 pandemic, many customers prefer to eat from food trucks rather than restaurants as they are relatively safer. 8 Things To Consider Before Starting Up A Food Truck.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 11, 2025

From a legal perspective, Insurance : the pandemic highlighted the limitations of insurance policies. Several high-profile restaurant groups brought litigation against insurance companies for their coverage position, but were ultimately unsuccessful.

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Lavu

JANUARY 21, 2020

A good accountant will help you in managing finances and producing key financial statements. With an automation tool like Sourcery , you can integrate the system into your restaurant management applications. They include the cost of paying a mortgage or rent, permits, insurances, equipment costs, and certain operational expenses.

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BNG Point of Sale

AUGUST 19, 2021

Cost of goods sold (CoGS): This is your cost for all food, drinks, and anything else you sell, such as T-shirts and hats. Food and drink inventory costs need to include the ingredients costs per meal or per drink. CoGS Percentage: Take your CoGS total and divide it by the food sales. Fast Food / Casual Restaurants: 6 to 9% .

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The Food Corridor

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

You may also wish to highlight the products that you allow or do not allow in your kitchen (only gluten-free ingredients and products, only food for human consumption, etc.). While pre-payment for monthly plans is a best practice for kitchen cash flow purposes, do what works best for your kitchen and clientele.

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Apicbase

JUNE 16, 2023

In practice, however, successfully managing a group of busy restaurants is an awfully tough undertaking. The metrics and calculations in this list will help you bring order to the chaos and manage the performance of each unit in the chain. In theory, it sounds easy. Why Are Metrics Important?

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Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 27, 2020

Interest for alcohol-related experiences has increased since June 1, relative to other food activities, with a rise in consumer interest for wineries (up 51 percent), cideries (up 39 percent), breweries (up 24 percent) and distilleries (up 19 percent). Meanwhile, grocery related businesses are on the decline as people spend less time at home.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 5, 2020

Cheetah, an e-commerce platform offering contactless pickup and delivery of food and supplies, closed $36M in Series B funding led by Eclipse Ventures, with participation from ICONIQ Capital, Hanaco Ventures, and Floodgate Fund. who provided business advisory and restructuring services. Cheetah Secures Funding.

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EATER

JULY 14, 2020

Some food industry workers say companies are using the pandemic as an excuse to halt efforts to unionize Abismael Colon, a server at an Outback Steakhouse in the Orlando International Airport, was ready to unionize his workplace. This particular Outback Steakhouse was operated by HMSHost, an airport and highway food service company.

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