Goliath Consulting

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Upgrade Surveillance and Monitoring Verify that all security cameras are operational and strategically placed to cover entrances, exits, cash registers, and storage areas. Schedule additional staff to manage the flow of patrons and address issues promptly. Their visible presence also reassures customers and employees alike.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

For restaurant owners, there are a number of issues in their workplace keeping them up at night and hindering them from successfully managing and operating their restaurant efficiently. Money and Inventory Management The profitability of a restaurant depends on the careful management of cash flow.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

It is important to consider if the first location has the cash flow to help financially carry the second location for a period of time if needed. Below are seven tips to improve the cash flow and make the most out of a current location to ensure a steady stream of revenue to serve as a buffer through those first months.

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The Restaurant Group

FEBRUARY 23, 2025

Introduction In the fast-paced world of restaurants, keeping a close eye on your inventory is as vital as the secret sauce in your signature dish. Proper inventory tracking helps reduce waste, control costs, and boost profits. What Is Restaurant Inventory Management? Key Components of Restaurant Inventory Management 1.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

Small business owners in nearly every industry struggle with cash flow and how to best utilize their working capital. Nearly 60 percent of failed businesses cite cash-flow issues as a primary reason for their failure, which shows how cash flow management can make or break your business. Get Paid Faster.

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Cash Management Small Business Inventory Customer Experience 367

Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 14, 2022

One study found that internal employee theft is responsible for 75 percent of inventory shortages and about 4 percent of restaurant sales. There are all kinds of different types of restaurant theft, ranging from food and inventory, theft at the register and checkout counter, external grease theft, time theft and employee product theft.

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 6, 2020

Improving from 20 percent margin to a 35-percent margin on a $12 dish, serving five0 covers per night translates into a $90 net increase in profits, allowing for increased cash flow to sustain operations. Optimize Inventory. Let’s say you operate a burger shop with beginning inventory valued at $5,000. Adopt Technology.

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 21, 2022

Rapid inclination of restaurateurs to adopt POS software for better management of operations will complement the restaurant POS terminals market by 2027. Restaurant point-of-sale (POS) terminals are steadily replacing the now obsolete cash registers used in restaurants.

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 2, 2023

Inventory, Ingredient Costs, and Seasonality Inventory management and controlling ingredient costs are critical for any restaurant's profitability. Employing efficient cash management software can help you track expenses and optimize cash flow.

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Menu Cash Management Seasonal Menu Customer Experience 419

Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 5, 2022

The reasons for the accelerated growth of this idea, the contribution of POS to these kitchens, the display systems to make the operations easier, and the automated operations used in the inventory as well in the kitchen for easy food management- are some of the ideas that will be discussed in the following paragraphs.

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7 Shifts

JULY 28, 2021

You would think something as second nature to people as communication would be easy to manage in the workplace. Maybe one of your servers just called in sick at the last minute, your shipment of inventory containing all the ingredients for tonight's dinner special never showed up or the plumbing is acting up again. Pre-Shift Meetings.

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7 Shifts

MARCH 10, 2021

This process includes focusing on your daily finances , such as cash flow, payroll, and inventory. Invest in Technology Accounting and inventory management software are just a couple of the technologies that small business owners should invest in. Or check out how 7shifts optimizes your restaurants labour management.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Seventy-four percent of full service restaurants (FSRs) managed to maintain or increase their sales during the pandemic; however, profit margins in 2021 declined to 10 percent, compared to 12 percent in 2019, according to third annual State of Full Service Restaurants Report released by TouchBistro.

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Embrace the Suck

APRIL 26, 2020

To get you started down the KPI Mastery path, let’s start with the basic metrics: Cash Flow. Cash flow is simply the amount of money going in and out of the restaurant. It’s essentially how much cash you have on hand. Cash flow = Cash input - cash output. Allow me to help you manage your KPIs.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 27, 2023

It takes a lot to become an entrepreneur including learning actively from mistakes, understanding operations, and managing finances. Many entrepreneurs who are new to the business might not consider issues like cash availability, inventory costs, and overhead costs.

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 27, 2024

By the time you manage inventory, staffing, customer demand and narrow profit margins, the last thing you want to think about is the IRS. Restaurants, like other cash-intensive businesses, are a frequently targeted for audits by the IRS. It only takes a few seconds to record transfers of cash received to the petty cash box.

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Audits Cash Management Point of Sale Document 470

Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 10, 2019

According to a study, 82 percent of small businesses fail due to cash flow problems. A cash flow shortage occurs when more money is flowing out of the business than is flowing into it. During a cash flow shortage, you might not have enough capital to cover your payroll or other operating expenses.

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Cash Management Seasonal Menu Social Media Small Business 312

Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

AI can assist restaurants in optimizing how they manage and operate menus to increase margins. But they have tons of cash to burn on such gimmicks, right? Inventory Management: Integrating inventory with your point of sale (POS) systems is an essential AI capability that every restaurant needs.

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The Rail

JANUARY 28, 2025

Smart Cost-Cutting Strategies for Restaurants Effective inventory management requires a well-trained, organized team using consistent routines, streamlined processes, accurate par levels, menu cross-utilization, and reliable inventory software to minimize waste and maintain efficiency.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 8, 2024

Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine asked restaurant industry experts for their views on what trends and challenges owners and operators can expect to see in 2024. This capability can prove invaluable for refining pricing strategies, optimising ingredient and waste management, and planning forthcoming shifts, among other benefits.

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The Rail

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

By integrating it with your other systems, you are able to grow your restaurant and manage your inventory, employees, and sales data with ease. A POS system acts as a central channel for managing orders, payments, and customer interactions.

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POS Cash Management Point of Sale Customer Experience 130

7 Shifts

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

The demands of the modern bar are significant: inventory issues, demanding customers, volatile prices, and — perhaps the biggest of all — staffing, scheduling, and other labor concerns. Bar management software is a tech-forward way to handle many of the elements necessary to operate a bar successfully.

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7 Shifts

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

The demands of the modern bar are significant: inventory issues, demanding customers, volatile prices, and — perhaps the biggest of all — staffing, scheduling, and other labor concerns. Bar management software is a tech-forward way to handle many of the elements necessary to operate a bar successfully.

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Inventory Bar Management Management 195

7 Shifts

AUGUST 2, 2024

By tracking metrics like customer retention and employee turnover rate, contribution margin, and menu item profitability, restaurant managers can identify each area’s strengths and what areas need improvement. “Time, not food, is the ultimate perishable inventory,” Sheryl E.

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Point of Sale Inventory Seasonal Menu Cash Management 397

Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

This instability will push operators to trim costs by shortening menus and investing in labor-saving technology to free up cash for wage increases. A short menu can slim down the food costs through streamlined inventory management, as well as reduced food waste. Focus on seasonal produce to ensure peak freshness.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 1, 2023

Is your restaurant up to speed with the latest best practices for back of house (BOH) management? So, which back of office trends should restaurant ownership and management be concerned with heading into 2023? They include restaurant management tips for cutting costs, decreasing food waste, and much more.

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7 Shifts

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

Delivery, scheduling, inventory management, reservations, and guest management have seen technological advancements over the past few years, and it's just the beginning. Your POS system reduces ordering errors, increases front-of-house and back-of-house efficiency, and helps you control inventory. All of this (and more!)

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Technology Front of House Social Media Back of House 370

Restaurant365

APRIL 1, 2020

Tracking and understanding your restaurant’s cash flow is essential, whether business is booming, or times are tough. A healthy, positive cash flow is necessary to pay your bills and grow sales. Monitoring your cash flow is more important than ever during the COVID-19 outbreak. How to calculate restaurant cash flow.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 24, 2020

Feature-rich mobile POS systems have evolved to processing orders, sending tickets to the kitchen, providing detailed reporting and offering thorough inventory and business management. Cash registers are a technology of the past as business owners now focus on greater flexibility and control. The Evolution of POS.

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POS Cash Management Mobile Ordering Point of Sale 306

Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 16, 2023

Gone are the days of cash-only transactions. POS systems offer a multitude of benefits for businesses, including: Streamlined operations by automating various tasks such as sales transactions, inventory management and reporting. Enhanced accuracy through minimized human errors in order processing and inventory tracking.

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Loyalty Program Mobile Ordering Dietary Restrictions Customer Experience 419

EATER

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

The disruptions also affected phone support, online stores, and appointment management. Square, which was started in 2009 by Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey, allows restaurants to not only process payments but also manage tables, inventory, marketing, and staffing. For that, we are truly sorry.

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Cash Management Point of Sale 2009 Small Business 330

Culinary Cues

MARCH 26, 2022

Every business requires controls in pricing, consistency, quality, and cash handling. All of the tools are available for inventory control, purchasing systems, cash handling, costing templates, and quality assessment. Social media is very inexpensive, but someone needs to effectively manage it every day and every way.

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Cash Management Social Media Restaurant Law Communication 398

Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 5, 2024

Strategic Alignment Restaurant management businesses must deal with rapidly evolving markets, higher costs, supply chain shifts and delays, defensive business structures, higher interest rates and growing costs of borrowing. Businesses in the restaurant industry heavily rely on customer loyalty to maintain steady cash flow.

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Supplies Cash Management Food Supply Transportation 294

Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 28, 2021

Owners and managers can struggle with keeping their teams accountable and up the standards they expect. Restaurant owners and managers spend time out of the kitchen doing paperwork and administrative work. A POS fosters accountability by making it easier to track inventory and count up how much cash is in the register and more.

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Cash Management Restaurant Law Take-out Training 467

Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 21, 2020

With less inventory and even fewer customers coming in, we recommend that you widen your margins and revamp your offerings. For their safety and convenience, enable delivery and payment services that allow customers to pay without cash, as well as choose when and how their order should be delivered. Offer Disposable Menus.

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Social Media Food Safety Cash Management Customer Service 539

Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 14, 2020

Please send questions to Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine Executive Editor Barbara Castiglia at bcastiglia@modernrestaurantmanagement.com. Save your customers a trip to grocery store, sell off inventory, increase cash flow, and attract new customers during COVID-19.

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Healthcare Front of House Social Media Website Management 468

7 Shifts

AUGUST 18, 2024

But the challenges don’t stop there—once open you have to focus on improving processes, managing labor schedules, and controlling restaurant costs. Not only do you have to manage many costs including, labor, equipment, and food—but you have to do it while dealing with inevitable price increases. This is only a guideline.

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