The Restaurant Group

FEBRUARY 23, 2025

Proper inventory tracking helps reduce waste, control costs, and boost profits. Why Every Restaurant Should Prioritize Inventory Control Effective inventory control means fewer surprises, less waste, and better financial management. Waste reduction directly increases profit margins. Complete monthly audits for long-term stock.

Inventory

7 Shifts

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

For example, they may focus first on customer-facing tasks like seeing to it that food orders are prepared and served on time, as this directly impacts customer satisfaction. 34% of restaurant customers have noticed longer order processing times, which should alarm any good manager.

Leadership

ChowNow

JULY 4, 2025

The clues are subtle at first: a dip in orders here, a negative note in a review there. The reason why this happens can vary, but it’s usually one of these three scenarios: Regular customers are tired of ordering the same menu items and want to try something new. But together they add up. A shift in dining trends.

Menu

Lavu

MARCH 17, 2025

By accurately calculating food costs, restaurant owners can set the right menu prices, reduce waste, and maximize their profits. Reduce Waste : Track daily waste, use FIFO (First In, First Out), and train staff on portion control. Smart pricing not only protects your margins but also helps minimize waste.

Food

QSR Automations

JUNE 10, 2025

From ingredient ordering to food prep to timely order flow, restaurants will be able to accurately predict, plan, and execute operations more efficiently. Crunchtime software is used in over 150,000 locations in 100+ countries to manage inventory, staff scheduling, learning and development, food safety, operational tasks, and audits.

Technology

Web Diner

MAY 9, 2025

We monitor key performance indicators such as cost per reservation, average order value from social customers, and overall campaign ROI to continuously refine and improve performance. Get your free social media audit by calling (800) 531-7091 or visiting webdiner.com/demo today. Our restaurant partners see an average return of $8.50

Social Media

Lavu

JULY 18, 2025

Customers who don’t write a total on an order ticket or have writing that is easily modified. Charging the customer for a higher priced-item then inputting the order as a lower-priced item and pocketing the extra cash at the end of the shift. For example, have you noticed that a ‘3’ can usually be changed into an ‘8’?

POS

Paper Chase Accountancy

JULY 2, 2025

Staying Compliant and Audit-Ready The IRS, state tax authorities, and even local health departments have stringent requirements for financial record-keeping in restaurants. Neglecting regular financial updates can lead to significant penalties, interest charges, and the nightmare of an audit. Are you getting the best prices?

Cash Management

Lavu

JULY 25, 2025

Here’s how it helps: Eliminates Manual Data Errors: Automates order processing and tax calculations , reducing human mistakes. Syncs Inventory with Sales: Tracks stock in real-time to prevent waste and over-ordering. Handles Taxes Seamlessly: Automates tax calculations and creates clear audit trails.

POS

Paper Chase Accountancy

JULY 25, 2025

Detailed Inventory Control: Especially for restaurants, managing perishable inventory (food and beverage) requires meticulous tracking to minimize waste, control COGS margin , and ensure profitability. Spoilage and waste management: Identifying and minimizing losses from perishable goods. Maintain strict separation.

Hospitality

Lavu

JUNE 26, 2025

When properly done, this will also reduce the worry related to auditing of your financial reports. This way, you can reduce waste and identify where you can cut costs. By tracking and recording your food waste accurately, you will be able to reduce their instances. Hire someone to do your payroll. Payroll is a large undertaking.

2025

Paper Chase Accountancy

JULY 24, 2025

Their expertise in hospitality accounting solutions can help ensure the restaurant’s financial services are in order. They manage financial tasks like budgeting, auditing, and revenue management across diverse business operations. This includes hotels, resorts, and travel businesses, in addition to restaurants.

Book

Restaurant Engine

JUNE 14, 2025

If you do it poorly, you may waste time and money and even alienate loyal customers. If you find that your revenue drops are persistent, and you have fewer reservations, or even take out orders, it may be a sign that your restaurant isn’t what people are looking for. tweet this) If you do it right, success is yours.

Social Media

Paper Chase Accountancy

MAY 21, 2025

Inventory Control and Valuation: Implementing robust systems for tracking food, beverage, and other supplies to minimize waste and optimize ordering. per-dish COGS), identifying areas of waste or inefficiency, optimizing labor costs, improving cash flow management, and offering strategic insights based on financial data.

Hospitality

Paper Chase Accountancy

MAY 20, 2025

However, there are common pitfalls that restaurant owners need to be aware of and avoid in order to maintain healthy finances. A strategic approach to bookkeeping should involve: Regular financial audits to ensure accuracy and compliance. A firm grasp of hospitality accounting can play a critical role in a restaurant’s success.

Cash Management

Paper Chase Accountancy

JULY 30, 2025

This aids in avoiding over-ordering, reducing waste and theft. Compliance: It helps maintain accurate records, which is essential for tax compliance and audit purposes. Inventory Management : Regular stock checks help maintain an accurate inventory record.

Hospitality

Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 14, 2021

The EPA estimated that in 2018, the United States wasted 35.3 According to the food waste hierarchy pyramid, source reduction is the ‘best case scenario’ when it comes to food waste. Fortunately, there are many ways to manage food waste once it has been generated as an alternative to sending it to a landfill.

Waste

Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 9, 2021

Waste management is one of the challenges affecting the restaurant industry. Research from the University of Arizona shows that fast-food restaurants waste 9.55 percent, while full-service restaurants waste 11.3 Therefore, you should start by monitoring waste production before consolidating your efforts. Map Your Goals.

Waste

Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 25, 2021

One of the largest problems on the hands of restaurant and catering professionals through the unpredictable supply and demand of COVID-19 was food waste. Often, the resulting waste was not only the food but also the associated costs and energy spent on more waste management. Fourth Priority: Proper Packaging.

Ordering

Modern Restaurant Management

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.

Audits

Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Hot Palette Holdings uses AI to improve their forecasting, optimize inventory, and reduce waste. As restaurants implement tech tools, they’re experiencing numerous benefits, including waste (and cost) savings, more effective scheduling, and increased customer satisfaction, to name just a few. Elevate quality management programs.

Food Safety

Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Today’s digital solutions allow you to audit and evaluate your supply chain’s sustainability and resilience. Proper inventory management is essential to knowing what’s coming in, what’s going out, and what you need to order. Reduce food waste. Use tech tools to manage your supply chain. Adjust your menu.

Food Supply

Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 7, 2021

Both of these technological advancements are instrumental in ensuring excellent customer service and reducing food waste. As far as food waste is concerned, manual inventory monitoring is usually one of the main culprits. Inventory shortage limits the restaurant’s earning potential, and excess stocks or inventory are wasted.

Technology

Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 18, 2022

Do you want people to stay at your restaurant longer and order more? After eating a meal at your establishment, they’ll have a good excuse to linger and order another drink, coffee, or dessert while they wait for their car to charge. Elevate inspections and audits. Are you ordering proper quantities of food?

Food Safety

Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

It helps improve order accuracy, provides a glimpse at the restaurant floor and enables you to see wait times so you can make decisions accordingl. These insights empower you to better estimate what inventory you need to order more or less of, so you have enough of what’s needed and less of food that goes to waste.

Customer Experience

Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 11, 2024

Technological advancements such as self-ordering kiosks , mobile apps and tabletop devices empower customers to peruse menus, place orders, and settle payments conveniently. Additionally, digital menus and order-ahead options enhance convenience and offer personalized customization.

2024

Perfect Daily Grind

AUGUST 21, 2022

As they’re difficult to recycle, we can also conclude most of these cups end up going to landfill, where they contribute to a growing waste problem. However, in response to the issue of single-use cup waste, some coffee shops now offer discounts for customers who bring their own reusable cups, as well as other swap schemes.

Waste

Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Given the increase in off-premise, we expect to see more drive-thru’s similar in format to Checkers & Rally’s iconic double drive-thru model, which dedicates one lane to traditional consumer drive-thru service and one to e-commerce only, including pre-paid digital orders for pickup and third party-delivery orders.

2022

7 Shifts

DECEMBER 3, 2019

Step 1: Audit Your Current Location(s) Before you start planning for your future, take a look at your past and your present. Still, you should conduct a thorough audit of your current restaurant(s) before expanding your business further. Read on for our actionable, step-by-step process on how to expand your franchise.

Franchising

The Rail

JANUARY 1, 2024

One of these is your attitude to waste. It’s no wonder, then, that more restaurants are training their staff in zero-waste methods. Let’s explore why zero-waste training is essential and how you can best approach it. This means that every wasted portion of ingredients impacts your profit margins.

Waste

Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 8, 2024

This capability can prove invaluable for refining pricing strategies, optimising ingredient and waste management, and planning forthcoming shifts, among other benefits. For example, there will be fewer human interactions when ordering takeaways during busy lunch hours, quick customer seating, or bill payments.

2024

7 Shifts

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

It represents everything it takes to get a meal on the table, from the raw ingredients like meat and vegetables to the packaging for takeout orders. It not only includes the containers used for food but also the bags, napkins, utensils, and any branding materials that accompany an order. For instance, if your restaurant spends $0.50

2024

Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 2, 2020

Rally for Restaurants is a grassroots movement built to support local restaurants and stimulate cash flow by encouraging consumers to order takeout and delivery so the foodservice community can count on the income to keep their businesses running. Toast’s public directory of participating restaurants across the U.S. ” The BOHA!

Employee Relations

The Rail

MAY 23, 2024

Sustainable Alcohol as a Competitive Advantage More bars and restaurants are embracing sustainable booze to connect with customers who are willing to spend a little more in order to protect the planet. Low Waste Wines Vineyards and wineries around the world are pivoting towards more sustainable solutions.

Sustainability

Lavu

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

In the face of a staggering global issue, restaurants must proactively avoid food waste. billion tons of food are wasted annually across the globe. Restaurants, a big part of this challenge, can substantially impact by adopting sustainable practices and reducing their contribution to food waste.

Waste

Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 7, 2021

On the ordering side, the brand improved its signage for to-go orders and is also planning to leverage technology with the rollout of a new online ordering system. This could translate to an additional 500 to 1,500 metric tons of paper waste eliminated annually across the U.S.

Franchising

Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 11, 2020

GFCO is the only gluten-free certification that holds companies and products accountable through audits, random product testing and process surveillance. All GFCO certification bodies are accredited to ISO 17065, ensuring they follow internationally established best practices for auditing and product certification.

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