SpotOn

OCTOBER 28, 2024

While bars sell alcoholic drinks, a high-margin menu item, crafting a profitable bar menu is paramount. Through menu engineering and reporting from your bar POS system , you can determine what's selling and what's not. Here are some tried-and-true moneymakers for your bar menu. Pizza Pizza is a crowd-pleaser.

Bar

Harbor Touch

MARCH 18, 2025

Establish reorder points like 10 cases of fries or 5 gallons of sauce to avoid shortages during rushes. Restaurant Business Online reports top managers cut waste by 15% with tight trackingon a $50,000 food budget, thats $7,500 saved annually. This isnt just theory from a manual. It revealed more than any resume could.

Management

Lavu

JULY 3, 2025

The restaurant industry is evolving rapidly, and outdated point-of-sale systems are no longer enough to stay competitive. How SaaS POS Systems Help Reduce Initial and Maintenance Costs If you had a cash register or a traditional point of sale equipment, you probably spent a significant amount of money on repairs when it broke down.

POS

Lavu

JUNE 6, 2025

This calculation involves dividing the cost of food sold by the total food sales and multiplying the result by 100 to get the food cost. By closely monitoring and optimizing this percentage, restaurants can better manage their inventory, minimize waste, and lower their overall expenses, ultimately maximizing cost reduction.

Loyalty Program

Lavu

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

Increases Sales : Personalized recommendations drive purchases. They use their POS system to adjust their menu based on immediate customer feedback and preferences, helping them maintain their reputation as a bar & grille spot. Why It Matters: Boosts Satisfaction : Tailored dishes meet customer preferences.

POS

Lavu

JULY 25, 2025

From wait times and staff efficiency to sales trends and customer satisfaction, POS system performance offers critical insights into daily operations. The technological heart of your business, Point of Sale systems are essential. Your POS system does more than process payments—it reflects the overall health of your restaurant.

POS

Lavu

JULY 4, 2025

From managing orders and tracking inventory to analyzing sales data in real time, today’s POS systems are essential tools for restaurants of all sizes. Over time, these registers became more advanced, and they morphed into becoming multi-use point-of-sale or POS systems for restaurants.

POS

Paper Chase Accountancy

MAY 30, 2025

Sample Bookkeeping for Restaurants and Bars: In the hospitality industry without precise record-keeping, even the most successful establishments can find themselves adrift, struggling with cash flow, compliance, and ultimately, profitability. Bookkeeping is the often-unsung hero, forming the bedrock of smart financial management.

Bar

Lavu

JULY 25, 2025

Quickly becoming an urban icon, with their increase in popularity, many breweries now need an integrated all-in-one point of sale (POS) system. A POS for a brewery needs to be able to handle services not normally offered by standard bar/restaurant POS systems. Categorize bar tabs by credit card or by a customer’s name.

Brewery

Lavu

MAY 30, 2025

Here are the top four sales KPIs every restaurant should study.) On average, the labor costs of a full-service restaurant should remain within 25% and 35% of total sales. Step 4: Divide the total labor cost with the restaurants total sales (begin with total sales per month), and multiply by 100.

2025

Lavu

JULY 18, 2025

It is common for this to occur in bars, café’s, or coffee shops. By the time theft is detected the damage can be irreparable to your reputation, destroy employee morale, and hurt the bottom line. In fact, according to a Forbes article in 2018, up to 30% of small businesses fail because of theft. Providing extra discounts or unnecessary comps.

POS

Lavu

JULY 11, 2025

Cloud-based POS systems offer instant access to critical data – sales figures, staff performance, and customer preferences – via any internet-connected device. For instance, a pizza chain with multiple locations adopted a centralized POS system that standardized stock updates and waste tracking, cutting discrepancies by 85%.

POS

Lavu

APRIL 25, 2025

The right POS setup can make it easier to take orders, manage staff, track sales, and keep customers happy. Whether you run a quick-service spot, a full-service restaurant, a bar, or a food truck, each has unique needs for handling orders and managing workflows. Scalability for future growth. Costs : Hardware: $1,400$5,000 upfront.

POS

Paper Chase Accountancy

JULY 9, 2025

Food/Beverage Sales: What percentage of your revenue should be coming from food and what percentage of sales are from beverages. In such an unpredictable environment, it’s not just beneficial, but crucial for operators to understand the fundamental drivers of their business: the numbers.

Hospitality

Paper Chase Accountancy

JULY 24, 2025

These books aid in tracking sales, managing payroll, and handling expenses accurately. We’ll explore why these books are indispensable in daily operations, dissect their key components from sales to payroll, and highlight common pitfalls in restaurant bookkeeping.

Book

SpotOn

DECEMBER 30, 2024

Restaurant profit margin calculator How to lower restaurant costs How to increase restaurant sales Gross and net profit margins for restaurants In restaurants, profit margin is the percentage of revenue left over after expenses and costs are taken out. We all know it. Restaurant profit margins are pretty low.

Operations

Paper Chase Accountancy

MAY 20, 2025

In the bustling world of gastronomy, the art of restaurant bookkeeping often takes a backseat. It’s a nuanced dance, balancing income and expenditure, ensuring the financial health of the establishment. This guide aims to simplify the process, whether you’re a seasoned restaurateur or new to the industry.

Cash Management

Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 29, 2025

“It now accounts for a larger share of sales for 58 percent of limited-service and 41 percent of full-service operators compared with 2019—providing a critical path to restaurant resilience and growth despite ongoing economic pressures.” More than 60 percent say they’re ordering off-premises more often than a year ago.

Reservations

The Restaurant Group

MAY 6, 2025

We’re talkin sales totals, customer orders, kitchen prep times, even that feedback card someone scribbled on. We’re talkin sales totals, customer orders, kitchen prep times, even that feedback card someone scribbled on. This includes daily sales, popular meals, customer reviews, and even employee schedules.

Cash Management

Paper Chase Accountancy

JULY 7, 2025

Understanding the Unique Needs of Bookkeeping for Restaurants and Bars In the bustling world of restaurants and bars, specialized bookkeeping plays a pivotal role in ensuring business success. Understanding the unique needs of bookkeeping for restaurants and bars is crucial. Learn more about our Accounting Services !

Cash Management

Lavu

AUGUST 1, 2025

In today’s competitive hospitality landscape, finding smart ways to increase bar sales is more important than ever. The business environment of a bar is dependent on speed. Speed is key at a bar. To improve your sales, your bar staff needs to know how to upsell your top shelf. But that’s not all.

2025

7 Shifts

AUGUST 18, 2024

Opening and owning a bar is one of those unique life experiences; you have no idea what it will be like until you actually go for it. In this guide, we're covering everything you need to know about owning a bar to prepare as well as you can for the big opening day. How Do I Run a Profitable Bar?

Bar

Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 11, 2020

This edition of MRM News Bites features a double dose from US Foods, SpotOn Transact, DoorDash Kitchens, Virtual Restaurant Consulting, Tripleseat and Gather, wagamama, Toast, The Gluten Intolerance Group, Instawork and StaffMate Online, Procurant and Yellofin, Sift, 7shifts, ParTech, Revel Systems and Como, Kabbage, Bluecrew and Cuboh.

Bar

Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 18, 2019

Winnow Raises $20M to Fight Food Waste. The company, with US offices located in Iowa City, has recently made headlines in the country, having been selected as a food waste innovator and recipient of the Zero Hunger | Zero Waste Kroger Foundation Grant. 63 million tons of food is wasted every year. ” Marc Zornes.

Waste

Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Happy hours can be a great way to increase foot traffic and boost sales for restaurant and bars. Data reveals that bars with happy-hour programs had an average increase in revenue of 26 percent during happy hours. Not only does it attract customers during slow times , but it also boosts sales and encourages people to come back.

Loyalty Program

Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

Key findings regarding economic conditions include: Restaurant industry sales are projected to reach a record $899 billion in 2020, with the moderate four percent growth rate mirroring general economic conditions. 2020 State of the Restaurant Industry. Opportunity lies in off-premises. Off-premises will be a prominent force of growth in 2020.

2020

Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 5, 2023

The pandemic dealt a mighty blow to the bar and restaurant industry, where social distancing replaced friends and families gathering together to share stories, celebrate milestones, and create lasting memories. With survival as the driving force, restaurants now fully embrace the latest tech. There are 6.92

Technology

Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 3, 2022

In 2020, 110,000 restaurants and bars in the United States closed permanently, according to the National Restaurant Association. Finally, low-power IoT solutions require fewer access points, making deployment easier. “A penny saved is a penny earned.” Recovery Mode Post-Pandemic Lockdowns.

Food

Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

These include marketing, website development, omnichannel payments and point-of-sale (POS) solutions. "We're In this edition of MRM News Bites, we feature real-time data on consumer behavior and the move to #cutoutcutlery. SpotOn Secures $60M Funding. SpotOn Transact, Inc. secured $60 million in Series C funding.

Serving

Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 12, 2022

71 percent rely on delivery for 11 percent or more of sales. 33 percent rely on delivery for more than 20 percent of sales. 65 percent rely on mobile ordering for 11 percent or more of sales. 25 percent rely on mobile ordering for more than 20 percent of sales. Investment in delivery and mobile ordering pays off.

2022

Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 5, 2020

and will enable TouchBistro to fully integrate customer loyalty and guest marketing into its all-in-one point-of-sale (POS) and restaurant management platform. and will enable TouchBistro to fully integrate customer loyalty and guest marketing into its all-in-one point-of-sale (POS) and restaurant management platform.

Food Safety

7 Shifts

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

You'll also be less likely to order too much of any ingredient, which leads to food waste. Kitchen items should be counted separately from the front-of-house and bar inventory. avocados in the stock room. And you'll have a better handle on food disappearing due to employee theft, which happens a lot more than you may think.

Inventory

Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 28, 2023

Since our founding 10 years ago, we’re proud to have facilitated 5 billion consumer orders, driven over $100 billion in sales for merchants, and helped Dashers ​​earn over $35 billion through the platform. Restaurant industry insiders offer their insights on F&B trends we can expect to see in 2024.

2024

Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine asked restaurant industry movers and shakers: "What do you feel is going to cause disruption in the restaurant industry over the next decade?” Elo’s Sonal Apte, vice president of retail and hospitality. Guests will demand a personalized journey when food is delivered to their door.

Mobile Ordering

7 Shifts

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

At some point when you were dining in a restaurant, you may have heard the BOH staff shout “86” and the name of a menu item to the waiters. The term has somewhat murky origins but has always been tied to the restaurant, bar, and hospitality industry. Whether you're a diner, restaurant employee, or owner, “86” is a term you should know.

Definition

Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

Guests may enjoy a variety of seating arrangements, two bars, as well as private cabanas and daybeds offering bottle service and other five-star experiences. Hunter aims to set the bar for floating day clubs at a time when business and trend forecasters have projected strong potential within the new category.

Coaching

Focus POS

JUNE 17, 2019

Restaurant Point of Sale Software. What is restaurant point of sale (POS) software? Restaurant point of sale software empowers businesses to control labor costs, manage inventory, and have deeper visibility into business operations. Benefits of Restaurant Point of Sale Software. Flexibility.

Point of Sale