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2025 Restaurant Outlook: A Recipe for Success with Risk Management

Modern Restaurant Management

By mid-2024, 82 percent of food and beverage operators were still actively recruiting, with chefs and cooks comprising 30 percent of open roles. Outsourcing high-risk services, such as delivery, can alleviate exposure to rising auto insurance costs, which are projected to climb in 2025.

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Average Restaurant Profit Margins: What They Are And How to Improve Yours

ChowNow

It factors in all your operating expenses, like labor, rent, insurance, equipment repairs, marketing, and more. Your cost of goods sold (ingredients, beverages, packaging, etc.) came to $35,000, and your operating expenses (labor, rent, insurance, etc.) This is the number that truly reflects your restaurants financial health.

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How To Cut Restaurant Operating Costs Without Compromising Quality

ChowNow

Examples include: Rent or mortgage payments Insurance premiums Loan payments Salaried employees (like general manager or executive chef) Because theyre consistent, fixed costs are easier to budget for, but that also means theyre harder to reduce without significant structural changes.

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MRM Research Roundup: Experimentation, Valentine’s Vibe Shift, and Wine Cork Market

Modern Restaurant Management

“In 2025, restaurants are walking the fine line between automation and hospitality,” said Ming-Tai Huh, Head of Food & Beverage at Square. “Convenience stores have evolved from their gas-fueled beginnings to become true food and beverage destinations,” said Billy Roberts, food & beverage economist with CoBank.

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Tips & Resources for Restaurants Impacted by LA Wildfires

SpotOn

This will be helpful for filing insurance claims and applying for state or federal aid programs as they become available.  💡 If you use SpotOn Order, learn how to disable online ordering with SpotOn Knowledge Base. Document everything If your physical location has been damaged by wildfires, document everything.

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Save Big: Top Restaurant Tax Deductions & Credits

Harbor Touch

Beverages: water, soda, liquor. Staff pay: salaries, insurance, bonuses. Insurance: property, liability. Track them in accounting software like ZipBooks , which is free: Food costs: ingredients, canned goods, spices. Kitchen gear: pots, ovens, blenders. Supplies: plates, napkins, condiments. Gifts: $25 max per employee yearly.

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Restaurant Cost Control Strategies Every Operator Should Be Using

ChowNow

Food Costs (COGS) Your food costs, or cost of goods sold (COGS), include everything that goes into producing your menu items, including: Recipe ingredients Beverages Condiments Disposables, like to-go containers, straws, and napkins Tracking your food costs percentage helps you understand how much of your revenue is being spent on your menu.