ChowNow

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

Diners want the convenience of ordering, booking, and engaging with their favorite restaurants straight from their phones. They help with reservations and table management, staff scheduling and time management, inventory tracking, rewards programs, automated marketing, and more. Inventory and supply chain apps.

2025

Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 30, 2025

In 2025, nearly 90 percent of hotels use AI chatbots for service and many track housekeeping and inventory via automation–freeing up frontline staff to do what they do best: create memorable moments. Kitchen Display Systems that leverage AI eliminate a source of paper waste in the restaurant. But that’s just the start.

Hospitality

ChefMod

APRIL 14, 2025

Beyond the Shelf: What Inventory Turnover Really Tells You In the restaurant world, high inventory turnover is often treated like a badge of honor. Our approach empowers you to stop chasing inventory and start managing it with intention. Ready to See What Your Inventory is Telling You? Not always.

Inventory

7 Shifts

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

A digital manager log book can make the process easier by allowing team leaders to input and see operational data in real time. A great restaurant manager will monitor inventory closely to reduce waste and make the most of bulk ordering and negotiating with suppliers.

Leadership

Paper Chase Accountancy

JULY 24, 2025

Just like a well-balanced recipe is crucial to a delicious dish, restaurant accounting books are a vital component for a successful food business. So why not stick around, and perhaps you’ll find some tidbits that can spice up your knowledge on restaurant accounting books? Learn more about our Accounting Services !

Book

Lavu

JUNE 6, 2025

By closely monitoring and optimizing this percentage, restaurants can better manage their inventory, minimize waste, and lower their overall expenses, ultimately maximizing cost reduction. Yield Percentage: Calculate the yield percentage to account for any waste or shrinkage during cooking. Food cost control is crucial.

Loyalty Program

Paper Chase Accountancy

JULY 2, 2025

Waiting until year-end to reconcile your books is an invitation to unwelcome surprises: unexpected tax liabilities, misreported income, and crippling cash flow issues that could have been identified and addressed months earlier. COGS tracking, tip reporting, inventory management). Is inventory shrinkage an issue?

Cash Management

Squirrel Systems

MAY 1, 2025

To enhance profitability: Implement an inventory management software to track liquor usage and reduce waste. Introduce wine pairings or tasting events with online booking options. Consider: Using event management software to streamline inquiries, bookings, and deposits.

Loyalty Program

Lavu

JUNE 26, 2025

Balancing your books and managing your finances are not really part of that overarching plan. Restaurant accounting is the process of interpreting and analyzing the revenue, cash flow, inventory, and income statements of a restaurant. This way, you can reduce waste and identify where you can cut costs.

2025

Open for Business

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

The panelists highlighted agentic AI’s potential in hospitality, suggesting that it can manage repetitive tasks like inventory control or supply chain logistics. For example, restaurants can use agentic AI to monitor inventory levels, automatically order supplies, and handle vendor communications.

Point of Sale

Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Solo dining – a time dedicated to eating a meal alone at a sit-down restaurant – is an opportunity for diners to practice self care over a meal, whether that be by relaxing and reflecting at the end of a long day or even by engaging the mind with a book or catching up on the news.

Customer Experience

Paper Chase Accountancy

JULY 25, 2025

Accounting must track and analyze performance across peak and off-peak seasons, affecting revenue recognition, staffing, and inventory management. Point-of-Sale (POS) Integration: Seamless integration with POS systems is critical for capturing sales data, managing inventory in real-time, and ensuring accurate revenue reporting.

Hospitality

Lavu

JUNE 20, 2025

As restaurants seek ways to improve efficiency, reduce waste, and deliver personalized dining experiences, 3D food printing offers a unique solution that blends creativity with precision. Once the printed has created a mold and the recipe is determined, 3DFPs can print out food quickly and with less waste.

Food

Open for Business

OCTOBER 15, 2024

From inventory management to staff scheduling, managers need to master the operational backbone that keeps the business running at a high standard. Inventory control Understand how to keep track of your inventory, place orders efficiently, and minimize waste.

Training

Lavu

JULY 25, 2025

The craft beer industry is evolving fast, and breweries are under pressure to serve more customers, manage inventory in real time, and keep operations lean. Keep up with your inventory. Inventory Management Features to Expect in Modern POS Systems for Brewery Work smarter, not harder.

Brewery

Rocket Fuel

MARCH 26, 2025

Whether its food waste, employee theft, delivery mistakes, or missed prep tasks, small breakdowns can quickly turn into big losses. Every penny of wasted ingredients adds upespecially at scale. Discover how Detect can protect your margins Book a demo! And in 2025, those losses are avoidableif you know where to look.

Cash Management

SpotOn

DECEMBER 30, 2024

Look in your POS reporting for hourly labor and check your books for the others. Look in your accounting books for these. Control COGS with inventory management Depending on your concept, you've got somewhere between 30 and 300 ingredients, many of which are found in multiple menu items in various amounts. Labor costs.

Operations

Paper Chase Accountancy

JULY 9, 2025

The host should have an idea of how many guests are on the books each shift and run the restaurant accordingly. Additionally, in a fine dining establishment, inventory management is essential for getting an accurate picture of your COGS and making adjustments to menu pricing and ordering accordingly.

Hospitality

Paper Chase Accountancy

MAY 20, 2025

Restaurant accountants, for instance, must navigate the challenges of fluctuating inventory, high-volume cash transactions, and regular tipping practices, which are unique to the restaurant industry. Daily tasks may include recording sales and cash receipts, reconciling cash, and tracking inventory usage.

Cash Management

The Rail

JUNE 30, 2025

But when the music starts to hum consistently — when your tables stay full, your team is humming, and your books are finally in the black — that’s when your thoughts naturally drift to what’s next. Use Technology Like a Pro, Not a Fanboy Point-of-sale systems, reservation platforms, inventory management apps — these aren't flashy gadgets.

Education

Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 29, 2025

We want people—whether they’re locals or visitors—to be able to book a table easily, without extra fees, without insider knowledge, and without jumping through hoops just to enjoy a meal with us." When third-party scalpers and bots scoop up reservations, it completely negates that.

Reservations

Paper Chase Accountancy

JULY 10, 2025

This includes maintaining the books for restaurants and bars, and providing hospitality accounting solutions. Accounting for Hotels and Restaurants : This involves unique considerations like fluctuating seasonal demand and inventory control. A restaurant accountant must navigate these intricacies with competence and precision.

Cash Management

Lavu

JULY 18, 2025

Forget about manually dialing every past and future employee, and no longer stress because no one answered, you are understaffed, and you’re two hours behind on inventory. By doing so, the software reduces scheduling errors, wasted time, and excess office supplies.

2025

Paper Chase Accountancy

JULY 10, 2025

It involves a systematic process of understanding, anticipating, and influencing consumer behavior to maximize income, especially for perishable inventory like hotel rooms or airline seats. Right Channel: Where the booking comes from (e.g., Lead Time: Offering discounts for early bookings or last-minute deals to fill rooms.

Hospitality

Paper Chase Accountancy

MAY 29, 2025

This approach not only aids in better budgeting and financial forecasting, but also helps in cutting waste through strategic cost management. It brings in detailed financial analysis to uncover hidden waste. With their support, you can focus more on running your restaurants and less on managing the books.

Cash Management

Hot Schedules

MARCH 11, 2025

Inventory Blind Spots Are Costing You Thousands From linens to liquor, hotel inventory can be a black hole. Inventory Blind Spots Are Costing You Thousands From linens to liquor, hotel inventory can be a black hole. Stocking too much means wasted capital; too little means unhappy guests. The result?

Hotels

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. Erroneous data can lead to either shortage or excess.

Technology

Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 12, 2024

Additionally, digital inventory management systems provide real-time stock updates, helping maintain optimal inventory levels, reduce waste, and ensure the availability of ingredients. AI-driven predictive analytics, for instance, help forecast demand, manage inventory, and reduce food waste.

Loyalty Program

Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

A short menu can slim down the food costs through streamlined inventory management, as well as reduced food waste. Consider, removing processed or pre-packaged ingredients from their inventory. Water pollution and plastic waste have made many people look at restaurants. Health-Conscious Food Will Dominate Menus.

2022

7 Shifts

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Manager log books Even if it’s just a shared cloud document, you need a centralized place for your managers to exchange information. Management log books also cut down on confusion. When customer complaints or employee concerns come up, each manager can get up to speed just by reading the log book.

Management

Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

AI Assistants : Conversational AI can assist customers in communicating with restaurant systems for booking a table, adding a guest to a waitlist, ordering meals, or even answering common questions like ‘do you have vegan food as well?’ Today, AI is accessible to everyone, and there are smaller ways to use it to your advantage.

Front of House

7 Shifts

MAY 31, 2021

For example, kitchen managers rely on software to let them know how much expected inventory they have in stock. Inventory was ordered based on par levels, which are set based on sales forecasts, which are in turn determined by how many guests you'll serve and what they'll order. All tasks in a restaurant are interconnected.

Operations

7 Shifts

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

Delivery, scheduling, inventory management, reservations, and guest management have seen technological advancements over the past few years, and it’s just the beginning. What is Restaurant Inventory Management Software? What is Restaurant Inventory Management Software? Examples of Restaurant Inventory Management Software.

Social Media

7 Shifts

AUGUST 2, 2024

To calculate this, use the formula: Cost of Goods Sold (COGs) = Beginning Inventory + Purchased Inventory - Ending Inventory Gross profit & gross profit margin Your gross profit and gross profit margin help you track how much money you're making after deducting your Cost of Goods Sold.

Point of Sale

Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 2, 2023

Inventory Management If you don’t have a proper inventory management system in place, you could be wasting a lot of time and money. Proper inventory management is key. Is your restaurant clean — both in the front and back of the house? Are your employees washing their hands? Either way, it ends up costing you.

Audits

7 Shifts

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

There'll be new branding, a new staff, different inventory, and updated forecasting involved. You can reference and compare the key metrics from all of these locations like total revenue, profit margin, inventory variance, etc. One of the many benefits of multi-location restaurant management pertains to inventory and ordering.

Management

Culinary Cues

AUGUST 7, 2021

Restaurant waste nips away at profitability – why? The unpredictable nature of customer buying habits pushes restaurants to maintain inventories that exceed what is reasonable – why? This was evident in news articles, books, television, movies, and blog posts, and a 24/7 food network.

Social Media