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10 Cash Flow Management Best Practices for Restaurants

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No matter the size of your restaurant, one truth remains: cash flow is king. Restaurant cash flow management is the lifeblood of your business. Yet, while most small business owners know this truth, many still struggle with basic cash flow definitions, fundamentals, and management strategies that actually maximize benefits.

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2024 Outlook: Restaurant Trends and Challenges, Part Three

Modern Restaurant Management

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. Consider, for instance, a scenario in which your Point of Sale (POS) system can forecast the popularity of a new dish based on historical customer behaviour.

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New Restaurant Payroll Tactics and Tools For Building a Talented, Loyal Staff

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To adequately prep for service, short-staffed food and drink establishments are cooking up new ways to lure workers back to restaurants, like higher wages and handsome referral fees. Enter 7shifts , a scheduling and team management app that simplifies the payday processes that typically run restaurateurs ragged. Table of Contents.

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[Guide] How to Implement Digital Tip Payouts at your Restaurant

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Restaurants without team management tools may miss out on top talent, like those who value tech: Gen Z. Make sure to consider these key factors from both the administrative and employee perspective: Pricing: Consider whether the platform charges a flat fee (monthly or annual), a percentage of tips, or a combination of both.

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Cash Will Still Be on QSR Menus

Modern Restaurant Management

Last year, one of the first brands to go cashless, Sweetgreen, changed its policy to accept cash at all its locations. The quick-service restaurant (QSR) started accepting cash after Amazon confirmed it would take cash payments in all of its previously cashless Amazon Go stores. Customers Want Payment Options.

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Protect Your Restaurants from Invoice Fraud through Technology

Modern Restaurant Management

This surge of revenue and demand for food related services – mostly paid for through digital, contactless transactions – could potentially attract cybercriminals to commit acts of fraud all the more. Businesses want to turnover healthy volumes of cash-flow, regardless of the wider economic climate.

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Back of House, Yet Front-Facing Priority – Restaurant BOH Trends to Monitor in 2023

Modern Restaurant Management

Is your restaurant up to speed with the latest best practices for back of house (BOH) management? Those areas of your restaurant that aren’t typically seen by customers but directly impact your business. So, which back of office trends should restaurant ownership and management be concerned with heading into 2023?