7 Shifts

AUGUST 18, 2024

Specialty bars focus on a particular type of drink or theme, such as wine bars or cigar bars, but can be much more expensive to manage. Hiring a Strong Team You'll need a manager, bartenders, waiters, and security. Google/Website marketing You have all the things that are required of you to make the bar look appealing.

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EATER

MAY 31, 2023

It’s harvesting honey, centrifuging honey, bottling honey, labeling bottles, dealing with wholesalers and market managers, cash apps and banks, insurances, clients, and schools. It’s answering endless requests from journalists and people who ask questions via the website, Instagram, Twitter, email, or in person.

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Insurance Email Marketing Cash Management 2005 246

EATER

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

And while digital payment systems increase tipping rates , it can be impossible to know how much of your tip will make it into the server’s hands, unlike with old-fashioned cash. And when customers don’t tip, servers can end up paying out of pocket to pad a manager’s paychecks. There’s no health insurance.

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Mobile Ordering Customer Service Food Order Online Ordering 329

Lavu

JUNE 6, 2025

This guide breaks down 28 proven strategies that help cut unnecessary expenses, streamline operations, and boost profitability—whether you manage a small café or a multi-location chain. Discovering new ways to reduce costs in restaurant management can boost profits. Let’s dive into what really works in today’s competitive landscape.

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7 Shifts

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

The goal is to determine the total amount of cash flow that will be available to the new owner after accounting for these types of expenses. Profitability Showing consistent profits and positive cash flow can increase the perceived value of your restaurant. Make sure you include all the key information buyers are looking for.

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Ken Burgin

JANUARY 16, 2022

Many chefs, managers and business owners have built up years of experience running kitchens and restaurants. How do you respond when someone says they’re ‘sick of being a chef or manager and I want to be a consultant’? Managing cash flow once you work. Managing cash flow once you work.

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Cash Management Website Management Social Media Insurance 113

7 Shifts

JULY 1, 2024

These start-up costs can range from the real estate payments you must make to the permits and licenses you need, the supplies you have to buy for your bar, the wages you need to pay your employees, and insurance. You can easily register on their website. Will you get a discount if you pay for all the supplies you bought in cash?

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The Rail

JUNE 19, 2023

Offering a range of cashless payment options can help meet the needs of the increasing number of people choosing not to carry cash with them. Perhaps provide your catering services for charitable events or give staff and management paid time off to volunteer for activities. Take the time to highlight these partnerships on your website.

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Lavu

MAY 30, 2025

You need to carefully manage your spending and reduce restaurant overhead costs whenever you can. You can cut these costs by offering a cash discount program. A cash discount program avoids credit card processing fees by rewarding customers for paying in cash. Avoid these costs by offering online ordering on your website.

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Cash Management Online Ordering Waste Employee Relations 78

Harbor Touch

APRIL 17, 2018

Seems like a no-brainer but maintaining solid files, both physical and electronic, are critical to managing your restaurant. The business owner must deduct eight percent of employee’s sales for cash payments and rely on their POS system for credit card tips. It can be included in the cost of food or recorded separately.

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Employee Relations Insurance Point of Sale Food Supply 97

Restaurant365

MARCH 30, 2020

Expanding “off-premise” insurance coverage. Start with the following: Revisit your insurance policy. Your first step will be to call your insurance provider and inquire about on-premise versus off-premise coverage. Depending on your specific situation, expanding your insurance can add up very quickly.

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Ken Burgin

AUGUST 6, 2022

Effective crisis planning and management is a must. Can we all be expert crisis managers or are some people better at it than others? Thinking ahead, backup, clear policies and documentation are the key to good management and efficient operations. Adequate Insurance coverage – does it cover current risks and equipment?

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Kitchen Safety Equipment Cash Management Front of House 88

Cheetah

OCTOBER 3, 2020

Now that indoor dining is once again allowed, waitstaff, cooks and sanitation workers are asked to come back to work with no changes to their compensations, health insurance or paycheck. Health insurance: Look for different health insurance coverages, you may find one that’s more beneficial and cost-effective for your worker.

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Inventory Insurance Cash Management Point of Sale 78

The Food Corridor

MAY 7, 2020

Update your website and social media profiles, and whether you use email, social media, or good old fashioned direct mail to let them know, make sure you open up two-way communications so information can flow both ways. Other considerations are driver insurance, rigorous hygiene guidelines, and offering contactless deliveries.

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Delivery Online Ordering Food Email Marketing 98

Harbor Touch

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Also, understand all the costs associated with opening a bar such as insurance, licenses, staffing costs , etc. On the other hand, you may need to hire a manager and/or assistant manager to help with the day-to-day operations. There may be special licenses or permits you will need in order to open your bar.

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Bar License Restaurant Law POS 78

Harbor Touch

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Also, understand all the costs associated with opening a bar such as insurance, licenses, staffing costs , etc. On the other hand, you may need to hire a manager and/or assistant manager to help with the day-to-day operations. There may be special licenses or permits you will need in order to open your bar.

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Bar License Restaurant Law POS 78

Harbor Touch

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Also, understand all the costs associated with opening a bar such as insurance, licenses, staffing costs , etc. On the other hand, you may need to hire a manager and/or assistant manager to help with the day-to-day operations. There may be special licenses or permits you will need in order to open your bar.

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Bar License Restaurant Law POS 78

Clover - Restaurants

MARCH 26, 2024

It may or may not matter to the kitchen managers what time you use the space. Forking over that cash can be worth it if it saves you (or your team) precious time and effort. Managers of commercial kitchens want to know that your business can make rent, so be ready to share your business plan or create one to share with them.

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Food Truck Cash Management Website Management Small Business 52

The Restaurant Times

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

It allows you to spend less cash each month. Insure your truck . However, if you don’t have the correct insurance, your food truck might cost you thousands of dollars, or perhaps put the future of your business in jeopardy in case of a mishap. Source: LBB. Social Media .

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Food Truck Food License Mobile Ordering 52

Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 11, 2025

From a legal perspective, Insurance : the pandemic highlighted the limitations of insurance policies. Several high-profile restaurant groups brought litigation against insurance companies for their coverage position, but were ultimately unsuccessful.

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Mobile Ordering Kitchen Safety Fine Dining Food Safety 418

Culinary Cues

AUGUST 28, 2020

When I see a restaurant with a lackluster website or a Facebook page of sporadic posts with lengthy gaps in activity then I sense that the business has lost its energy. As owners, managers, and chefs – regardless of the hours that you invested in the job in the past, this is not the time to back off – this is the time to be even more present.

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Social Media Communication Loyalty Program Training 450

Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 27, 2020

Sampson, partner at Leech Tishman in the firm’s Insurance Coverage and Litigation Practice Groups. Avoid unnecessary interactions and touching menus, credit cards, and cash. Licensed Buyers can download the app by texting APP to (844) 542-3421, directly from the app store or by visiting the LibDib website.

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Lavu

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

Make sure that you are paying your employees a fair wage and offering competitive benefits, such as health insurance, paid time off, and retirement savings plans. Table Management: Lavu’s table management feature allows you to track table availability, manage reservations, and optimize seating arrangements.

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Loyalty Program Front of House Mobile Ordering Customer Service 167

EATER

MAY 22, 2020

Breaks are longer, and every other cash register is left empty to allow space between workers. To manage crowding, all stores are limiting the number of customers that can enter at once, as well as putting up “visual cues and in-store signage” encouraging distancing, and performing “daily audits to ensure compliance.”

Employee Relations 363

Employee Relations Food Safety Website Management Social Media 363

Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 5, 2020

. “This pandemic has shed light on how technology can be used to quickly adapt core services within the food industry like delivery, fulfillment, and supply chains," said Lior Susan, Founder and Managing Partner at Eclipse. Delivery management has never been easier! ” Helping the Helpers.

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