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Bridging the Gap: Integrating Legal and Insurance Considerations into Restaurant Cybersecurity Response

Modern Restaurant Management

Brands (owner of KFC, Taco Bell, and Pizza Hut) suffered a ransomware attack that forced the closure of approximately 300 restaurants in the UK and exposed personal information of hundreds of thousands of employees. This committee can ensure that legal compliance and insurance requirements are built into everyday operations.

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Restaurant Cost Control Strategies Every Operator Should Be Using

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Factors like portion size, seasonal ingredients, and market price changes all affect this number, which is why inventory management and regular updates to your recipes and pricing matter. In many cases, controlling labor costs is less about cutting people and more about scheduling smarter and cross-training your existing employees.

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28 Strategies to Cut Costs in the Restaurant Business

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By closely monitoring and optimizing this percentage, restaurants can better manage their inventory, minimize waste, and lower their overall expenses, ultimately maximizing cost reduction. Examples of fixed costs for a restaurant include rent, insurance, and equipment lease payments. Be transparent and reward employees.

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Restaurant Accounting Tips Made Simple: Expert Ways to Boost Profits in 2025

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Restaurant accounting is the process of interpreting and analyzing the revenue, cash flow, inventory, and income statements of a restaurant. Let’s start with some basic terms: Cost of Goods Sold (COGS): This is the cost of all the items and ingredients on your menu (Beginning Inventory + Purchased Inventory – Ending Inventory).

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

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Two-thirds of restaurant leaders believe AI or automation will improve their business in each of the 15 areas we asked about, the most popular of which are marketing and promotions (77 percent), inventory management (77 percent), payments (76 percent), menu optimization (76 percent), and staff management (75 percent). percent during Q4.

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Four Things Bar and Restaurant Owners Should Consider in their Coverage 

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With the laundry list of everything bar and restaurant owners need to handle on a daily basis, proper insurance coverage should be top priority. Proper communication with the insurance agent about all the ins and outs of the restaurant can help set up the policy right from the get-go.

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15 Restaurant Metrics to Know and How To Use Them

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Numbers can give us insights into everything from profits and losses to average customer spend to how often employees cycle through. Inventory turnover ratio. Employee turnover rate. Your CoGSs is an essential number to have when determining your menu prices, inventory and impacts your net profit margin. Break-even point.