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2025 Restaurant Outlook: A Recipe for Success with Risk Management

Modern Restaurant Management

After weathering years of pandemic-related challenges, the sector continues to rebound with optimism. Outsourcing high-risk services, such as delivery, can alleviate exposure to rising auto insurance costs, which are projected to climb in 2025. In 2023, the average cost of a hospitality-related breach surged 14 percent to $3.36

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Restaurant Cost Control Strategies Every Operator Should Be Using

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This includes hourly wages, payroll taxes, employee benefits, management salaries, and the hidden costs of manual schedules, overtime, and scheduling inefficienciesfor example, how much money youre losing from last-minute schedule changes or people clocking in early. Many restaurants lose money here without realizing it.

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

Modern Restaurant Management

As they grapple with rising costs across their supply chain, 71 percent of restaurants plan to increase prices this year. An analysis of insurance claims processed in 2024 compared to 2023 shows a 4.4 During Q4 2024, visits were up 23 percent, while visits to other full-service restaurants were down 2.9 percent during Q4.

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28 Strategies to Cut Costs in the Restaurant Business

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By regularly monitoring and managing costs associated with having employees, restaurant owners and managers can make informed decisions about staffing levels, pricing, and overall operations to ensure the business runs efficiently and profitably. Examples of fixed costs for a restaurant include rent, insurance, and equipment lease payments.

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

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This also includes payroll taxes and employee benefits. First, employees who work for more than 40 hours weekly have a statutory entitlement to overtime rates for every extra hour worked. Occupancy Expenses: This refers to fixed costs like rent, property taxes, utilities, and property insurance. Your accountant.

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2025 Small Business Outlook

Modern Restaurant Management

• The Global Supply Chain : The global supply chain today is functioning better than it was several years ago as we emerged from the pandemic. It is estimated that 10 percent of all restaurant employees are undocumented as are at least 25 percent of all agriculture employees, according to the Pew Research Center.

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Safety First: Welcoming Restaurant Employees Back

Modern Restaurant Management

As the fight against COVID-19 continues, more of those same restaurants have started considering—and even implementing—new plans for welcoming employees and customers back for in-person dining. Unexpected downtime, when paired with a swift return to work, can present new risks to restaurant employees.