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How to Read a Restaurant P&L (Profit and Loss) Statement + Free Template

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Restaurant P&L basics Sales Cost of Goods Sold (COGS) Labor costs Overhead costs Profit and profit margins Using your P&L statement Restaurant P&L basics A restaurant profit and loss statement is a spreadsheet that shows how all your money is coming in (sales) and where it's going out (costs). Prime costs.

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Pandemic Reflections: What Lessons Has the Restaurant Industry Learned?, Part One

Modern Restaurant Management

The focus now is finding the minimum necessary seating capacity while maximizing kitchen efficiency and service throughput. Instead of simply trying to fit as many seats as possible into a space, the focus now is finding the minimum necessary seating capacity while maximizing kitchen efficiency and service throughput.

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MRM Research Roundup: Delivery Fraud, the Playground Effect, and Top 100 Places to Eat

Modern Restaurant Management

On a year-over-year basis, small business sales (+2.1 Month-over-month sales (+0.1 Year-to-date, combined sales growth for January and February is 3.5 percentage points less than sales growth from the same two-month period in 2024. Independent operators feel the squeeze the most. percent) showed healthy growth.

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Coronavirus: Restaurants Respond

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The National Restaurant Association remains on top of the issue providing updates and resources including a fact sheet and a webpage with an FAQ, industry guidance, and food safety guidelines provided by ServeSafe to address increasing questions about COVID-19. Eat healthier.”

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Four Key Predictions for Restaurant Tech

Modern Restaurant Management

New safety protocols may hurt restaurants’ bottom line again, while also impacting retention rates due to business closures and lack of steady income. Keeping a close eye on public standards at the local government level as well as surrounding towns will help restaurants ride out the ups and downs. Labor Shortages.

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What Now? COVID-19 Survival Guide for Restaurants

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"We want to remain optimistic, so this initiative shows solidarity within our restaurant community and hopefully reassures our guests that if they aren't able to visit us at this point in time, we'll be here for them when things settle down." Click here to learn the 10 steps to take now.

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Five Tips to Minimize Super-Sized Labor Costs

Modern Restaurant Management

Smart fryers and ovens can automate food preparation and cooking, eliminating the need for numerous workers in the kitchen while still ensuring consistent quality and faster service. These options also offer contactless payment solutions and integrated point-of-sale systems which can track sales and eliminate the need for manual cashiering.