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

Modern Restaurant Management

Golden Corral's August 2023 network breach affected 183,000 current and former employees, with hackers accessing everything from Social Security numbers to health insurance details. Yet many restaurant operators remain underprepared when it comes to integrating legal and insurance considerations into their cybersecurity response plans.

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Average Restaurant Profit Margins: What They Are And How to Improve Yours

ChowNow

It factors in all your operating expenses, like labor, rent, insurance, equipment repairs, marketing, and more. came to $35,000, and your operating expenses (labor, rent, insurance, etc.) Add in things like equipment repairs, licensing fees, and other expenses, and youre constantly fighting to stay ahead of significant cost increases.

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

SpotOn

Your P&L line items should be consistent with the ones on different platforms—POS, inventory management, and accounting software. Health insurance, retirement plans (401(k)), paid time off (PTO) (vacation, sick leave, holiday pay), workers compensation, and meal discounts Training and onboarding. Music & entertainment.

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Your Guide to A Food Truck Commissary: What it is and How to Start One

The Food Corridor

These licensed commercial spaces give operators a place to store inventory, prep food, and clean their equipment—ensuring they meet health codes and run efficiently. Food Liability Insurance Program ( FLIP) offers affordable coverage, designed for small food businesses. Meet fire safety, plumbing, and ventilation requirements.

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

Lavu

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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Restaurant Profit Margin: 7 Ways To Actually Make Your Operation More Profitable

SpotOn

But many owners don't account for the high fixed costs of bars —like repairs, insurance, and alcohol theft which can leave them with less profit than expected. These include rent, utilities, licenses, equipment, repairs, credit card processing fees—anything that's not labor or COGS. Overhead costs.

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The Land of Misfits with Don Pirone

SpotOn

He worked at a pizza restaurant with a beer and wine license that seemed like the pinnacle of luxury at the time.   For all the time spent grounded in product mix and inventory, missing dishwashers and packed tables would bring Don back into the day-to-day operations orbit. Amid the stress, there was community.