You’ve tasted success with your restaurant, and now you’re looking to savor more of it, perhaps by adding more seats, sprucing up the décor, or even taking a leap to open a brand-new location. As enticing as expansion can be, it often comes with a side dish of financial challenges. How do you fund this
Calculating your restaurant labor cost percentage is essential to running a successful restaurant. The labor cost percentage is the amount of money you spend on employee wages and benefits as it compares to your total sales. This number is significant because it tells you how much profit you’re making on each dollar that comes through
For restaurants and other businesses that use a Point of Sale (POS) system, it’s very likely you have seen offers to borrow money from your POS vendor through a POS loan. These offers promise “fast” and “easy” money with limited application requirements. Are POS loans a great source of cash for you? Or are they
Processing invoices, developing pricing strategy, managing inventory costs, and keeping the right inventory levels are all challenging functions of managing a restaurant. You can quickly and easily do all of these things by using xtraCHEF, integrated into your management processes and accounting systems! Check out “7 Impacts and Benefits of Accounts Payable Automation with xtraCHEF
This is part 1 of a 2-article series. Please check back to read our article on taxation of distributions and allocation of profits and losses. You are a restaurateur with a great idea for a restaurant and feel it is a cannot-miss investment opportunity. There are several different options to raise the capital you need
Written in partnership with: Restaurants are doing more carry-out and delivery than ever, and maximizing revenue per square foot by using two, three, or more different delivery services to reach the most hungry customers as possible. Unfortunately, each additional delivery service means more taxes, fees, and commissions that must be reconciled in the accounting system.
Written in partnership with: At the very minimum, restaurant operators need a weekly overview of cash flow and labor costs to stay current on how the restaurant is doing, and prevent financial surprises. If the bookkeeping for a restaurant is treated the same as any other business, the data may be incomplete or the reports
Restaurant accounting and tax specialists have navigated many operators through millions of dollars from COVID Relief, and helped many restaurants become cash-flow-positive even throughout the pandemic. When tax time comes around, working with a seasoned accounting team like the Fork CPAs helps keep the momentum, and ensures the filing process is as pain-free as possible.
In partnership with: Check out this article and interview from MarginEdge with our Founder, Raffi Yousefian. This article highlights the benefits and win/win for restaurants and accountants that use software like MarginEdge to streamline their restaurant accounting operations and increase profitability by gaining visibility and oversight on a real-time basis.
Link to full article via MarginEdge OK, let’s face it, you aren’t in the restaurant business because of your love of accounting. Still, like most businesses, consistent and accurate financial reporting is key to the success of your restaurant and ensures you have a way to assess your restaurant’s performance, identify problem issues and maximize