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Cafe owner using technology to manage labor and control restaurant labor cost

Understanding and managing restaurant labor costs plays a significant role in profitability and is crucial for your management team to understand. Labor costs include wages, benefits, payroll taxes, and other mandatory contributions, making them a critical factor in determining a restaurant’s profitability. Successfully managing labor costs can be the difference

Restaurant owner working on accounting in dining room.

The restaurant industry’s margins are slim, so success strongly hinges on sound financial management. The demand for specialized accounting services has never been more pronounced than where we see it

Payroll Software

Your restaurant payroll software is a key investment on two fronts: for your employees, to ensure they’re promptly & accurately paid, and for your management staff, to help streamline the

Setting Up Payroll

You may be asking, how does payroll work? That is, what should payroll look like for a restaurant? We’ll start with the basics. What is payroll? Payroll is the business

8 Benefits of Using Restaurant Payroll Management Technology

Restaurant payroll is an important aspect of financial management for restaurants. It includes wages, tips, overtime, and any other benefits or compensation they may be entitled to. By tracking employee

Optimizing Restaurant Payroll Percentage

Understanding the Basics of Your Restaurant Payroll Percentage In this article we’ll teach you how to calculate your payroll percentage, why it’s an important measure of the health of your

Comprehensive Checklist for Payroll

Ultimate Restaurant Payroll Checklist Name a restaurant process, and chances are you have a reliable checklist for guidance and adherence to best practices. Kitchen procedures? Check(list). Supply chain optimization? Check(list)

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Cafe owner using technology to manage labor and control restaurant labor cost

Understanding and managing restaurant labor costs plays a significant role in profitability and is crucial for your management team to understand. Labor costs include wages, benefits, payroll taxes, and other

A waitress takes an order from a guest holding a menu

Imagine applying the meticulous precision of engineering to the art of crafting a restaurant menu. Menu engineering is not just about listing dishes; it’s a strategic blueprint for boosting profits

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For restaurant owners, recipe costing is an ongoing operational concern. Savvy managers understand that as food costs change, so will individual recipe costs. Keeping up with these price fluctuations can

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