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Menu Engineering: The Secret to Maximum Profitability

Modern Restaurant Management

To ensure a healthy profit margin, a restaurant must manage five buckets, from the “Prime Cost” (food, beverage and labor costs) to “Overhead” (everything that is not food, beverage and labor) and Common Area Maintenance (building, taxes and insurance).

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Ultimate Guide To Restaurant Cost Of Goods Sold (COGS) in 2024

7 Shifts

The cost of goods sold (COGS) is a restaurant metric that shows you the cost of all ingredients used to prepare a menu item, including the food, beverage costs, and other direct expenses. Phil Gadd, owner of The Loaf Bakery, said their company saved on labor costs by 4% when they used 7shifts with their POS system.

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Setting the stage: a guide to opening a restaurant

OpenTable

Transforming the space to match your restaurant’s theme can also impact the budget, as will acquiring your first round of food, beverages, and other essentials. Technology streamlines operations and makes everything that much easier, whether it’s using point of sale (POS) systems or a reservations platform.

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4 Proven Strategies Operators in Saudi Arabia Must Know To Grow Their Restaurant Profit Margin

The Restaurant Times

Gross Revenue is the sales revenue generated by selling food, beverages, and merchandise plus additional gains, i.e., income from a transaction that doesn’t come from regular business operations. Employ a POS system that comes with comprehensive recipe management and inventory management features. The formula is :

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Restaurant Bookkeeping: Comprehensive Guide to Master Bookkeeping

7 Shifts

On a similar note, when searching for a modern cloud-based POS system to keep track of your sales, look for one that can be integrated into other restaurant software. Some of the best POS systems you can try include Toast, TouchBistro, and Square.

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The Top 10 Restaurant Podcasts to Tune Into

7 Shifts

Restaurant & Retail Revel(ations) by Revel Systems brings you a wealth of business insights and best practices from tenured leaders in the food, beverage and retail industry. Restaurant & Retail Revel(ations). Revel in the advice and perspective of hospitality leaders anywhere and anytime! podcast website.

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Restaurant Sales and Revenue Data: What It Is, and How to Use It

Synergy Suite

It represents the total income generated from selling food, beverages, and other services. It’s important to keep detailed records of daily sales, which can be recorded through the point-of-sale (POS) system. Revenue is the lifeblood of any restaurant business.