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Food Cost Formula: The Secret to Higher Restaurant Profits

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Leverage POS Systems : Tools like Lavu POS automate inventory tracking, reduce order errors, and provide real-time insights. Start by tracking inventory, analyzing menu performance, and negotiating with suppliers to cut costs and boost profits. Log spoilage through inventory adjustments. Whole Wheat Bun $0.30 Avocado(1/4) $1.20

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Top 7 POS Reports for Sales Trend Analysis

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These reports help you understand sales trends, manage inventory, optimize staffing, and improve customer satisfaction. Inventory Reports : Monitor stock levels, usage patterns, and waste to control costs and prevent overstocking or shortages. Over time, these insights can inform decisions about staffing, inventory, and menu tweaks.

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7 Key Features You Need in a Bar POS System

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A state-of-the-art restaurant POS System, specifically tailored for bars and restaurants, streamlines transactions, inventory management, and customer service, ensuring that business owners can focus on what they do best—serving their patrons. That’s why inventory management is one of the most important features of a good bar POS system.

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The #1 POS System for Pizza Restaurants

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Ingredient-Level Inventory Tracking Keeping an eye on ingredients is critical to controlling costs. Managers can also access reports, adjust menus, and monitor inventory remotely. The best system for your restaurant depends on your unique needs, whether that’s advanced delivery tools, inventory tracking, or budget considerations.

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Outdoor Dining Boom: How Restaurants Can Capitalize on the Al Fresco Opportunity

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Differentiate the Experience Don’t just think of the patio as an extension of your dining room—it’s prime real estate for collaborations, parties, pig roasts, oyster-shucking demos, and so much more. By curating special packages and unique events, operators can elevate the al fresco offering and encourage repeat visits.

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The 4 Restaurant Automation Tools Your Restaurant Needs Now

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Related: Kitchen Display Systems: How Your Restaurant Can Benefit #3) Inventory Management System Tracking inventory at your restaurant can be tedious. But, you can automate inventory monitoring too. With a restaurant inventory management system, you can automatically deduct stock as inventory is used.

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10 Cash Flow Management Best Practices for Restaurants

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Practice Inventory Management Consistent restaurant inventory management can solve many cash flow problems. This area is often overlooked by new restaurant owners and managers because it’s pedantic and dull, so it’s no wonder that sporadic inventory-taking is one of the most common reasons restaurants fail.