Restaurant Produce Ordering Guide
Does your restaurant have a streamlined, dependable process for ordering produce? From smaller, independent establishments to large franchises – and every restaurant in between – it (literally) pays to have a restaurant produce order guide that works for your kitchen staff. A produce order guide is the ultimate money saver, and it’ll ultimately benefit your […]
Budget Friendly Restaurant Events & Promotion for Summer
RASI’s back-office restaurant solutions can help your summer promotions all season long…and beyond! How to Plan Can’t-Miss Restaurant Summer Events and Promotions The first step is to recognize and target your intended customers. What is the main demographic you’re targeting? Families? Couples? Location plays a big role as well. If your restaurant is near a […]
Restaurant Produce Storage Guide
How you utilize your restaurant ingredients to eventually make tasty meals is important. But what about when those ingredients, particularly produce, are in storage? Are you up to speed on the latest restaurant food storage guidelines? Master this tactic, and you’ll be amazed at how everything from profit margins to customer satisfaction improves. While we’re […]
How to Calculate California Restaurant Tax
Understanding California Restaurant Tax In California, restaurants are responsible for paying sales tax to the state on taxable items. What makes a transaction taxable? The answer gets a little complicated for restaurants. The key distinctions are whether the food is hot or cold, and whether it is intended to be consumed on the premises. Here’s […]
Complete Guide on Restaurant Taxes for Managers/Owners
Importance of Understanding Restaurant Taxes as a Business Owner The restaurant industry has specific conditions that complicate its taxation such as tipped employees and a bevy of state and local laws that regulate sales and payroll taxes. As a restaurant owner, it’s critical that you, and not just your accountant, understand the taxes on restaurants. […]
What Restaurant Owners/Managers Should Know About Tips
Restaurant Tip Withholding Requirements, Importance of Proper Reporting & More Restaurant tips have their share of mystery surrounding them – but they don’t have to! Since tips are an extra type of payment to servers, bartenders, and other restaurant staff, they’re often regarded as under-the-table income. But that’s the first mistake usually made when calculating […]
How to Buy a Restaurant: Everything You Need to Know, Financially
In this article we review the financial information you’ll need to evaluate purchasing a restaurant, including: finding good prospective restaurants for sale, recognizing high quality vs poor deals, and demonstrating your credit worthiness to lenders and investors, and more. Learn about the business A preliminary step in how to buy a restaurant is to gain […]
8 Benefits of Restaurants Using 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 compensation and related expenses, you can’t accurately forecast labor costs or staffing levels accordingly. You can streamline the entire payroll process by using payroll management […]
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 business, and how you can improve restaurant labor costs with modern technology and sound management practices. What is payroll percentage? Your restaurant payroll percentage is […]