{"id":23684,"date":"2024-08-19T07:52:58","date_gmt":"2024-08-19T11:52:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/partech.com\/?p=23684"},"modified":"2025-09-19T14:46:16","modified_gmt":"2025-09-19T18:46:16","slug":"dont-let-costs-cook-your-restaurant-essential-solutions-for-cutting-expenses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/partech.com\/2024\/08\/19\/dont-let-costs-cook-your-restaurant-essential-solutions-for-cutting-expenses\/","title":{"rendered":"Don\u2019t Let Costs Cook Your Restaurant: Essential Solutions for Cutting Expenses"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Successfully operating a restaurant comes with a high price. With expenses ranging from rent and utilities to food and labor, the costs can quickly add up. In recent years, factors such as inflation, labor shortages, and supply chain disruptions have significantly increased these overhead expenses in the restaurant industry. According to recent findings<\/a>, 98% of operators view rising labor costs as a major hurdle to their restaurant’s success, while 97% cite higher food costs as a critical barrier. Additionally, 38% of operators<\/a> reported that their restaurants were unprofitable last year. For restaurant brands to survive in this unforgiving landscape, every dollar counts, and effectively saving costs can make or break operations.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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of operators reported that their restaurants were unprofitable last year.<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Leveraging tried-and-true better-together solutions, like PAR OPS , a maintenance-free back-office solution, and PAR Pay, an omnichannel payment gateway, have proven to help restaurants streamline operations, improve efficiency, and drastically reduce costs. These solutions work better together to provide real-time insights, simplify transactions, and ensure smooth back-office management, allowing restaurant operators to focus on delivering exceptional customer experiences and driving profitability in a competitive market.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Address Labor Costs with Effective
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Since 2020, labor costs have skyrocketed by 18.3%<\/a> and are expected to rise further. To combat this significant increase and control costs, operators must implement effective labor management strategies. Both under and over-scheduling will negatively disrupt operations, leading to poor customer service, unnecessary labor costs, and diminished employee satisfaction and engagement. With restaurant margins tighter than ever and rampant employee turnover rates, convenient and precise scheduling is essential to a restaurant’s success.<\/p>

PAR OPS provides restaurants with the tools needed to seamlessly manage employees across multiple locations, concepts, and shifts. Operators can tap into features like Suggested Scheduling, Activity Feed, and a Self-Service Employee Mobile App that help maximize employee productivity, incentivize retention, and lower labor costs:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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