Running multiple F&B outlets can make tracking food costs a full-time job. Ingredient prices shift weekly, supplier terms vary by outlet, and menu portions differ slightly between chefs. Without a structured system, one location’s costs quietly drift higher—and profitability slips before anyone notices.
Here’s how restaurant groups keep food costs comparable and under control across all their outlets.
The first rule of comparability: every outlet must prepare dishes using the same recipes and portion sizes. Even a 10g difference in protein or sauce can distort your cost of goods sold (COGS).
Practical steps:
With ccMonet, these updates flow directly into cost tracking, so you’ll always see the latest cost per dish reflected in outlet-level reports.
One outlet ordering the same item at a higher price is one of the easiest cost leaks to miss.
AI can fix that.
ccMonet automatically reads and categorises supplier invoices from all outlets—detecting when:
Instead of sifting through piles of paper, you get a clean comparison of ingredient prices and vendor performance across your network.
To compare costs meaningfully, you need to view them relative to sales.
An outlet with higher COGS might simply be selling more low-margin dishes.
AI bookkeeping tools like ccMonet connect expense data to your POS or revenue systems, allowing you to:
You can compare outlets fairly—apples to apples, or in this case, burgers to burgers.
In F&B, a month is too long to wait.
By the time you notice a cost issue, thousands may already be lost.
With AI automation, reconciliation happens continuously:
This means every outlet manager can review food cost ratios weekly—and take corrective action immediately.
Once data is clean and current, comparisons become powerful.
ccMonet’s AI Insights dashboard highlights:
Instead of guesswork, you get clear, actionable insights that help you optimise every location.
Even the best AI benefits from expert review.
ccMonet pairs automation with local accounting specialists who ensure data accuracy, GST compliance, and proper classification—critical for audit readiness and management reporting.
This hybrid model keeps your cost comparisons reliable and consistent across outlets.
Consistency drives profitability.
When every outlet captures expenses accurately, uses the same data logic, and updates costs in real time, you can compare, benchmark, and optimise performance with confidence.
Discover how ccMonet helps multi-outlet F&B businesses automate expense tracking, reconcile costs, and maintain clean, comparable data—all in one place.
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