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In today's challenging restaurant landscape, every dollar counts. Menu engineering the difference between hoping a dish is profitable and knowing exactly how much it contributes to your bottom line.

When selecting restaurant technology, operators can choose between two primary approaches: purchasing from a single vendor that offers solutions across multiple functional areas (an all-in-one provider), or assembling a technology stack from multiple vendors, each specializing in a specific application—best-in-class providers. For example, a point-of-sale (POS) vendor that also offers solutions for loyalty, labor management, and inventory control is typically considered an a

As multi-unit operators look back on another year of progress, the key drivers of success are having access to industry experts, specialized tools, and greater flexibility within their restaurant management system. Here’s a look at the COGS-Well features and support services customers used most this year.

Recipes can be more than just a set of instructions – when integrated into an inventory and recipe management system, they become a powerful tool for maximizing profits.

There is a core set of features that a restaurant operator should look for in any inventory, recipe, and cost management system. Before purchasing a system, it is best to know what features and integrations should be standard in a comprehensive system. Inventory Management A restaurant inventory management system should include features for importing invoices, exporting to your accounting system, and counting, ordering, receiving, and transferring inventory items. Counts:

Many operators still handle core processes like invoice processing, inventory counts, and recipe management manually, or with systems that aren't synced. COGS-Well takes the heavy lifting out of those tasks while integrating with your existing workflow.

COGS-Well works with all kinds of food and beverage service operations, from independent restaurants and bars to multi-unit chains, hotels, catering companies, entertainment venues, and country clubs. COGS-Well makes it easy for restaurants to gain control over inventory, boost accuracy, and improve profitability.

In the restaurant business, time is money. Most operators don’t have time to dig through spreadsheets or wait until the end of the month to find out whether they made money. You need fast, accurate answers – and that’s where cost accounting comes in.

In today's world of slim margins and ever-changing costs, you need added insights to stay ahead of the game. Without a restaurant inventory, recipe, and cost management system like COGS-Well by your side, these insights are hard, if not impossible, to gain.

All restaurant operators want a smarter way to run the back of house. Our customers report a strong Return on Investment (ROI) driven by improved efficiency, enhanced controls, and new operational insights.

Food and beverage (F&B) costs are one of the largest operating expenses for restaurants. Effectively managing F&B costs, including food,...

In the fast-paced restaurant industry, efficiently managing invoices is crucial for increasing profitability and improving your...

Overview: As a restaurant owner, keeping track of your cost of goods sold ("COGS") is essential for the success of your business. COGS...

Why is COGS-Well Easier to Install and Maintain? COGS-Well’s founders have decades of experience developing and servicing restaurant inventory and recipe management systems. When we designed COGS-Well, our mission was to create an easy-to-install and maintain system. We utilize intelligent technology and unique customer service to make COGS-Well much easier than other inventory management systems. Fast and Easy to Setup We can do your initial system setup, including the inve

The Challenge: Inventory management systems require "receiving". Receiving is the process of recording the packaging, quantity, and cost for each inventory item received on an invoice. An average restaurant receives about 65 invoices a month. Entering invoices manually is a tedious process. If a new inventory item is received on an invoice, or if your vendor substitutes an item, then the item must be added to your database. Adding a new item is a time-consuming, error-prone

COGS-Well works well for all types of food and beverage operations.

Overview: COGS-Well and NetSuite offer a fully...

Overview: Any restaurant, small or large, independent or chain, will benefit by engaging in good inventory control. Most operators can reduce their cost of goods sold as a percentage of sales by at least 1 to 2 percent per location simply by practicing good inventory control. For this discussion, good inventory control means tracking purchases, monitoring cost changes, and counting inventory on-hand at the end of each period. It also includes tracking transfers if you operat

The Challenge: Setting up restaurant inventory control systems require a lot of information before they can be used. It can take between 4 and 8 weeks just to add all of the inventory items to an inventory system. The COGS-Well Way: COGS-Well completely eliminates the time and effort normally associated with the setup process. We handle the initial database build for you, and we typically have the entire process finished in just a few days—not months. Inventory Item Database:

Cost of Goods Sold: There is no better way to understand your food and beverage cost of goods sold (COGS) than to create recipes for each...