Restaurant365

What if one accountant could handle 38 locations? 🤯

For Tropical Smoothie Cafe franchisee SERVE Hospitality Group, that's now reality with , saving them $80,000 a year in accounting personnel costs. They've also cut 10 minutes from every intercompany transfer and gained real-time visibility into Prime Cost and daily sales.

Want to see how they did it? Read the full case study: https://r365.info/3VADkvN

Running a McDonald's business means keeping a close eye on your numbers across every store 🍟

Next week, is hosting an exclusive live webinar built specifically for McDonald's Owner/Operators nationwide. See how R365 helps you:

✅ Automate sales and labor into the GL to cut manual entries and errors
✅ Modernize AP with vendor integrations like Martin Brower, Franke, Coca-Cola, and Parts Town
✅ Get daily, actionable P&L visibility across all your stores

You won't just hear about it. You'll see real screens and real workflows, led by our experts, so you know exactly what your team would be working with and what it could mean for your bottom line. Register now: https://r365.info/4dqhnpr

Using AI doesn't mean losing the personal touch 🤖

Kristen Sandhurst, CFO of Edotto Brands & Taco John's of Iowa, is proof that the two aren't at odds. Her team is applying AI across both restaurants and accounting to work more efficiently, all while keeping every guest and client interaction personal.

That's exactly the kind of thinking she'll bring to Transform next month, where she'll join other forward-thinking restaurant leaders for a panel on challenging the status quo, embracing new ideas and technology, and finding smarter ways to grow and improve profitability.

Come hear how they're doing it. Register: https://r365.info/4yyLX8A

95% of our partner ecosystem has completed certification training 🎓

For our partners, that means deeper product expertise and the credentials to back it up. For our customers, it means every implementation, every rollout, and every long-term partnership comes backed by a team that knows inside and out.

Certified partners are how we extend the same standard of expertise beyond our own walls so no matter who's guiding your journey, the outcome is the same: confident, expert-level support from day one.

A stronger, certified partner ecosystem means a stronger foundation for every restaurant we serve. And we're just getting started!

Tip credits. Overtime calculations. ACA requirements. When your labor and payroll systems don't sync, compliance gets managed by guesswork instead of good data 📋

Most restaurant operators don't find out something went wrong until weeks after a pay period closes, and by then it's already cost them. Connecting your POS, scheduling, and payroll systems means the numbers are right the first time, not fixed after the fact.

See how it works in our new guide → https://r365.info/4hfNid0

One of the hardest parts of scaling a franchise? Getting every location, every shift, every new hire to perform at the same level.

Troy Hooper, Strategic Advisor to the Board at Pepper Lunch USA, is tackling that challenge with hands-on, AI-powered VR training. It's one of the practical, real-world strategies he'll share at our Franchise Leadership Forum, where he'll dig into what it takes to drive consistency and stronger performance across a growing franchise organization.

Hear more from Troy and other restaurant leaders redefining what growth looks like, live at Transform next month 🍽️

📍 Scottsdale, AZ
🗓 November 1–3, 2026
🎟️ Register now: https://r365.info/446jbyI

Month-end close shouldn't feel like a scavenger hunt across disconnected systems 🔍

Real AI-powered accounting means your POS, AP, and operations data all talk to each other, so instead of hand-keying numbers, your team is spotting food cost spikes before they hurt margins. As California Fish Grill's CFO put it: for 50 restaurants, having one person handle every reconciliation across banks, credit cards, and delivery platforms is priceless.

Curious what AI-powered accounting actually looks like in practice? Read the full breakdown on our new blog: https://r365.info/4xN7Csz

Need that green light from your manager to attend Transform? We've got you covered 🚦

Transform brings together restaurant operators for a few days of real talk on cutting costs, streamlining operations, and using data to make smarter decisions. It's well worth the time out of the field and we know just the trick to help your boss see it too!

Download our free Convince Your Boss letter template, pre-loaded with the agenda highlights, ROI talking points, and cost breakdown your manager wants to see. Just add your details and hit send!

Available to download here: https://r365.info/4rtXLX7

Net margins in restaurants are down to 3-9% and prime cost eats 60-70% of sales. Which means there's almost no room for error ❌

The problem is timing. A monthly close tells you what already happened, by the time the numbers land, the money's gone.

Our new guide walks through 4 levers finance leaders are using to catch problems early, before they show up in next month's close. Read it here: https://r365.info/4zf7wLF