QSR, Restaurant Chains & Food Service Groups
Location-level P&L, prime cost reporting and franchise compliance for multi-unit operators.
Quick service and multi-unit restaurant operators work in a margin-compressed, operationally intensive environment where the gap between a profitable and a loss-making location usually comes down to food cost ratio, labour scheduling and waste — none of which are visible without timely, location-level reporting.
Prime cost is the number the sector runs on: cost of goods plus total labour, as a percentage of sales, per location, every period. Well-run operators hold it near 60% and review it weekly rather than monthly, because by month end the period that went wrong is already over.
Multi-unit structures add their own complexity. Franchise royalties and advertising fund contributions accrue on gross sales and have to reconcile to the franchisor's own statements. Where locations sit in different states, sales tax treatment of prepared food differs — and delivery platform transactions raise marketplace facilitator questions that are still settling.
Our QSR practice delivers the location-level visibility and consolidated group reporting that operators and franchisees need to hold profitability at scale.
The Problems We See Most in QSR / Restaurants / Food Chains
Sector expertise is only credible when it names the thing the sector actually struggles with. These are the recurring ones.
Prime cost seen monthly instead of weekly
By the time a monthly P&L shows food cost drifting, the period is closed. Weekly prime cost by location is what lets an operator correct it while it is still correctable.
Third-party delivery reconciliation
DoorDash, Uber Eats and Grubhub each net commissions, promotions, adjustments and refunds differently before remitting. Booking the deposit as revenue understates both sales and cost.
Franchise royalty and ad fund accruals
Royalties and advertising contributions accrue on gross sales and must reconcile to the franchisor's statements — a reconciliation that is often not performed until a dispute forces it.
Multi-state prepared food tax
Prepared food is taxed differently from grocery, differently again by state and locality, and marketplace facilitator rules shift who remits on delivery orders.
What we handle for qsr / restaurants / food chains clients
Common Questions From QSR / Restaurants / Food Chains Clients
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