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This information doesn’t answer your question of what other operators are doing, but the information is relevant! According the the Department of Labor web site, there are no federally-mandated meal or rest breaks. If you offer rest breaks for employees (5-20 minutes) those must be paid breaks...

Re: POSPizza vs. Point of Success - Compare and contrast ple Daddio: I think you had a good idea there Daddio. Our users are way smarter than us! The new Point of Success Roundtable is up at http://www.posroundtable.com/wowbb

I just checked Costco’s payroll service for you – They would charge you about $30 per pay period to handle payroll for one person. What are you and your wife doing about payroll taxes for yourselves? Paying yourselves a regular paycheck will dramatically simplify your lives when tax time rolls...

This is how it is in Arizona, and most states are likely the same: Items purchased for direct resale and for production of products for resale can and should be purchased tax-exempt. Sales tax or use tax is paid on items you purchase for use in your business. Examples - Purchased for production...

Congratulations! You have been through an amazingly tough time renovating your new building, being out of business for so long, and you survived your first night! I love hearing stories like yours because it reaffirms my belief that there are businesses and people who have real relationships. I...

j_rokk’s got it. The issue is not that the pizza is going into the cooler, but that the potentially hazardous food cannot stay in the temperature danger zone for more than 2 hours. Putting it in the cooler cools it down faster and gets it out of the zone more quickly. My software friends used...

NicksPizza: Wow! Sorry I missed the point by such a wide margin. Yes, Point of Success can do what you need it to do. It uses a client/server database called Advantage Database Server (more information at www.advantagedatabase.com). You can access the data with any program that can use an ODBC...

The two things required to do reporting from any database are: Ability to get access to the data Software to use to do the reporting How you get to the data will vary with the software you’re using. Find out which database the software uses to store its information. You should also ask if the...

Re: Can I import Entreesfrom Food cost pro to point of succe No, it goes the other way. Point of Success products can be imported into FoodCost Pro.

Re: POSPizza vs. Point of Success - Compare and contrast ple Daddio: Do you think it would be useful and be used? I have thought about it from time to time, but I don’t want to throw a party and have nobody show up!

Re: POSPizza vs. Point of Success - Compare and contrast ple Kyle: I am on the board at least once a day, but you asked for input from users. Adding my sales pitch to a thread like this isn’t usually helpful! I am one of the founders of our company. Point of Success was developed from my...

Have you looked at CostGuard? Their inventory software is very good and compares to Cheftec I am told. Their inventory package is $395. I know Mathew Starobin (of CostGuard) and he’s a very genuine guy. www.costguard.com

Daddio: Have you looked into the type of ATM that does not store cash? I have seen just a few of them – The customer swipes their card, gets a receipt, and the cash is given from the register.

Piper: I have spoken with a few customers who asked about pin debit, but it has never really been a problem. I don’t know all the technical issues surrounding integration of pin pad functionality, but I’ll look into it. I know that the pin pad isn’t just a standard device, the pin pad has to be...

You have two ways to get this information with Point of Success: FoodCost Pro (http://www.pointofsuccess.com/foodcostpro.htm) can give you recipe costing, usage reports and menu engineering analysis. If you want a full inventory system, you recommend CostGuard at http://www.costguard.com. This...

I have read all about your victories and trials, and I applaud you for hanging in there and doing whatever it takes to make your business successful. You are open to new ideas and approaches, and you’re busting your butt to make more sales and win more customers. Excellent work! I have been...

Registering a trademark protects it from being used by someone else. If your trademark is going to be used in interstate commerce (your customers are in states other than where you are), then you should do a federal trademark registration. If you are only doing business in your state, then a...

One of our customers has a cool, inexpensive security camera setup that he can access on the web. It’s called LukWerks – He just goes to a web site, logs in and has control of the cameras just like he’s in the store. Here’s the web site: http://www.wilife.com/default.aspx The system is...

wa dave: FoodCost Pro calculates the cost of the ingredients in a menu item. It takes into account usable yield for purchased ingredients, but does not automatically add other direct or indirect costs like preparation labor or overhead unless you put them in. Here’s the problem: Overhead costs...

Rob makes a very good point in his selection of Excel as his tool of choice: It doesn’t matter how you do your food costing, what matters is that you do it! Food cost calculation and portion control is vital for maximizing profit. Ingredient costs can change wildly, affecting your profit with...