eRestaurant Services will provide you with a clear quantifiable ROI. eRestaurant Services clients have reported ROIs between 600 - 1000% in the first 3 -9 months. Some of the typical cost savings realized from implementing our software are listed below.


Annual Sales

Projected Savings
(3% Decrease of Food Costs)

1 M $30,000
5 M $150,000
10 M $300,000
100 M $3,000,000

Reduction of Food Costs

Food costs are a major controllable expense that can have a dramatic effect on your bottom line. Using eRestaurant Services the amount of time needed to complete accurate food cost and variance analysis decreases and the accuracy improves. Most customers experience a 3 - 6% reduction of food costs. What does this mean to you? Use the table to estimate your annual food cost savings.


These Savings are achieved through:

  • Reduction of food theft

  • Reduction of food waste and spoilage

  • Elimination of over ordering

  • Reduction of food over portioning

  • Lowest cost sourcing

  • Proactive cost control

  • Supplier interfaces

Other Benefits Include:

  • Time savings creating food orders

  • Time savings placing food orders with distributor

  • Time savings counting inventory

  • Reduction of inventory levels by about 30% (achieved through more accurate ordering)

  • Improved accuracy of inventories, food orders, transfers, and waste

 

 

 

Based on industry averages, a 2% reduction in food costs results in a 40% improvement in profits.

Annual Sales

Projected Savings
(1% Decrease of Food Costs)

1 M $15,000
5 M $75,000
10 M $150,000
100 M $1,500,000

Reduction of Labor Costs

Labor costs are likely the first or second largest cost you incur in your business. Using eRestaurant Services you can reduce labor dollars spent by 1 - 1.5%. What does this mean to you? Use the table below to estimate your annual labor cost savings.


These Savings are achieved through:

  • Reduced overtime

  • Deliver computer based training

  • Reduce time processing human resources information: new hires, change of information, governmental compliance, terminations, wage changes, etc.

  • Save time administering timekeeping, payroll, tip reporting, etc.

  • Proactive cost control - manage labor in real time, instead of waiting until the end of the pay period to know where you stand.

  • Reduction of costs associated with payroll errors.
Based on industry averages, a 1.5% reduction in labor costs results in a 30% improvement in profits.

Administrative Time Savings

Your administrative staff will also benefit from eRestaurant Services. Labor and accuracy improvements are translated to the corporate office. Your staff will spend less time fixing problems with payroll, following up on reporting of sales, and correcting math errors.

Your multi unit supervisors will have immediate and up to date access to all business critical information. eRestaurant Services eliminates the need to manually report key stats via fax, or voice mail. The information your supervisors need to drive performance is at their fingertips without the need of an assistant or accountant to compile it for them.


Clerical time savings range from 25 - 50%.

Freeing your staff from repetitive data entry and transforming them into knowledge workers adds value to your business. Instead of processing information corporate staffs are now able to focus on key business drivers and alert you to the information most important to you.


Annual Sales

Projected Savings
(1% Decrease of Food Costs)

1 M $10,000
5 M $50,000
10 M $100,000
100 M $1,000,000

Increased Revenues

Revenue increases are typically achieved due to a number of factors including: improved customer service, reduced employee theft, providing better internal service thus improving the service profit chain. Revenue can increase from 1 - 3%. What does this mean to you? Use the table below to estimate your annual revenue increase.

Revenue also increases as
a direct result of:

  • Price optimization

  • Improved menu mix using PMIX menu analysis

  • Improvements in customer service

  • Redirection of labor used for back office tasks and paperwork to front of the house tasks improving customer service (i.e. improving speed of service, employee training, meeting QSCF standards).

 


Reduced Communication Costs

Telecommunications
Every time one of your managers sends a fax, voice mail, or calls someone for information it costs money. Costs include labor costs as well as telecommunications costs. Using eRestaurant Services customers have been able to reduce telecommunications costs by $50 - $200 per month per location.

Printing, Handling, Mailing
When a document, procedures manual, job aid, marketing material, or other printed item is sent to a location the costs may be higher than you think. Costs eliminated by eRestaurant Services include:

  • Printing

  • Storage

  • Order Processing

  • Handling

  • Mailing
 

These savings can add up to hundreds of dollars per location per year depending on your printing and mailing volume.