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Sage for Restaurants

Intuitive restaurant accounting software and business solutions

Sage serves up powerful accounting, payroll and HR for growing restaurants. Streamline your operations and boost margins to keep your restaurant sizzling.
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Restaurant accounting and management that's a piece of cake

Ready for crystal-clear financials, effortless payroll, and insights that'll keep your restaurant sizzling? Sage restaurant accounting and business solutions makes it easy as pie.

Manage finances and operations across multiple properties

Get real-time insights into performance, costs, and profits for each location

Connect restaurant accounting seamlessly with POS and other essential tools

Accelerate budgeting and forecasting with data-driven insights

Why restaurants choose Sage

We cook up the perfect blend of tools to manage your finances, staff, and insights, so you can focus on creating memorable dining experiences.
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Financial management

Manage and streamline financial performance across multiple entities.
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Restaurant accounting

Manage accounts payable, accounts receivable, and cash management.

Billing & invoicing

Speed up payments with automated, error-free invoicing.

Real-time reporting

Access up-to-date financial info whenever you need it.

Multiple locations

Simplify consolidations fast for different locations or brands.

Fixed asset management

Automate depreciation of equipment, furnishing and other fixed assets.

Cash flow insights

Keep your finger on the pulse of your financial health.

Payroll and HR

Keep your team productive and engaged with people management solutions.

HR automation

Streamline manual HR tasks and processes from recruiting to benefits.

Restaurant payroll

Pay your team with accurate, easy, integrated payroll processing.
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Shift management

Track hours, overtime, and leave with seamless payroll integration.

Employee self-service

Let staff easily manage their own HR data securely.

Insights and analytics

Real-time and robust reports and dashboards with restaurant analytics software to make confident data-driven decisions.

Multi-dimensional reporting

Slice and dice data to uncover hidden insights.

Customizable

Tailor dashboards and reports to your specific KPIs and metrics.

Smart budgeting

Create and track budgets that actually make sense.

Forecasting tools

Plan for the future with data-driven confidence.
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Restaurant software for businesses of all sizes: from cafes to chains

No matter your restaurant's size or style, we have the right ingredients to optimize your finances, operations, and staff management.

Full service

Fine dining

Quick service/Fast casual

Bar/Lounge

Cafe/Bakery

Food Truck

Hotel restaurant

Pizzeria

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Cesare Novello

Controller, Local Yocal Farm to Market

"You could say we're moving away from the bookkeeper role and becoming a strategic partner to the business."

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Sage Intacct

Sage Intacct

The smart cloud accounting and ERP solution to unleash the potential of your business. Learn why industry leaders choose Sage Intacct.

 

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Across all industries, Sage Intacct customers achieve an average of:

  • 250% ROI
  • 6 months payback
  • 79% close time reduction
  • 65% productivity improvement

Rated #1 in customer satisfaction by G2.

Sage HR

Solve your HR challenges. Onboard your employees, automate your HR process and get meaningful insights.

 

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  • Achieve full visibility of your remote workforce, with an online employee database that’s your single source of truth.
  • Enable your people to request time off, check vacation balance and see who’s away, any time, anywhere.
  • Share goals and priorities to unite team efforts while you can’t be in the office. Align with your company vision, and keep track of progress.
  • Easily handle receipts without unnecessary trips to the office. Employees submit expenses simply by photographing the receipt directly from the mobile app.

Restaurant accounting and business management FAQs

Cloud-based solutions offer several benefits for restaurants:

  • Accessibility: Access your data from anywhere, anytime.
  • Cost-effective: No need for expensive on-premises servers.
  • Real-time insights: Monitor sales, expenses, and inventory in real time.
  • Automation: Streamline processes like inventory management and payroll.
  • Scalability: Easily adapt as your business grows

Absolutely! Bookkeeping is essential for tracking financial transactions, managing expenses, and ensuring accurate records. Even if you hire professionals, understanding the basics helps you make informed decisions. A restaurant bookkeeping software will keep you on top of your financial records and ensure your business meet compliance.

Yes! Automation offered by restaurant accounting and business solutions can handle repetitive tasks like data entry, payroll, and inventory tracking. However, a skilled accountant is still crucial for analysis, tax planning, and financial advice.

Consider factors like cost, features (inventory management, payroll, etc.), scalability, user-friendliness, and integration with other systems. Look for software that aligns with your specific needs and budget.

Cash Accounting: Records transactions when cash changes hands (e.g., when a customer pays the bill). Simple but doesn’t account for future obligations.

Accrual Accounting: Records revenue and expenses when they occur (e.g., when you serve a meal, even if payment is later). Provides a more accurate picture of financial health but requires more complex tracking

Get more than just great software

All Sage customers are part of the Sage community. As a Sage member, you can enjoy benefits, connect with experts and industry peers, and get insights that help you and your business.
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Expert human support

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Community forums

Hear from industry experts and connect with businesses like yours to get product help and useful insights.

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