Hi Guys,   How is everyone handling Tip Distribution at their Restaurant? By that I mean servers tipping out Bartenders, Kitchen, Dishwashers, Managers etc.. I've read that most restaurants have their servers tip 3% of sales to Kitchen and 3% to the Bartender.    Tips are such a hot topic....   Currently our servers were tipping out 5% of Food Sales to the Kitchen. Our servers make their own drinks so there is no Bartender to share with. They run their shift report at the end of the day and collect any Credit Card Tips they're owed in Cash from the Cash Register (another team member verifies with them and signs). They submit their shift report plus any Cash owing to the Restaurant at the end of their shift. Make Sense?   I have their shift report broken down by sales category so it's easy to make the calculation but I noticed it's based on Gross Sales and doesn't account for any discount or loyalty reward that was applied. So in that respect they could end up tipping out on $ they never collected.   Should we make the % smaller and go by total NET sales?    Does anyone have any suggestions or a better way to handle this??   Thanks in advance!  ... View more

Originally, I thought that the purpose of the seller community would be to network products and services. I see a lot of attention given to restaurants - but a lot less to products that serve these restaurants.   If it's allowed - would anyone like to post their foodservice product or ingredient for easy access by restaurants?   Potentially a win-win-win situation: 1 - Seller Community restaurants get better ingredients, 2 - Seller Community foodservice product and service providers get exposure, 3 - Square benefits from any resulting sales.   I'll post our olive oil in the first post       ... View more

    Welcome to the group and hello! 👋   This group exists for those in the food and beverage industry to connect, share ideas, and help support each other with unique knowledge and insight.   No need to be shy - say hi and introduce yourself! Talk about your business, tell us a cool customer story, or about the awesome service and products you serve to your customers!   Second, feel free to use images and gifs, animated or otherwise. Everyone loves food and drink pics!   And lastly, thank you for visiting and for joining! We’re really happy to have you here and to hear from you!  To join the group, visit the Food and Beverage Group homepage and click on the Join Group Hub button on the top right. ... View more

Pumpkin Spice Latte (PSL) ‘season’ is here. Actually, it’s been here since August apparently 🤷🏻‍ ♀️ ! And according to the  Town Square blog , it’s not the only pumpkin-spiced treat on the menu. Everything from candles to candy floss are available in pumpkin-spice flavor. What’s your experience with pumpkin-spiced items this year? Do you have a pumpkin-spice latte or treat on the menu? Do your customers love it? Do you like pumpkin spice? Credit: https://www.instagram.com/ttmillustration/ Let us know by replying to this thread. Images and menu link to your festive treats are welcome!  ... View more