Renegotiate broadline supplier contracts + recover missed rebates — 3–8% margin recovery.
Broadline distributors (Sysco, US Foods, PFG, Gordon) build in 3–8% margin compression through unearned category shifts, missed volume rebates, unclaimed dead-net programs, and drift on cost-plus contracts. Firms like Consolidated Concepts, Buyers Edge Platform, Dining Alliance, and Foodservice Solutions audit invoice history (usually 24 months back) on contingency (30–40% of recoveries). On a $2M/yr food spend that's $60K–$160K/yr recovered — no capital needed.
Click Generate advisory deep dive for mechanics, IRC citations, a step-by-step execution plan, a worked numeric example on your profile, costs, risks, and this-week actions.
Deduct half of client, prospect, and travel meals — bulletproof with the right log.
Break-room coffee, snacks, and water — 100% deductible, not 50%.
Free meals to employees on business premises — deductible to employer, tax-free to worker.
Use federal per diem rates for travel meals — deduct without receipts.
Restaurant owners recover employer FICA paid on employee tips as a dollar-for-dollar tax credit.
10-year SBA 7(a) or 25-year 504 to buy, build, or refi a restaurant — 10% down.
USDA guarantees loans up to $25M for food businesses in towns <50K population.
Run 3–8 delivery-only brands from one kitchen; each new brand adds revenue at ~zero incremental fixed cost.