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Food and beverage

Bookkeeping and payroll for restaurants, cafés, wineries and breweries.

Busy services, daily sales, supplier bills and a team that changes with the season. We keep it all reconciled, so you can see your real food and labour costs.

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  • Certified Professional Bookkeeper
  • QuickBooks Online and Hubdoc
  • Rooted in Norfolk County

What we do for food and beverage

Busy kitchens, clean books.

Daily sales reconciled

Point-of-sale reports and bank deposits matched, so your sales numbers are ones you can trust.

Supplier bills and costs

Food, beverage and supplier invoices recorded properly, so you can see what's eating your margin.

Payroll for a busy team

Part-time, full-time and seasonal staff paid correctly, with remittances filed on time.

Works with your tools

From the POS to the P&L

Daily sales flow in from your POS and supplier bills come in through Hubdoc. We tie it all together in QuickBooks Online.

  • QuickBooks Online
  • Hubdoc
  • Square
  • Your POS
  • Delivery apps

Using something else? We'll learn it.

Restaurant and brewery needs we plan for

  • Daily sales and payoutsPOS sales, card deposits, delivery-app payouts and cash reconciled.
  • Tips and tip-outsTips handled correctly in payroll, including the CPP and EI rules for tips the business controls.
  • Food and beverage costsCost of goods tracked so you can watch your food and drink cost percentages.
  • Breweries and wineriesExcise duty, container deposits and LCBO sales kept separate from day-to-day expenses.

What else you get

The Lakeside difference, in every file.

Food and beverage questions

Good questions we hear a lot.

Can you connect to my point-of-sale system?

Many point-of-sale systems connect to QuickBooks Online. We'll look at yours and set up the cleanest way to bring your sales in.

How do I know my food and labour costs?

We set up your books so those costs are tracked separately and easy to read every month.

We're opening a new location. Can you help?

Yes. We'll set up books and payroll from day one, so each location is clear from the start.

I'm behind on my books. Where do I start?

With a free call. Our catch-up service gets you current, with a clear quote before any work starts.

Let's talk

Book your free 30-minute discovery call.

Pick a time that works for you and tell us a little about where things stand. It's free, and there's no obligation.

Choose a day and time, then fill in a few quick details. Calls are on Google Meet. Prefer a phone call? Just say so in the booking form and we'll call you at the number you provide.

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