Anticipating fluctuations in customers’ tastes and behaviors is challenging. So is predicting what’s next and best with technology or how the changes in tax law will impact you. How can you keep up — especially when you’re worried about food and labor costs, tighter margins, and an increasingly competitive landscape?
We’ll help you break past the logjam of competition. With a national footprint and more than 400 restaurant clients, we’re one of the few accounting firms with a dedicated restaurant practice. We take great pride in our entrenchment in the restaurant community, including industry venues such as the National Restaurant Association, the International Franchise Association, and the Restaurant Finance and Development Conference, to stay ahead of the issues, trends, and laws affecting you.
Whether you’re a growing system or a more mature brand, we offer custom insights and high-level strategies for your business. We’ll help you improve financial performance, optimize profits, and implement transformational changes.
A full menu of services
Are you worried about the future and how to adequately prepare for the coming changes in the market? What about the changes you can’t predict? Leave your concerns with us. We’ll address today’s demands as well as forecast what’s next on the horizon. Find out how we can help with:
- Technology: Will your technology help you stand out and enhance the customer experience, or will it leave you open to cyber risks? Our experts will alleviate your technology concerns, from IT infrastructure and transformation to increased security of your various systems and sensitive customer data. We can also help you achieve PCI compliance. From maintaining a secure network to protecting cardholder data, we know how to effectively and seamlessly implement strong control measures.
- Audit: How confident are you in your current audit’s accuracy or quality? Our cutting-edge technologies and experienced staff contribute to audit quality and efficiency — whether they’re performed locally or remotely — and will provide actionable insights that can transform your system.
- Tax: Tax laws can dramatically affect your business decisions, but how exactly? From advice on restaurant-specific matters to tax planning and incentives, our broad and comprehensive federal and state and local tax services are tailored specifically to your needs.
- Operations improvement: Do you have unnecessary costs in your operations? Do you know the impact of recent changes to your menu and pricing? Our team offers a full spectrum of integrated operational, financial, and strategic services to help you analyze data, reduce costs, and boost your bottom line.
- Exit planning and transaction services: Are you ready for an exit or just weighing your options? Working closely with our private equity and transaction advisory specialists, we can develop a plan to ensure an efficient transaction process and give you the strongest ROI.
- Property transactions and site selection: Do you need help finding the perfect location or want to sell or lease your current property? Our commercial real estate professionals with Plante Moran Cresa can assist with everything, from leaseback transactions to full buildouts. Plante Moran Cresa’s experienced professionals offer the time and resources to make sure your project is planned and executed to meet your objectives.
- Outsourced accounting services: Are daily accounting tasks burdening or distracting you from your business strategy? From providing daily accounting functions to CFO-level expertise, our "one-stop" accounting solutions will help you make more informed decisions and customize the support you need to continue your successful business.