The Call Was Coming From Inside The POS: A Starter’s Guide to Data-Driven Restaurant Loss Prevention

Whether you are the sole operator or you manage thousands of stores, the stresses you face in the restaurant industry won’t disappear with the click of a button, but there are some easy ways to calm down the craziness by leveraging your POS data and dipping your toes into loss prevention.

Because loss prevention is still a (somewhat) new practice across the restaurant world, many owners and operators still focus on it as an offshoot of their internal safety or risk management practices. And while a focus on safety & risk is essential to your business, it’s also worth knowing that loss prevention isn’t about people slipping on a kitchen floor nor is it just about employees stealing. Restaurant loss prevention is about protecting your already thin margins by enacting policies that “keep an eye on things”…but in a way that doesn’t feel like Big Brother is watching.

When I talk with restaurant operators who are starting to dabble in loss prevention, I always recommend…