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Five years ago, Steve DaPolito never would have guessed his pizza business would survive a 17-month road closure, global pandemic, and record inflation in just two years. Today, he attributes his business’s success to daily sales data available at his fingertips, thanks to a seamless accounting integration from MarginEdge and Aldelo.
“Some of my fellow restaurant owners are way behind on price adjustments because they didn’t have time to look at the data and left money on the table,” said DaPolito. “We didn’t do that.”
Even before a nation-wide lockdown in 2020, Bisonte Pizza Company was already using detailed sales data to navigate unusual circumstances. A nearby construction project forced the business to operate on a closed road for 17 months, forcing DaPolito to get creative with business services and navigate changes in customer demands.
“Some of my fellow restaurant owners are way behind on price adjustments because they didn’t have time to look at the data and left money on the table,” said DaPolito. “We didn’t do that.”
Even before a nation-wide lockdown in 2020, Bisonte Pizza Company was already using detailed sales data to navigate unusual circumstances. A nearby construction project forced the business to operate on a closed road for 17 months, forcing DaPolito to get creative with business services and navigate changes in customer demands.
Brothers Jim and Steve DaPolito of Bisonte Pizza Company
Yet, with solutions like product-specific food costing from MarginEdge and Aldelo, Bisonte Pizza Company was able to stay on top of business, saving time and money – and retaining customers – by monitoring inventory prices, customer purchases, and gift certificates sold with detailed reports available “right off the bat.”
While DaPolito did not realize it at the time, once the coronavirus pandemic began, this 17-month experience proved to be an invaluable “boot camp” for navigating an extraordinary market. While few restaurateurs were able to leverage that type of unusual experience, Bisonte Pizza Company’s story serves as an example of how restaurant owners can leverage technology, data, and their own business acumen to succeed regardless of unprecedented challenges and circumstances outside of their control. For restaurant owners today, it proves that it is never an inconvenient time to consider implementing integrations that enhance business visibility and allow restaurant owners to plan and be proactive in their business model.
Thanks to the platform’s invoice processing and seamless transfer of sales data from Aldelo, MarginEdge’s integration with Aldelo Express POS provides clients powerful daily reporting capabilities. MarginEdge also integrates directly with restaurant accounting systems, autonomously coding, and pushing sales data straight from Aldelo through to the business’ accounting platform overnight.
Bisonte Pizza Company’s story shows how owners can leverage technology, data, and their own business acumen to succeed
Together, daily reports from MarginEdge and Aldelo allow owners like DaPolito to view real-time, day-by-day food costs that help keep their business profitable in ordinary and unusual circumstances. Even while maintaining existing revenues, restaurants increase profits by monitoring real-time reports that identify opportunities to reduce costs. Equally important is being able to react quickly to changes in the business.
“As we get busy, MarginEdge reveals where our inventory is lacking, so we can improve and properly discern pricing issues from waste and theft,” said DaPolito. “Having that information has been massive for our business!”
As a long-time Aldelo integration partner, the MarginEdge integration with Aldelo Express POS and Aldelo POS streamlines inventory processes as operators take counts with a pre-filled list or from a mobile device using the MarginEdge app. Better inventories mean better control over food costs. They include power reports like Theoretical Usage—comparing how much product you should have used (based on sales and recipe quantities) to what you actually used (based on the inventory you still have on hand), which can help identify where waste is happening. Operators can see gaps and act immediately, not after the period has closed.
MarginEdge and Aldelo continue to help DaPolito keep his finger on the market’s pulse, despite ever-changing operational costs
MarginEdge’s recipe management solution calculates plate costs, automatically updates ingredient prices and provides a single, shared playbook for staff even across multiple locations. As a result, users can closely monitor recurring inventory purchases and daily revenue, all while eliminating costs and errors associated with manual inventories, reporting, and accounting.
Today, MarginEdge and Aldelo continue to help DaPolito keep his finger on the market’s pulse, despite ever-changing operational costs.
“Prior to our MarginEdge integration, we ran our businesses out of P&L statements. It was like driving looking in the rear review mirror when you should be looking forward through the windshield,” said DaPolito. “The more you do with the integration, the more you get out of it.”
Learn more about the Aldelo Express POS and MarginEdge integration by requesting a free demo at the following link, or by contacting an Aldelo representative today at [email protected] or 877-639-8767
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