Business category

Food, Retail & Hospitality

Location economics, labor, food or inventory margin, lease terms, customer traffic and management depth can move quickly, and can make reported earnings look stronger than transferable earnings.

Buyer focus

  • Reconcile POS, deposits and category or menu margins
  • Normalize owner labor and management replacement
  • Inspect lease, equipment, inventory and traffic trends

Seller focus

  • Prepare clean POS, payroll, inventory and lease records
  • Separate owner labor from enterprise profit
  • Fix deferred equipment and weak management coverage early