Restaurant brands across the country are moving to Sage Intacct because they’re outgrowing the limitations of legacy accounting systems. They need automation that works, reporting they can trust, and real-time visibility that keeps pace with the speed of restaurant operations.
But there’s a reality every operator eventually discovers: You don’t get those outcomes from Sage Intacct alone. You get them from the partner who builds it.
Sage Intacct is powerful software. But restaurants don’t win through software — they win through systems. And systems must be designed with restaurant logic, restaurant complexity, and restaurant rhythm in mind.
That’s why the smartest route to Sage Intacct isn’t the direct route. It’s the restaurant route — through a partner who understands the industry deeply enough to configure the system the right way, the first time.
Why Restaurants Don’t Take the Direct Route
The Sage Intacct direct team installs the platform — and they do it well. But restaurant finance is not a generic environment. It’s a world with unique physics:
- Daily volatility in labor and COGS
- Multi-unit reporting demands
- Franchise structures and royalty models
- Complex POS landscapes
- Constant menu changes and channel shifts
- Continuous performance pressure
A direct implementation gives you capability. But capability isn’t clarity. And clarity is what restaurants need most.
Restaurants don’t just need a system that “works.” They need a system that works the way they do.
What Restaurants Actually Need (That Software Alone Can’t Deliver)
Restaurant groups need far more than a login and a dashboard. They need:
Multi-unit structure that scales without breaking
Shared masters, intercompany workflows, consolidations, and brand architecture designed intentionally.
Restaurant-specific integrations that behave
POS, inventory, labor, AP, banking — connected cleanly, consistently, and accurately.
Daily visibility instead of monthly reaction
Operators need timely insight, not delayed reports.
Dashboards that drive decisions, not confusion
Curated insights for operators, managers, finance teams, and executives.
Continuous optimization as the brand grows
Because restaurants evolve — their system must evolve with them.
This is where the direct route falls short. And it’s where the smarter route begins.
The Tablespoon Advantage: What Makes Our Route Smarter
Tablespoon is not a software installer. We are a restaurant finance transformation partner with an uncommon combination of:
✔ Industry expertise
- We come from hospitality finance, operations, and restaurant systems.
- We understand COGS behavior, POS nuance, tip structures, menu complexity, unit economics, and multi-brand scaling.
✔ Full-stack technical expertise
- Integrations are engineered, not improvised.
- We don’t connect systems — we align them.
✔ Accounting excellence
- Workflow discipline, clean subledger behavior, AP/AR structure, close cadence, and audit readiness are built into the system.
✔ Restaurant-ready dashboards
- Daily insights, operator-friendly performance cards, prime cost visibility, and multi-unit clarity.
✔ Ongoing optimization
- Because the system should grow with the brand — not get in its way.
This is what makes this route smarter, not just different.
And it’s why restaurants who choose Tablespoon see transformation quickly — not months later.
Mini Case Study #1: Month-End Close Reduced From 16 Days to 7 Days
Challenge:
A multi-unit restaurant group struggled with inconsistent data, manual reconciliations, and limited visibility during month-end. Finance was constantly behind — and leadership couldn’t make timely decisions.
Solution:
Tablespoon built Sage Intacct with clean, connected workflows:
- Automated daily sales imports
- Standardized reporting across all units
- Multi-entity architecture designed for scale
- Optimized reconciliation and close processes
Outcome:
The team accelerated their month-end close from 16 days to just 7, improving accuracy, boosting operational alignment, and giving leadership timely visibility.
Why it happened:
Because Sage Intacct wasn’t just installed — it was engineered for restaurant structure, discipline, and speed.
The Smarter Route Is Built Around Restaurant Realities
Restaurants need systems that understand:
- The speed at which operators make decisions
- The volatility of prime costs
- The complexity of multi-unit structures
- The nuance of labor and scheduling
- The unpredictability of inventory and POS data
- The pace of growth across brands and concepts
This is why direct installations often create new problems instead of solving old ones.
Restaurants don’t need a generic ERP. They need a financial system built for hospitality.
Mini Case Study #2: Investor Reporting Reduced From 3 Hours to 10 Minutes
Challenge:
A rapidly expanding operator spent hours manually assembling investor reports from fragmented sources — spreadsheets, PDFs, POS exports, and emailed updates.
Solution:
Tablespoon implemented automated reporting workflows inside Sage Intacct, including:
- Standardized multi-unit report templates
- Automated data pulls and mapping
- A clean, connected data structure
Outcome:
Reporting dropped from 3 hours to just 10 minutes, creating more time for analysis, review, and strategic conversation.
Why it happened:
Because a restaurant-built system doesn’t just automate tasks — it accelerates decision-making.
Why the Smarter Route Matters
Restaurants don’t pay for their implementation during onboarding. They pay for it every day — in accuracy, visibility, speed, clarity, and the confidence to lead.
- A system built right compounds value.
- A system built wrong compounds cost.
The smarter route is the one that gives you:
- A faster close
- Cleaner integrations
- Daily clarity
- Reliable dashboards
- Operator-ready insights
- Multi-unit consistency
- Scalable structure
- A partner who evolves with you
Sage Intacct is the platform. Tablespoon is the partner who turns it into a performance engine.
This is the smarter route. This is why restaurants choose us.
Tablespoon. Transform to Outperform.