Accounting for multi-location
food & beverage brands

Controller-level accounting for brands that have outgrown their bookkeeper. Each month you’ll know how every store performed and where the company is headed.

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Led by Ali Kara, former Financial Controller of Clutch Coffee Bar, a 15+ location coffee chain later acquired by Dutch Bros.

Each month
Sales
We pull sales from your POS and delivery apps, like Toast, Clover and DoorDash, and book them to each store with fees separated.
COGS
We pull your orders from Sysco, Webstaurant, Amazon and other online suppliers, and split each one between COGS and operating expenses.
Payroll
We break payroll down by store, with wages and payroll taxes on separate lines, and book it to the month it belongs to.
Bank and credit cards
We reconcile every bank account and credit card monthly.
Your P&L
A P&L for each store and for the whole company, showing you how each one is performing.

See where your business is going, store by store.

See how each store did, in dollars and as a percentage of sales. We flag anything unusual, so you know what needs attention.

P&L by store, March 2026
CharlotteRaleighDurhamConsolidated
Sales49,800100.0%46,200100.0%41,300100.0%137,300100.0%
Cost of goods sold15,19030.5%14,78032.0%14,04034.0%44,01032.1%
Labor9,46019.0%9,47020.5%10,33025.0%a29,26021.3%
Prime cost24,65049.5%24,25052.5%24,37059.0%73,27053.4%
Opex5,98012.0%6,24013.5%6,20015.0%18,42013.4%
Occupancy5,73011.5%5,78012.5%5,99014.5%17,50012.7%
Four-wall EBITDA13,44027.0%9,93021.5%4,74011.5%28,11020.5%
CharlotteRaleighDurhamConsol.
Sales49,800100.0%46,200100.0%41,300100.0%137,300100.0%
COGS15,19030.5%14,78032.0%14,04034.0%44,01032.1%
Labor9,46019.0%9,47020.5%10,33025.0%a29,26021.3%
Prime cost24,65049.5%24,25052.5%24,37059.0%73,27053.4%
Opex5,98012.0%6,24013.5%6,20015.0%18,42013.4%
Occupancy5,73011.5%5,78012.5%5,99014.5%17,50012.7%
Four-wall13,44027.0%9,93021.5%4,74011.5%28,11020.5%

a Durham opened in January, and its labor is still 25.0% of sales. Charlotte and Raleigh run at 19.0% and 20.5%.

Ali
About

I'm Ali Kara. I've spent 6+ years in finance and accounting. I started out doing the accounting for interior design firms in Boston, then became Financial Controller at Clutch Coffee Bar. Clutch had 15+ locations and was later acquired by Dutch Bros. Most recently I worked in finance at Copyright Capital, a media fintech startup. Today I run the accounting for food and beverage brands with multiple locations.

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Services
Monthly Accounting
Your books kept and closed every month: sales, COGS, payroll and reconciliations, with a P&L for each store and the company.
Fractional CFO
We plan the business's finances with you: cash forecasts, budgets and financial models. We also set up your finance systems and run your finance team.

Want to talk?

Ali

"Book 20 minutes with me and tell me what's going on with your books. I'll tell you what I'd fix first and whether we're a good fit."

— Ali
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Common questions

What we usually cover on the discovery call.

My books are a mess right now. Is that a problem? +
No. Many clients come to us months behind. We bring the books up to date first, then start the monthly work.
Do you file my taxes? +
No. We're not a CPA firm and don't prepare tax returns. We keep your books ready for tax season and work directly with your CPA, so you don't have to go back and forth. If you don't have a CPA, we can introduce you to one.
Do you charge by the hour? +
No. We charge a flat monthly fee based on your transaction volume, number of locations and the level of support you need. Your bill stays the same even if a month takes longer than expected.
You're based in Istanbul. How does communication work? +
Much of the work gets done while you're asleep. During US business hours we're on email, and we schedule calls whenever you need one.
How does switching from my current bookkeeper work? +
You give us accountant access to QuickBooks or Xero, plus view-only access to your bank accounts and tools like Toast, Stripe and Gusto. We handle the handover and review your books before we start.
What's the difference between Monthly Accounting and Fractional CFO? +
Monthly Accounting keeps your books accurate and closed every month, with a P&L for each store. Fractional CFO adds a finance lead who plans ahead with you: business financial planning, cash forecasts and budgets, setting up your finance systems and team, and reports for lenders and investors.
Who do you work with? +
Mostly coffee, bakery, dessert and restaurant groups, usually with somewhere between 3 and 20 locations, franchisors included. We also work with a few clients outside food and beverage.