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Anne Napolitano Consulting

At Anne Napolitano Consulting, we take the financial stress off your plate so you can focus on what matters most—running a profitable, sustainable business.

Seasoned accountants + outsourced CFOs for the food & beverage industry
We offer tech-forward accounting, advisory, and financial analysis services to help food & beverage businesses gain clarity, confidence, and control. Our all-accountant team brings deep food and beverage industry knowledge, tech-forward tools, and hands-on support to every client relationship. Led by chef-turned-accountant Ann

e Napolitano, we understand the real-world challenges restaurant and hospitality businesses face—and we help you make confident, informed decisions backed by clear, reliable numbers. We offer three tiers of service—monthly accounting, controller support, and financial planning & analysis—designed to meet your business where it is and scale with you as you grow. From cleaning up books to guiding multi-location strategy, we bring structure, insight, and calm to your financial operations. We believe accounting shouldn't be intimidating. Our goal is to bring clarity, calm, and genuine partnership to your financial operations—so you can focus on your craft with confidence.

💻 Tech-forward tools
👥 Dedicated 3-person teams
📊 Accounting, advisory, and financial analysis
📍 Based in NY, serving clients nationwide

07/17/2026

Some of the most important work we do for our clients has nothing to do with closing the books.

We're currently advising a long-term client through one of the most complex financial moments of their business life. A multi-entity ownership transition involving multiple investors being bought out, a new partner coming in, seller financing scenarios, equity restructuring, and significant capital gains implications. Every decision made in the next few months will have consequences for years to come.

This is what CFO-level advisory work actually looks like.

It means building out every scenario before a single conversation happens with an investor or partner.

It means knowing which options are realistic and which ones won't survive contact with the other parties at the table.

It means flagging the tax implications before they become surprises.

And sometimes it means telling a client something they don't necessarily want to hear because it's the right advice.

When you're in the middle of a high-stakes business decision, it's easy to get caught up in the excitement of what could happen. A good advisor keeps you grounded in what the numbers actually say. Not to slow you down, but to make sure that when you move forward, you're doing it from a position of clarity.

This is the kind of work we do for clients who have been with us for years. That's what it means to have a true financial partner, not just a firm that closes your books.

That's the ANC difference.

If you're navigating a major business decision and want an experienced advisor in your corner, send me a message.

07/16/2026

If you're using third-party delivery platforms like DoorDash, UberEats, or Grubhub, here's something worth paying attention to.

Most operators track delivery revenue. Not as many track delivery profitability.

Those are two very different numbers.

Third-party platforms charge commission fees that typically run between 15-30% per order. Add packaging costs, potential errors, and chargebacks, and the margin on a delivery order can look very different from the margin on the same item sold at the table. If you're not separating those numbers, you don't actually know whether delivery is helping your bottom line or quietly eroding it.

A few things worth tracking if delivery is part of your business:
- Delivery revenue tracked separately from dine-in
- Commission fees and platform costs as their own line item
- Your actual margin on delivery orders after all costs are accounted for

Delivery can be a strong revenue channel. But like any part of your business, it needs to be measured on its own terms to know whether it's actually working for you.

If you're not sure how to set this up in your books, send me a message.

07/15/2026

You wouldn't use a camping stove to cook a 5-course meal.

It can heat food. It works fine in the right setting. But it wasn't built for precision cooking, multiple components, or the kind of complexity that a 5-course meal demands. Use it in that context and something is going to fall short.

The same thing happens when a growing food and beverage business relies on accounting tools or services that weren't built for their level of complexity.

Basic accounting software can record transactions. An entry-level service can close your books each month. But when you're managing multiple locations, fluctuating food and labor costs, tight margins, and decisions that need real financial data behind them, you need something built for that.

Not just something that technically gets the job done.

Something purpose-built for where your business actually is.

At ANC, we work exclusively with food and beverage businesses. Our systems, our processes, and our team are built around the complexity this industry brings, not adapted for it after the fact.

If you've outgrown the tools you started with, send me a message. Let's make sure your accounting can keep up.

07/14/2026

Is your busiest season actually your most profitable one?

For many food and beverage businesses, summer feels like the answer should be obvious. Covers are up. The patio is full. Revenue numbers look strong. Everything feels like it's working.

But busy and profitable are not the same thing.

Food costs tend to run higher when demand is up. Labor increases to cover the volume. And if you have events or catering on the calendar, revenue can look great on paper while the cash is still weeks away from arriving. All of that can quietly chip away at your margins even when your busiest months are behind you.

Busy seasons don't manage themselves financially. They just make it easier to assume everything is fine.

Summer is not the time to take your eyes off your financials. It is the time to make sure they are telling you the full story.

If you want to know whether your busy season is actually as profitable as it feels, send me a message.

07/10/2026

42% of restaurant operators weren't profitable last year.

Let that number sit for a second.

Nearly half the industry worked through rising food costs, labor pressures, and unpredictable traffic, and still came out in the red. And the most unsettling part isn't the number itself. It's that a lot of those operators didn't know they were in trouble until it was too late to do anything about it.

Profitability isn't just about how busy you are or how much revenue you bring in. It's about what's left after every cost, every expense, and every obligation is accounted for. And in an industry with margins this thin, the difference between profitable and not profitable can come down to whether someone is actually watching your numbers closely enough to catch the warning signs early.

Most accounting relationships are reactive. The books get closed, the reports get filed, and you find out how the year went after it's over.

That's not good enough when the stakes are this high.

At ANC, we don't just close your books and hand you a report. We monitor your numbers throughout the year, flag issues before they snowball, and give you the financial clarity you need to make confident decisions, not just at year end, but every month.

If you're not confident that your accounting is giving you a real-time picture of your profitability, that's worth a conversation. Send me a message.

07/09/2026

Before you can use your numbers to make confident business decisions, you have to make sure your numbers are actually accurate.

That's exactly where we started with a client who came to us recently.

Months of misclassified transactions.

Delivery platform fees recorded as income instead of expenses.

Lease payments in the wrong categories.

Expenses with no location data attached.

The financials weren't just behind. They were telling the wrong story entirely.

It's not the first time we've been in this situation. And it won't be the last.

When a client comes to us with a situation like this, we don't flinch. We've done this before. We know what it takes, we know where to look, and we know how to build something solid on the other side of it. Our client said it best: "I feel good that once we get it cleaned up, we won't be looking back."

That's the confidence we aim to give every client we work with, whether they're starting fresh or starting over.

Once it's right, we're going to keep it right.

If your books are in a similar situation, it's not too late to fix it. Send me a message and let's talk about what getting it right actually looks like.

07/08/2026

You wouldn't hire a fast food line cook to do an executive chef's job.

Both cook food at a restaurant. Both know their way around a kitchen. But the similarity ends there.

One is trained to execute a set menu fast. The other is trained to create, problem-solve, and adapt. The technical skill overlaps, but the purpose, the depth, and the stakes are completely different. Put the wrong one in the wrong role, and you'll feel it in the food, in the guest experience, and on the bottom line.

Most business owners understand this instinctively when it comes to their kitchen.

They don't always apply the same logic to their finances.

There's a difference between someone who records your transactions and someone who understands what those numbers are telling you. Between someone who files your return and someone who catches the problem three months before it becomes a crisis. Between someone who does the job and someone who's built for it.

Your business deserves the right person in the right role.

If you're wondering whether your accounting is set up for where you want to go, send me a message.

07/07/2026

Most food and beverage business owners won't look at their financials until something feels wrong. By then, it's usually too late to course correct.

July is the halfway point of the year. That makes it one of the best times to check in on your numbers, not because something is wrong, but because knowing where you stand gives you time to do something about it.

Here are five things worth reviewing right now:

1️⃣ Are your books current and reconciled through June?
2️⃣ What does your profit margin actually look like?
3️⃣ Are your food and labor costs where they should be?
4️⃣ Do you have outstanding invoices or uncollected revenue?
5️⃣ How do your actuals compare to your budget?

Swipe through to see what each of these could mean for your bottom line.

If you're not sure where to start or what your numbers are telling you, send me a message. That's exactly what we're here for.

07/02/2026

Too many food and beverage operators check their finances once a month. By the time they catch a problem, it has usually been building for weeks.

Cash flow does not wait for month-end. Here are 4 numbers you should be looking at every single week:

1️⃣ Cash on hand. What is actually sitting in your account right now?
2️⃣ Upcoming fixed obligations. Payroll, rent, and loan payments due in the next 14 days.
3️⃣ Outstanding receivables. If money is owed to you, when is it coming in?
4️⃣ Weekly revenue vs. last week and last year. Are you trending up, down, or flat?

These four numbers will not tell you everything about your business. But they will tell you whether something needs your attention before it becomes a problem.

If you are not sure where to start, that is exactly what we are here for. Send me a message and let's take a look together.

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25 Melville Park Road
Melville, NY
11747

Telephone

(631) 815-6713

Website

https://www.napolitanoaccounting.com/

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