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Access database specific to restaurants

Anonymous
2011-06-11T00:34:22+00:00

I have a restaurant and would like to track sales, expenses, labor and create profit and loss statements.  Does anyone know of or have such a database with Access?

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  1. Anonymous
    2011-06-11T00:50:59+00:00

    I wouldn't suggest you start trying to build yourself such an application.  You'd be much better off looking into an off the shelf POS/Accounting system.  This will save you time and money!  Don't try an reinvent the wheel on this one.

    Daniel Pineault - 2010 MVP

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  1. Anonymous
    2011-06-11T03:06:41+00:00

    I'll agree with Daniel on this. Such an application will be very complex: inventory managment (a complicated problem to begin with), payroll (not just complicated but a nightmare, with taxes, workmens' comp, etc.), waste and loss acounting, probably cash register management... you're talking about person-years of work to develop.

    I'm all for Access in most things, but this would be a very big chunk to bite off; and any custom app would probably be very specific for a particular restaurant. A corner diner will have very different needs than gourmet restaurant offering catering or a pizzaria.

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