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For Coffee Shops, Cafes & Restaurants

You Run the Kitchen. Let AI Handle the Books.

LedgerAI connects to QuickBooks and automatically tracks your food suppliers, COGS, staff payments, equipment, and utility costs. You review what's flagged. QuickBooks is updated. Your food cost finally makes sense.

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LedgerAI  ·  Books Review  ·  The Corner Cafe LLC  ·  Q4 2024
412 transactions scanned Oct 1 – Dec 31, 2024
31 Reclassified
7 Needs Review
3 Personal Charges
2 Duplicate Clusters
4 Contractors
$4,200 Deductions Found
Flagged for your review
Maria L. · Zelle $1,800.00 1099?
Cash Drawer Withdrawal $3,200.00 Low Confidence
Amazon (personal) $67.50 Personal Charge
31 avg corrections applied per review
7 avg items flagged for your review
$4,200 avg deductions surfaced per review
QB corrections written back to QuickBooks automatically
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Applied automatically
Sysco, US Foods, local suppliers, Square fees, and 670+ other known vendors categorized without any action from you.
Flagged for your review
Zelle/cash payments to staff contractors, unknown vendors, and personal charges go to your review queue first.
Written back to QuickBooks
Only the corrections you approve get written back. Nothing changes in QuickBooks until you say so.
Never changed silently
Anything outside high-confidence stays in your queue. Your books are never modified without approval.
What LedgerAI Finds

The four things that cost food businesses
the most money at tax time.

LedgerAI looks for the specific issues that hit coffee shops and restaurants hardest: supplier invoices in the wrong account, staff contractors without a 1099 trail, personal charges in business books, and food cost that never matches reality.

COGS Error
Food & Supply Invoices Not in COGS
Sysco, US Foods, and local supplier invoices routinely land in "Expenses" or "Uncategorized." LedgerAI corrects them to Cost of Goods Sold automatically so your food cost percentage is accurate.
Corrections applied automatically
Sysco Food Services $2,840.00 Expenses Cost of Goods
US Foods $1,620.00 Uncategorized Cost of Goods
Local Coffee Roaster $380.00 Miscellaneous Cost of Goods
3 supplier invoices corrected. Food cost now accurate.
1099 Risk
Staff Contractor Payments Not Tracked
Payments to cooks, baristas hired as contractors, and cleaning crews via Zelle or cash end up as "Uncategorized." LedgerAI routes them to Contract Labor and flags anyone over $600 for 1099 review.
1099 contractor queue
Maria L. · Zelle $4,200 YTD Needs W-9
Weekend Barista (cash) $1,800 YTD Needs W-9
occasional helper $380 YTD Under $600
$6,000 in staff payments tracked. 2 flagged for 1099.
Personal Charge
Personal Expenses Mixed Into Business Books
Personal grocery runs, streaming services, and household purchases on the business card inflate your expenses and distort your food cost and margin calculations.
Personal charges detected
Amazon (household) $67.50 Personal
Netflix $22.99 Personal
Target (personal) $94.00 Personal
$184.49 removed from business P&L and separated
Food Cost Visible
Real Food Cost Percentage Finally Visible
When COGS is correct and expenses are clean, your actual food cost percentage shows up accurately in QuickBooks. No more guessing. No more end-of-month surprises.
Cost of goods breakdown
Total COGS (Q4) $18,400 In Budget
Food Cost % 28.4% On Target
Labor (contract) $6,200 Tracked
Accurate COGS and food cost. Clean books for your CPA.
How It Works

From connected to clean books
in a single run.

LedgerAI handles the mechanical work of the first pass and puts only what actually needs a decision in front of you.

Step 1

Connect QuickBooks in 60 seconds

One-click OAuth. No API keys, no configuration. LedgerAI reads your transactions directly from QuickBooks and starts categorizing immediately.

  • All QB Online plans supported
  • No QB password stored or shared
  • Choose any date range: monthly, quarterly, or full year
QuickBooks OAuth · Connecting...
✓ QuickBooks OAuth authorized
✓ Company: The Corner Cafe LLC
✓ Period: Q4 2024 (Oct 1 – Dec 31)
Loading Q4 2024 data...
412 transactions loaded
Step 2

Food suppliers and staff payments categorized automatically

Sysco, US Foods, local roasters, Square and Toast processing fees, and 670+ vendors match instantly. Cash and Zelle payments to staff hired as contractors are routed to Contract Labor.

  • Food, supplies, labor, and equipment all handled
  • Your prior corrections applied first
  • AI reviews only genuinely uncertain items
Categorization · Running patterns...
Sysco Food Services $2,840.00 Cost of Goods auto
Square Processing Fee $84.20 Bank Charges auto
Maria L. · Zelle $1,800.00 Needs review... 1099?
US Foods $1,620.00 Cost of Goods auto
398 matched  ·  7 sent to review queue  ·  3 personal detected
Step 3

You approve the decisions that matter

High-confidence corrections are written to QuickBooks automatically. Your review queue shows only what needs a real call: staff contractor payments, unknown vendors, and anything the system is not sure about.

  • One-click approve or correct each item
  • Set a rule so the same vendor is handled automatically next time
  • Average restaurant review takes under 10 minutes
Review Queue · 7 items
Maria L. · Zelle $1,800 1099?
Cash Drawer Withdrawal $3,200 Low Conf.
Amazon (personal) $67.50 Personal?
Approve (4)
Review All (7)
Real Results

What food business owners actually say.

MC
Maria C.
Coffee Shop Owner, NJ
★★★★★

"I was three months behind on my books every quarter. LedgerAI caught up the whole year in one run and now my QuickBooks updates itself. For the first time, I actually know what my real food cost percentage is. I changed my menu prices and went from 4% margin to 18% in 90 days."

3 months of books caught up
Food cost finally accurate
18% margin (was 4%)
1 run cleaned everything
★★★★★

"Sysco, US Foods, and my local suppliers: LedgerAI knew exactly what every invoice was and put it in COGS. My CPA said my books were better than restaurants 10x my size."

JR
James R.
Restaurant Owner, NY
★★★★★

"I had no idea what my real food cost percentage was. LedgerAI told me in the first report. That one number changed how I run my entire business."

LS
Leah S.
Bakery Owner, CA
Pricing

Less time on cleanup. Cleaner books for tax time.

If your first books review does not surface meaningful cleanup opportunities, cancel during the trial and pay nothing.

Monthly Annual Save 20%
Essential
$69/mo

Monthly categorization and flagged item review

  • QuickBooks sync (1 company)
  • Unlimited transactions
  • AI auto-categorization with 674+ patterns
  • COGS and food supplier detection
  • Review queue: uncertain items flagged for your approval
  • Corrections written back to QuickBooks
  • Monthly books review report
  • Email support
Agency
$249/mo

For bookkeeping firms managing multiple clients

  • Everything in Pro
  • Up to 5 QB companies ($49 per additional)
  • Per-client vendor profiles
  • White-label reports
  • Priority onboarding

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Questions food business owners ask.

Does LedgerAI know food service vendors? +

Yes. Sysco, US Foods, Performance Food Group, restaurant supply houses, Square, Toast, Clover, and most regional food suppliers are in the built-in library. COGS invoices, processing fees, and equipment purchases are all categorized correctly on the first run.

How does it handle staff paid as contractors? +

Payments to cooks, baristas, or servers hired as contractors via Zelle, cash, or check are flagged as potential Contract Labor. Anyone paid over $600 year-to-date is added to the 1099 review queue. You confirm the status; your CPA handles the filings.

Can it track my food cost percentage? +

LedgerAI ensures all food and supply invoices go to Cost of Goods Sold in QuickBooks. Once your COGS is correctly classified, your food cost percentage is accurate in any QuickBooks report. The categorization cleanup is the first step to meaningful food cost analysis.

What if I use personal and business cards interchangeably? +

LedgerAI detects common personal vendors (grocery stores, streaming services, household retailers) and flags them as personal charges so they don't inflate your expenses.

Can I catch up on past years? +

Yes. The Pro plan supports full-year reviews on any date range going back to 2020. If you have months or years of messy books, run the review and catch up in a single session.

Will it change my QuickBooks data? +

Only miscategorized or uncategorized transactions are updated, and only after you approve each change. Nothing is written to QuickBooks until you click approve.

Can I cancel anytime? +

Yes. Cancel anytime from your dashboard. No fees, no lock-in.

Connect QuickBooks and finally see what your food cost actually is.

Run a books review, catch every supplier invoice in the wrong account and missed staff 1099, and get a clear picture of your margins. 14-day free trial.

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