Category: How To

Multi-Vendor Price Comparison — How to Know You’re Paying the Right Price

If multi-vendor pricing feels like something you should be tracking better but haven’t figured out how, the MarketSquare Tech team can walk through what InTrac would look like against your actual vendor list and product mix.

How to Calculate Food Cost Percentage

The basic formula is:

Food Cost % = (Cost of Goods Sold ÷ Total Food Sales) × 100

Cost of Goods Sold, or COGS, is what you spent on the ingredients that went into the food you sold. Total Food Sales is the revenue you generated from selling that food. Multiply the result by 100 to get a percentage.

How to Track Food Inventory Costs in Square (with InTrac)

If you are running Square in a food retail setting—deli, butcher, small grocery, prepared foods—and you have not connected a cost tracking layer, the fastest way to figure out whether InTrac fits your operation is a short walkthrough.

Full Guide to Choosing the Right Label Printer for Your Butcher Shop

For butcher shops that rely on precise labeling, investing in the right technology helps ensure every product is labeled correctly and efficiently, supporting both operational success and customer satisfaction.

How to Use Removable Labels in Your Food Business

For food businesses focused on efficiency and consistency, removable labels offer a practical solution that supports both staff productivity and overall operational quality.

How Retail Teams Can Reduce Time Spent on Backroom Tasks

Improving operational efficiency often begins with evaluating how these tasks are performed and identifying opportunities to simplify workflows.

How to Compare Food Vendors Using Data Instead of Guesswork

Using data to evaluate vendor performance allows businesses to make more informed decisions. Instead of relying on assumptions, managers can compare historical prices, delivery reliability, and product quality to determine which vendors provide the most consistent value.

How to Clean Up Your Square Catalog for Faster Checkout and Fewer Errors

MarketSquare Tech helps retailers structure Square catalogs that support faster checkout, cleaner labels, and more reliable data, so your systems work together instead of against each other.

How Do I Keep Prepared Food Labels Accurate When Recipes Change?

MarketSquare Tech helps connect recipes, prep workflows, and labeling so accuracy becomes automatic rather than an added task.

How to Keep Food Costs Stable When Supplier Prices Spike in Winter

Keeping food costs stable isn’t just about cutting expenses—it’s about gaining visibility into your true costs, adjusting portioning, and making smarter purchasing decisions before the spikes hit.