Food Trucks Payment Guides | Beyond the Swipe

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Oct 23, 20269 min read

Restaurant Opening and Closing Checklist for FOH and BOH

Use this restaurant opening and closing checklist to split FOH, kitchen, and manager duties, from temp logs to POS closeout and tip reconciliation.

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Oct 23, 20268 min read

Can Food Trucks Accept EBT? SNAP Hot Food Rules Explained

Can food trucks accept EBT? Learn why SNAP rarely covers hot truck food, which narrow exceptions exist, and what to tell customers who ask to pay.

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Oct 22, 20268 min read

What Is a Payment Facilitator (PayFac)? Pros and Cons

What is a payment facilitator? Learn how PayFac sub-merchant accounts work, how they compare to a merchant account, and when it's time to switch.

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Oct 22, 20269 min read

Restaurant Loyalty Program Ideas That Bring Diners Back Sooner

Restaurant loyalty program ideas tied to food cost, not flat discounts: menu-item rewards, slow-day bonuses and online-order perks that bring diners back.

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Oct 22, 20269 min read

Restaurant Labor Cost Percentage: How to Calculate and Cut It

Learn how to calculate restaurant labor cost percentage, track sales per labor hour, and use POS hourly data to schedule leaner without hurting service.

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Oct 22, 20268 min read

How to Calculate Credit Card Processing Fees on Any Sale

Learn how to calculate credit card processing fees for flat-rate, interchange-plus and tiered pricing, plus your true cost per sale to set better prices.

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Oct 22, 20269 min read

Food Trucks at Breweries: Handling Revenue Share and Host Fees

Learn how a food truck brewery revenue share works, whether tips, tax and card fees count, and how to report and pay hosts using POS data.

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Oct 22, 20269 min read

Company-Paid Food Truck Lunches: Tabs, Caps, and Invoicing

Run a company-paid food truck lunch without billing headaches: set per-person caps, secure a corporate tab, handle overages, and get invoices paid faster.

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Oct 21, 20268 min read

Offline Card Payments on a Food Truck: Limits That Prevent Losses

Understand store and forward credit card risk on your food truck and set per-sale and total offline limits that cap losses from declined sales.

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Oct 21, 20268 min read

How to Speed up a Food Truck Line at the Payment Window

Learn how to speed up a food truck line with tap-to-pay, line-busting handhelds, leaner POS menus, and tip settings that cut seconds from every order.

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Oct 21, 20269 min read

Food Truck Online Ordering: Preorders When Your Location Changes

Set up food truck online ordering that ties preorders to today's stop and pickup window, with throttling, refund rules and fees that fit a two-person crew.

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Oct 21, 20269 min read

Countertop vs. Wireless vs. Mobile Card Readers: Which Fits Your Business

Countertop vs. wireless credit card terminal, or a mobile reader? Compare connectivity, battery life and total cost to match hardware to where you get paid.

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Oct 21, 20269 min read

Can You Deduct Credit Card Fees From Employee Tips?

Can employers deduct credit card fees from tips? See the proportional math, how to check state limits and tip timing questions to ask before you deduct.

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Oct 20, 20268 min read

Should Your Food Truck Go Cashless? Pros, Cons, and City Bans

Thinking about a cashless food truck? Weigh faster lines and less theft against card fees, local cash acceptance laws, and smart hybrid payment options.

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Oct 20, 20269 min read

Selling at Food Festivals: Cashless Wristbands, Fees, and Payouts

Learn how food truck festival payments work, from RFID wristbands to revenue-share cuts and delayed payouts, so you can judge a festival's real profit.

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Oct 20, 20269 min read

Pricing Private Food Truck Events: Minimums, Deposits, and Payment

Set a food truck private event minimum that covers travel and prep, collect deposits, run host tabs, and charge shortfalls without awkward disputes.

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Oct 20, 20268 min read

Food Truck Sales Tax: Collecting the Right Rate at Every Stop

Learn how food truck sales tax works when you move between cities, how to set up location-based POS tax rates and which reports to keep for filing.

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Oct 20, 20268 min read

Food Truck Processing Fees: Why Small Tickets Cost You More

See how food truck credit card fees add up on $10–$15 tickets, compare flat-rate and interchange-plus pricing, and spot hidden fees on your statement.

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Oct 20, 20269 min read

Food Truck Merchant Accounts: How New Trucks Get Approved Fast

Getting a food truck merchant account with no sales history? Learn what underwriters check, what to prepare, and how to avoid holds at big events.

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Oct 20, 20269 min read

Food Truck Credit Card Surcharges and Cash Discounts: The Rules

Learn the food truck credit card surcharge rules, how cash discounts and dual pricing differ, and how to set up compliant signage and POS settings.

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Oct 20, 20268 min read

California SB 478 and Restaurant Service Charges Explained

Learn what California SB 478 restaurant service charge rules require on menus, QR codes, online ordering and receipts, and how the SB 1524 exception works.

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Oct 20, 202610 min read

Best Food Truck POS System: What Matters in a Moving Kitchen

Choose the best food truck POS system with confidence: compare offline mode, LTE, battery life, hardware, total costs and contract traps to avoid.

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Oct 19, 20265 min read

Restaurant Payment Processing: A Practical Guide for Owners

A practical guide to restaurant payment processing: speed up checkout, handle tips correctly, pick the right POS systems and control card fees.

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