Restaurant Bar Management for Oregon Restaurant Owners
Running a restaurant or bar in Oregon means food cost percentages, labor schedules against revenue, and menu items that actually make money.
Regulatory framework
Oregon SB 608 (2019) put a statewide rent-control cap in place (7% plus CPI, currently about 10%). Just Cause Eviction statewide. Portland and Multnomah County add layers.
Economic context
Median household income $77,500. Top industries: tech (Intel, Nike footprints), athletic/apparel, forestry products.
Tax load
Income tax: 4.75-9.9% brackets. Sales tax: No state sales tax.
Landlord/tenant summary
Tenant-friendly statewide; Portland stronger.
Operator notes
No sales tax simplifies retail. State income tax runs high. Multnomah County stacks more on top of that for higher earners.
Menu cost per plate, daily sales log, COGS tracker, labor scheduling, and a vendor purchase log, the shift, in numbers.
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A restaurant lives and dies on food cost, labor cost, and check average. This workbook holds a menu cost sheet that prices every plate to the ingredient, a daily sales tracker, inventory and COGS that ties back to the menu, and labor scheduling that respects payroll caps. The vendor purchase log makes the reorder call obvious.