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At Anne Napolitano Consulting, we take the financial stress off your plate so you can focus on what matters most—running a profitable, sustainable business.

Seasoned accountants + outsourced CFOs for the food & beverage industry
We offer tech-forward accounting, advisory, and financial analysis services to help food & beverage businesses gain clarity, confidence, and control. Our all-accountant team brings deep food and beverage industry knowledge, tech-forward tools, and hands-on support to every client relationship. Led by chef-turned-accountant Anne Napolitano, we understand the real-world challenges restaurant and hospitality businesses face—and we help you make confident, informed decisions backed by clear, reliable numbers. We offer three tiers of service—monthly accounting, controller support, and financial planning & analysis—designed to meet your business where it is and scale with you as you grow. From cleaning up books to guiding multi-location strategy, we bring structure, insight, and calm to your financial operations. We believe accounting shouldn't be intimidating. Our goal is to bring clarity, calm, and genuine partnership to your financial operations—so you can focus on your craft with confidence.

💻 Tech-forward tools
👥 Dedicated 3-person teams
📊 Accounting, advisory, and financial analysis
📍 Based in NY, serving clients nationwide

10/27/2026

Here's what changes once two related entities actually have clean, separated books:

✅ You can look at either one on its own and know what it costs to run and what it's bringing in.
✅ You can answer an investor's question without pausing to check whether that number includes the other entity too.
✅ You stop finding surprises months after the fact, because the process that used to take untangling everything by hand now mostly runs itself.

I've watched a client go through this exact transition this year, from constantly reacting to their numbers to actually trusting them. It doesn't happen overnight, but it's one of the clearest examples I can point to of what good accounting is supposed to do for a growing business.

If this sounds like where your business needs to get to, send us a message.

10/26/2026

The best time to ask a bank for money is when you don't need it.

That sounds backwards, but it's how lending works. Banks look at your recent financials. When sales are strong and your books are clean, you're an easy yes. When sales dip, that same bank gets a lot more careful.

With the holidays coming and a slower January ahead for a lot of restaurants and taprooms, now is a good time to think about this.

A few tips if you're considering a line of credit:
📊 Apply while your numbers are strong, not after they dip
📊 Have current, accurate financials ready. Lenders will ask.
📊 Ask about fees for keeping the line open, even if you don't use it
📊 Treat it as a safety net, not extra spending money

You may never touch it. But if a slow season or a surprise repair hits, you'll be glad it's there.

If you want help getting your financials ready for a lender, send us a message.

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10/23/2026

Working with a specialist changes things from day one.

When the ANC team sits down with a new food and beverage client, we’re not learning your industry for the first time. We already know the seasonality of a taproom, the margin pressure of a restaurant, and what it takes to keep a multi-entity business organized.

That means no ramp-up time, and no paying an accountant to catch up on your dime. You're paying for what we already know.

Send us a message to learn what it means to work with a specialized team.

10/22/2026

When was the last time someone looked at every expense in your business and asked, "Do you still need this?"

On The Ambitious Bookkeeper podcast, I shared why spend management is one of the most valuable things we do for clients. Duplicate subscriptions. Tools no one uses. Charges that just don't look right.

My team knows our clients' businesses well enough to spot when something is off. We've even caught fraud.

We don't just show you the numbers. We explain them.

Send me a message if you want a second set of eyes on your expenses.

And be sure to check out this episode from The Ambitious Bookkeeper with Serena Shoup, CPA!

10/21/2026

Every fall, our team talks to beverage producers who are staring down the biggest production push of their year right when cash feels the tightest. Ingredients, packaging, and extra labor all get paid for now, months before most of that product turns into revenue.

This is just the rhythm of a seasonal business, not a sign that something is wrong. But it catches owners off guard every year when cash hasn't been planned around it ahead of time.

A few things worth doing before production season hits, not during it:
➡️ Map out when your biggest ingredient and packaging orders actually need to be paid
➡️ Line up a short-term cash cushion or credit line before you need it, not after
➡️ Look at last year's production season and see where cash actually got tight
➡️ Time any big equipment or hiring decisions around the crunch, not through the middle of it

The businesses that handle this well aren't the ones with more money. They're the ones who saw the crunch coming and built a plan for it months in advance.

If your biggest production season is coming up and you're not sure your cash will stretch through it, now is the time to look at it, not December. Send us a message.

10/16/2026

Closed books aren't the finish line for us. They're the starting point.

Recently, one of our clients called with a real question. Cash was tight, and she needed to know how much to borrow and how to pay it back on a timeline that made sense.

Because our team wasn't buried in closing out last month, we had the time to dig into her full financial picture and hand her a clear plan the same week she asked.

That's the difference between a firm that just records what happened and one that helps you decide what happens next.

Here's the thing about closing your books on time: it isn't just about tidy numbers. It's what frees us up to actually help.

Want a team with the time to look ahead with you? Send us a message.

10/15/2026

Opening your financials shouldn't feel like opening a bill you're scared to look at.

For a lot of owners, it does. When you don't know what you're looking at, it's hard to tell a good month from a bad one.

The fix isn't a finance degree. It's a small habit. Try this once a week for 15 minutes:
📊 Compare your sales to the same week last year
📊 Look at your prime cost (food, beverage, and labor together)
📊 Check your cash on hand against the bills due in the next two weeks

Three numbers, once a week. Keep it up and you'll start to spot patterns before they turn into problems.

The more often you look, the more normal it feels. And the better you understand your numbers, the better you sleep at night.

If something doesn't make sense, ask. Send us a message and let's talk it through.

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10/14/2026

If you run a restaurant that uses DoorDash, Grubhub, or Uber Eats, you already know the payout that hits your bank account is never the full sale amount. Fees come out first. Sometimes refunds and adjustments do too. If your books just record the deposit that lands in your account, you're missing what actually happened with that sale.

We ran into this with a multi-location restaurant group recently. The delivery platform activity had never been broken out from regular sales, which meant nobody could say for sure how much those platforms were really costing in fees versus how much revenue they were bringing in. Once we separated it out, the picture changed fast.

If you're not sure what your delivery apps are really costing you, start here:
➡️ Pull last month's deposits from each platform and compare them to the actual order totals
➡️ Add up the fees separately instead of letting them disappear into the deposit number
➡️ Check whether refunds and adjustments are being tracked, or just absorbed into a lower payout
➡️ Ask what percentage of each order is actually reaching you after fees

If you can't answer these off the top of your head, that's worth a closer look. Send us a message and let's take a look together.

10/09/2026

A client called us recently, stressed. Cash was tighter than she'd ever seen it, legal bills were piling up, and she was trying to keep things afloat without worrying her husband.

She just needed someone to tell her how much she needed to borrow, and when she'd have it paid off.

Our team spent time in her numbers, worked through her fixed costs, her revenue, and her upcoming bills, and came back with a real plan. A number she could borrow. A date she'd have it paid back by.

Not just relief. A plan that let her sleep better at night.

That's the part of this work that matters most to us. Numbers don't mean much until they help someone breathe a little easier.

If money stress is keeping you up at night, send us a message. Let's find you a plan too.

10/08/2026

Your P&L says you made money. Your bank account says otherwise.

Both can be right. They measure different things.

Your bank balance shows the cash you have today. Your profit and loss statement shows whether you earned more than you spent over a period of time. Here are a few reasons the two don't match:

📊 Loan payments. The interest shows up on your P&L, but the principal doesn't. It still leaves your bank account.
📊 Inventory. You paid for that case of w**e or pallet of flour, but it doesn't hit your P&L until it's used.
📊 Sales tax. It sits in your account, but it isn't your money.
📊 Equipment. A new walk-in drains cash now but gets expensed over several years.
📊 Owner draws. They lower your cash but aren't a business expense.

Running your business off your bank balance alone can lead to bad calls in both directions. You need both numbers to make good decisions.

If your profit and your cash never seem to line up, send us a message. We're happy to help you find the gap.

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Address

25 Melville Park Road
Melville, NY
11747

Telephone

(631) 815-6713

Website

https://www.napolitanoaccounting.com/

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