Unchecked theft forces restaurants to compensate in other ways, raising menu prices, cutting staff hours, or reducing portion sizes, all of which hurt customer experience and long-term success. Worse, when theft goes unnoticed or unaddressed, it creates a culture where employees believe they can get away with it, leading to even greater losses. Without strong oversight and the right tools to track and prevent theft, restaurants risk more than just missing inventory or cash, they risk losing control of their bottom line.
Solink combines video security footage with transaction data, AI-powered insights, and real-time alerts to help operators identify theft, fraud, and loss before it spirals into a bigger problem.
Stopping cash and transaction fraud, discount abuse
For both QSRs and FSRs, theft at the register is a major source of loss. Whether it’s skimming, under-ringing, or fake refunds, catching these small but frequent incidents is key to protecting profits.
Solink’s POS integration syncs transaction data with video footage, allowing managers to instantly review voids, discounts, or cash discrepancies. AI-driven alerts flag unusual patterns, so no one has to sift through hours of transactions to find theft. Customizable dashboards give district managers instant visibility into high-risk locations, helping them focus their time where it’s needed most.
Eliminating inventory theft and food theft
Theft isn’t just about missing cash – it’s about lost products, from high-value ingredients in FSR kitchens to bulk supplies in QSRs.
Video-backed inventory tracking helps operators match stock levels with actual usage, spotting theft in real time. Smart search features make it easy to investigate suspicious activity, like employees taking extra food or claiming waste fraudulently. Mobile access lets managers check footage remotely, so they can keep an eye on multiple locations without being on-site.
Catching time theft and policy violations
Employee theft isn’t just about money, it’s also about lost labor hours and policy violations that hurt productivity.
Solink integrates with POS and labor management systems like Toast Labor, Dayforce, Ameego, 7shifts, and Revel to track clock-in and clock-out data. Video verification ensures employees are actually working after they clock in, preventing buddy punching and other payroll fraud. The system also flags manual time edits made by managers that could be covering up schedule abuses. With AI-powered event bookmarking, Solink makes it easy to track long breaks, late starts, and early clock-outs—helping restaurant operators reduce payroll fraud and improve labor efficiency.
Catching drive-thru theft
For QSRs, the drive-thru is a major revenue driver—but it’s also one of the easiest places for theft to go unnoticed. With high-speed transactions, limited oversight, and fewer customer interactions, employees have more opportunities to manipulate orders, give away free food, or pocket cash.
POS-integrated video matches transactions with video footage, making it easy to review questionable orders. AI-powered alerts flag suspicious activity, such as excessive voids, discounts, or refunds. Drive-thru camera sync verifies whether an actual customer received the order in question. With remote access district managers can check drive-thru footage from anywhere, anytime. Reevaluating your security measures is the first step in stopping theft. Stopping theft starts with visibility and accountability. Restaurants need to track transactions, monitor inventory, and ensure employees know that fraud won’t go unnoticed. The best approach combines POS data, video intelligence, and AI-driven alerts to catch suspicious activity in real time. With tools like Solink, managers no longer have to dig through hours of footage or rely on gut instincts—they get clear, actionable insights that make stopping theft simple.
