Brink's Restaurant Solutions

Cash flies through restaurants, from the front counter to the drive-thru window to last call. Every shift adds another reason for a manager to leave the floor and count a drawer. With Brink’s Complete for retail, we’ll handle the entire cash lifecycle for your restaurant from register to bank, so your team stays focused on delivering exceptional food service, not counting change.

Fast-paced. Service-focused. You’ve got enough on your plate. Let us handle the cash operations.

100+ countries served

1,300 facilities

68,100 employees

165+ years of secure cash handling

How Brink's Complete works for restaurants

As soon as a bill hits the drawer, Brink’s Complete is on the job. Here’s how we handle it:

1. Cash is collected wherever customers pay

Front counter registers, drive-thru windows, ordering kiosks, or right at the table — wherever you accept payment, it all feeds into the same tracked system, so nothing gets handled off the books.

2. Brink's 24SEVEN portal gives you visibility from the moment cash is picked up

Watch where your cash is and what stage of processing it’s in, without waiting around for a report.

3. Cash is picked up and transported under Brink's chain of custody

Our trained staff will handle the whole trip, from your restaurant to a Brink’s processing center. That means no one on your team has to close up early or open late to make a bank run.

4. Next-business-day credit gives you quicker access to the funds in your account

Your account can be credited as soon as one business day after the cash is placed into your smart safe, so you get working capital faster.

5. Keep registers stocked without a special trip

Place a change order in Brink’s 24SEVEN, and it will be shipped directly to your restaurant, so no one is scrambling to race to the bank.

6. Comprehensive reporting closes the loop

Get one clear, accurate record of your cash operations from till to bank. Reconciling tips and daily totals won’t mean chasing numbers across disparate systems.

Cash on hand puts more than your bottom line at risk

Restaurants are among the top 10 most likely environments for violent crimes like armed robbery. In fact, more than 10,000 violent incidents were recorded in 2020 for eating and drinking establishments. Cash sitting in a register or walking out the door for a bank run puts a target on your back and puts your staff in jeopardy. Beyond the safety exposure, manual cash handling also comes with a real labor cost. Every register, bar, and drive-thru window that closes out cash means someone is counting drawers and reconciling totals instead of serving customers.

Source: Restaurant Business Online, “FBI ranks restaurants as 8th most common setting for violent crime”

What restaurant cash operations look like without Brink's

Staff get pulled out of the dining room to count drawers

Every register and bar close means someone stops running the shift to count cash and reconcile totals.

Bank runs put people and cash at risk

With no pickup service, getting cash to the bank means sending a manager out mid-shift or after close, sometimes carrying the day’s full take.

Multiunit visibility means waiting on someone else

Franchise operators piece together cash totals from phone calls, spreadsheets, and bank statements that only appear once a week.

What changes when Brink's manages your restaurant’s cash operations

Staff have more time to run the shift

Restaurants move at a fast pace, and hungry customers don’t want to wait for your staff to count drawers. Brink’s handles cash collection, pickup, and reconciliation so your team doesn’t have to.

You gain instant visibility of your cash

When staff members make bank runs during shifts, or you’re waiting around for bank deposit confirmation, you don’t know where your cash is. Our Brink’s 24SEVEN portal gives you instant visibility across every location.

You have fast access to working capital

Get funds into your account faster than the bank with next-business-day credit. Depending on your service agreement, you can have access to your money as soon as one business day after placing cash into your Brink’s device.

Change orders ship directly to your restaurant

Make sure you’re prepared for every lunch rush or last call. Order change online through Brink’s 24SEVEN, then watch as your request is fulfilled and shipped straight to your location.

Cash operations go on record instantly

Get detailed reports that provide a clear record of all cash activity. You no longer need to piece it together from registers, tips, logs, and bank statements.

One subscription. A total recipe for success.

Brink’s Complete includes all the ingredients you need: cash collection, pickup, processing, and reporting in one subscription built around your restaurant’s volume and hours. Your plan will also include smart safe technology, Brink’s 24SEVEN, and next-business-day credit, all managed through one relationship instead of juggling multiple vendors.

Pricing will be customized based on your cash volume and number of locations, so you’re only paying for what you actually need. Schedule a chat and get your personalized quote.

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Restaurant operations that rely on Brink's Complete 

Brink’s Complete restaurant solutions are built for operations where cash moves fast through registers, bars, and drive-thru lanes at lightning speed.

Customers expect to get their orders fast, so your team doesn’t have time to manually count and reconcile registers.
Evening cash spikes, tip handling, and last call all add up to cash management that doesn’t stop when the kitchen closes.
Get consistent cash handling and reporting across every location, without relying on each store to manage it the same way.
Extended hours and high transaction counts mean more registers closing out cash across more shifts.

More Brink’s solutions to explore

Brink’s restaurant solutions are part of a larger portfolio that supports cash operations across every part of your business.

Brink's Tech-Enabled Devices

Smart safes and other devices secure cash while protecting employees and the entire business. Cash is secure from the moment it’s collected until it hits your account.

Brink’s Complete Enterprise

For larger franchises or multilocation businesses, get cash management solutions that work for high-volume networks in need of consistent operations.

Brink’s RetailBox

A smart safe solution that works for smaller restaurant chains or single locations. Take cash off the floor and into next-business-day credit without going to the bank.

Frequently Asked Questions

Brink’s Complete is a comprehensive, all-in-one subscription that bundles smart safes, cash collection, and pickup with processing and reporting. Access the Brink’s 24SEVEN portal to gain instant visibility into where your cash is. You also benefit from Brink’s next-business-day credit to free up your working capital. 

It doesn’t take long at all when you have Brink’s Complete. Brink’s next-business-day credit is included in your subscription and offers access to cash as soon as one business day after it’s been placed in a smart safe (based on your service agreement). This gives you faster access than a standard bank deposit cycle.

Yes. Brink’s will build a plan around your restaurant’s actual schedule and busiest times, like daily peak hours, weekends, and seasonal shifts. Cash processing and pickup are able to scale with your volume instead of operating on a fixed routine.

You can place change orders online via Brink’s 24SEVEN. Orders are fulfilled and shipped directly to your specified restaurant locations, without needing a special trip to the bank to keep registers stocked before a big shift.

You can gain visibility across as many locations as your business operates using Brink’s 24SEVEN. Multiunit and franchise businesses can monitor cash activity across their full footprint all in one place.

Yes, you’ll get detailed and accurate reporting from Brink’s, so you always have access to the documentation needed to support tip reconciliation and state requirements for cash reporting. This eliminates the need for manual tracking on your end and ensures you have a source of truth to work from.

Help your staff focus on customers, not cash

Talk to a Brink's specialist about how our restaurant solutions can handle your cash operations from register to bank credit, so your team can focus on service.

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