SAVE NOW, PAY LATER

Over 10,000 restaurants have saved more than $25 million this year with Business Shield.

We help independent restaurants cut costs on food, supplies, and services — without the stress of negotiating.

💸 You Pay After You Save — Not Before.

At BusinessShield, we don’t believe in upfront fees, subscriptions, or contracts.
We only get paid after we save you money — not a moment before NO RISK

KEY PARTNERS

Food & Beverage Distributors

  • Sysco

  • Shamrock Foods

  • PFG (Performance Food Group)

  • US Foods

  • Young’s Market

  • Gate City Beverage

  • Anheuser-Busch 

  • Southern Wine 
  • Gordons Food

🧼 Supplies & Services

  • Cintas (Uniforms, janitorial, rugs, sanitation)

  • Airmark
  • HVAC 

  • Restaurant Depot

  • WebstaurantStore

  • KaTom (Equipment & smallwares)

  • Grease interceptor

  • fire inspection services 

💳 POS & Payments

  • Toast (POS system, merchant services)

  • Square

  • Clover

  • Heartland

  • Aloha NCR

  • Two Touch

  • 4 Shifts

  • QuickBooks (optional integration partners)

Misc Services

  • All State Insurance
  • ADP
  • PAYCHEX
  • Direct TV
  • Frontier
  • Charter
  • Yelp
  • Meta Business Suits 

 

What exactly does BusinessShield do?
We analyze your business expenses — like food, beverage, payroll, merchant services, and insurance — and help you save money through group purchasing power. You stay independent, but you save like a chain.

 

How much does it cost to join?
Nothing upfront. No subscriptions. No contracts. We only get paid after we save you money — 35% of the actual savings.

How do I know if I’m overpaying?
You don’t — until we show you. Upload your invoices or P&L, and our analysts will run a full cost audit and compare it to group-negotiated rates.

 

What kind of businesses can join BusinessShield?
We work with independent restaurants, cafes, bars, food trucks, and juice shops. 

Do I have to switch vendors?
Not necessarily. In many cases, we negotiate better pricing with your existing vendors. But if there are better options, we’ll recommend them — and you decide.

 

How long does it take to see savings?
You’ll receive your savings report within 3–5 business days after uploading your invoices. From there, implementation can be done in as little as 1–2 weeks.

 


Will this affect my current operations or contracts?
Nope. You’re always in control. We never make changes without your approval, and we don’t lock you into any deals.

 

What if you don’t save me anything?
Then you don’t pay us anything. Simple as that.

 

Izell Z., Owner – Brown Sugar Café, Irvine, CA

I thought I had decent pricing already… until BusinessShield showed me what I was really paying.
They saved me over $2,200 a month — no pressure, no contracts, just results.
Now I can actually focus on growing my brand instead of chasing down invoices and fighting price hikes.”

 

 

Zohal Y, Owner – Pure Boost Juice & Smoothie Bar, San Bernardino, CA

“Margins in the juice world are razor thin, especially with rising produce costs.
BusinessShield helped me save over $1,900 a month — without changing quality.
Now I can reinvest into new flavors, better staff training, and actual marketing.
It’s the first time I’ve felt in control of my costs.”

 

 

Michelle T., Owner – Crue Café, Pasadena, CA

“BusinessShield was a game changer for Crue Café.
They helped us save nearly $2,600 a month on everyday costs — without cutting corners.
It’s like having a team of negotiators working behind the scenes while I focus on my customers and my craft.
If you run a café and you’re not using them, you’re leaving money on the table.”

My name is Max Zahir, and I own a restaurant called Celebrities Sports Grill in San Bernardino, California.

During the pandemic, I lost one of my restaurants. The second one was hanging on by a thread. Food prices were out of control. Labor costs were rising fast. I had to cut back on family time and work 16-hour days just to keep my doors open. I missed birthdays, milestones — moments with my kids I’ll never get back.

And I’m sure many of you have a similar story.

The American Dream wasn’t supposed to mean working 7 days a week, 16 hours a day, missing your family just to break even. It’s not just exhausting — it’s unfair.

Big corporations don’t feel that pressure. They negotiate bulk pricing and national deals — and they win. Small businesses? We’ve had to fend for ourselves. Until now.

That’s why I started Business Shield — to level the playing field.

We group independent restaurants together to create massive buying power. Then we use that leverage to negotiate lower prices on food, alcohol, payroll, merchant services, insurance, and more — saving our members thousands every month.

And here’s the best part:
You don’t pay us anything unless we save you money.
No contracts. No upfront fees. No subscriptions. Just results.

So what do you have to lose?

Upload your P&L today, and our team will audit your costs and show you where you’re overpaying — and how we’ll fix it.

Let’s stop surviving and start growing — together.
As one group. One voice. One union of small business owners who finally have the power back.

Because small doesn’t mean weak — not when we stand together.

With respect,
Max Zahir
Founder, BusinessShield