Financial advisory for restaurants and multi-unit operators

Prime cost sets the ceiling and cash decides the floor. Operators who see both weekly make different decisions than operators who see a P&L three weeks late.

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Operating model · Restaurants

Prime cost is only the beginning.

What we focus on

The drivers that decide the outcome.

Prime cost and weekly variance
Labor percentage and scheduling discipline
Food and beverage cost percentage
Covers per hour and table turns
Average ticket and attachment rate
Menu mix and item-level contribution
Vendor terms and purchasing discipline
Cash cycle and occupancy load

What owners in restaurants actually describe.

01

Numbers that arrive too late to act on

A monthly close is a post-mortem. We build the weekly view that lets a manager change next week's schedule and order.

02

Menu decisions made on popularity alone

The best-selling item is not always the most profitable. We report contribution by item so pricing and menu design have evidence.

03

Second location that dilutes the first

We model labor, occupancy and cash required for the next unit before the lease commits the business.

Prime
Prime cost

Food plus labor, reviewed weekly.

SPLH
Sales per labor hour

Scheduling discipline made visible.

Mix
Menu contribution

Profit by item, not popularity.

Weekly

Prime cost, labor and food variance, sales per labor hour.

Monthly

Unit-level P&L, menu contribution, cash forecast and vendor review.

Annual

Multi-unit structure, owner compensation and proactive tax planning.

Questions we hear first.

Do you work with single units or only groups?

Both. Single operators use the weekly discipline; multi-unit groups add unit-level comparison and expansion modeling.

How quickly can we see weekly numbers?

Once POS and payroll data are connected, weekly prime cost reporting typically begins within the first month.

Can you help with a franchise concept?

Yes. Franchise agreements carry fixed royalty and marketing loads that change the math on labor and pricing; we model them explicitly.

Better financial decisions in restaurants start with better information.

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