Restaurants

Prime cost clarity
for every service

Food, labor, and margin modeled against targets. Menu engineering and vendor intelligence that protect the night.

Prime cost model

prime-cost · service periodvs TARGET
CATEGORYTARGETACTUALVARIANCE
Food Cost28%30.2%+2.2 pts
Labor Cost32%33.1%+1.1 pts
Prime Cost60%63.3%+3.3 pts
Occupancy8%7.6%-0.4 pts
Operating Expense22%20.8%-1.2 pts
Net Margin10%8.3%-1.7 pts

Menu engineering

  • Grilled Salmon8.2%28%72%Star
  • House Burger14.5%24%76%Star
  • Caesar Salad11.3%18%82%Plowhorse
  • Lobster Risotto3.1%42%58%Puzzle
  • Truffle Fries9.8%22%78%Star
  • Duck Confit2.4%38%62%Dog

Vendor pricing

  • Sysco · ProteinsChicken breast, boneless$2.84-9.0%
  • US Foods · ProduceRomaine hearts, case$28.40-9.0%
  • Restaurant Depot · DairyHeavy cream, gallon$6.18+4.0%
  • Local Farm Co-opHeirloom tomatoes$3.42+18.8%

Operations

Daily Sales Reconciliation

POS data from Toast, Square, and Clover ingested nightly. Cash, card, and delivery revenue reconciled to bank deposits.

Food Cost Variance

Theoretical vs actual food cost per menu item. Recipe costs update when vendor invoices change.

Vendor Price Intelligence

Invoice line items benchmarked across distributors with margin alerts when costs breach bands.

Workforce Prime Cost

Scheduled labor mapped to forecasted covers. Overtime risk flagged before service.