10 min read
How to Build a Consolidated P&L for a Multi-Outlet Restaurant Group
Nine outlets, nine tabs, one number at the end — and three weeks of spreadsheet surgery in between.
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Tasting Notes
Bites of insight on F&B ops, tech, and building systems that actually work.
8 min read
Which Restaurant Costs Can You Actually Cut? Controllable vs Uncontrollable Costs
Half the P&L is bolted to the floor. The argument is always about which half.
7 min read
Restaurant Breakeven Sales Formula: What Each Outlet Has to Do to Cover Itself
The waterline in a dining room: below it you're paying to open the doors, above it you're running a business.
8 min read
Food Cost Variance: Why Your Kitchen's Numbers Never Match (And How to Close the Gap)
The recipe card says 28%. The P&L says 34%. Somewhere in between, six points of margin walked out the back door.
6 min read
How to Reconcile Delivery App Sales With Your POS Payouts
Three settlement reports, two payout dates, and one number that never quite matches.
6 min read
Food Delivery Reconciliation: How F&B Operators Stop Losing Money to Grab, foodpanda & Deliveroo
A payout statement, a POS export, and a spreadsheet that don't agree with each other.
5 min read
How to Write an F&B SOP That Your Staff Actually Follow
A laminated sheet taped to a prep fridge. The most-read document in the building.
2 min read
Why F&B Businesses Need Custom Operations Platforms
Off-the-shelf tools weren't built for F&B chaos. Here's why custom ops platforms matter.