Restaurant Bottom Line

Protecting the bottom line. The operator-CFO perspective on restaurant P&L.

  • Customer Acquisition Cost in Restaurants: What It Really Costs to Get a New Guest

    Customer Acquisition Cost in Restaurants: What It Really Costs to Get a New Guest

    Free: The Restaurant Financial Health Checklist. The 6 numbers a chain CFO tracks weekly, plus 30 yes/no questions you can run against your P&L in 15 minutes. Written by a former chain CFO. Instant PDF. Send me the checklist Unsubscribe anytime. Customer acquisition cost, the total marketing and promotional spend required to bring one new… Read more

  • Uniforms in Restaurants: The Hidden Cost and the Branding Opportunity

    Uniforms in Restaurants: The Hidden Cost and the Branding Opportunity

    Free: The Restaurant Financial Health Checklist. The 6 numbers a chain CFO tracks weekly, plus 30 yes/no questions you can run against your P&L in 15 minutes. Written by a former chain CFO. Instant PDF. Send me the checklist Unsubscribe anytime. Uniforms occupy an interesting position in restaurant financials: they are small enough as an… Read more

  • Restaurant Marketing on a Budget: What Actually Drives Traffic

    Restaurant Marketing on a Budget: What Actually Drives Traffic

    Free: The Restaurant Financial Health Checklist. The 6 numbers a chain CFO tracks weekly, plus 30 yes/no questions you can run against your P&L in 15 minutes. Written by a former chain CFO. Instant PDF. Send me the checklist Unsubscribe anytime. Marketing budgets in independent restaurants are typically small, 1 to 3 percent of net… Read more

  • Restaurant Utility Costs: Benchmarks and How to Cut Them

    Restaurant Utility Costs: Benchmarks and How to Cut Them

    Free: The Restaurant Financial Health Checklist. The 6 numbers a chain CFO tracks weekly, plus 30 yes/no questions you can run against your P&L in 15 minutes. Written by a former chain CFO. Instant PDF. Send me the checklist Unsubscribe anytime. Utilities are a fixed presence on the restaurant P&L, electricity, gas, water, and waste… Read more

  • Restaurant Cleaning Costs: How Much Should You Be Spending?

    Restaurant Cleaning Costs: How Much Should You Be Spending?

    Free: The Restaurant Financial Health Checklist. The 6 numbers a chain CFO tracks weekly, plus 30 yes/no questions you can run against your P&L in 15 minutes. Written by a former chain CFO. Instant PDF. Send me the checklist Unsubscribe anytime. Cleaning in a restaurant is not optional, not deferrable, and not separable from the… Read more

  • Limited Time Offerings: How to Drive Frequency and Buzz Without Discounting

    Limited Time Offerings: How to Drive Frequency and Buzz Without Discounting

    Free: The Restaurant Financial Health Checklist. The 6 numbers a chain CFO tracks weekly, plus 30 yes/no questions you can run against your P&L in 15 minutes. Written by a former chain CFO. Instant PDF. Send me the checklist Unsubscribe anytime. A limited time offering, an item or menu available only for a defined period,… Read more

  • Knowing Your Gross Profit: The Number Between Revenue and Everything Else

    Knowing Your Gross Profit: The Number Between Revenue and Everything Else

    Free: The Restaurant Financial Health Checklist. The 6 numbers a chain CFO tracks weekly, plus 30 yes/no questions you can run against your P&L in 15 minutes. Written by a former chain CFO. Instant PDF. Send me the checklist Unsubscribe anytime. Gross profit sits in the middle of the P&L, after revenue, before operating expenses,… Read more

  • Discounting Strategies: Why Discounts Almost Always Cost More Than They Appear

    Discounting Strategies: Why Discounts Almost Always Cost More Than They Appear

    Free: The Restaurant Financial Health Checklist. The 6 numbers a chain CFO tracks weekly, plus 30 yes/no questions you can run against your P&L in 15 minutes. Written by a former chain CFO. Instant PDF. Send me the checklist Unsubscribe anytime. Discounting is one of the most instinctive responses to slow sales in the restaurant… Read more

  • Supplier Relationships: How to Turn Purchasing Into a Competitive Advantage

    Supplier Relationships: How to Turn Purchasing Into a Competitive Advantage

    Free: The Restaurant Financial Health Checklist. The 6 numbers a chain CFO tracks weekly, plus 30 yes/no questions you can run against your P&L in 15 minutes. Written by a former chain CFO. Instant PDF. Send me the checklist Unsubscribe anytime. Most restaurant operators think of their food and beverage suppliers primarily as vendors, companies… Read more

  • Restaurant Staffing Needs: Building the Team Your Model Requires

    Restaurant Staffing Needs: Building the Team Your Model Requires

    Free: The Restaurant Financial Health Checklist. The 6 numbers a chain CFO tracks weekly, plus 30 yes/no questions you can run against your P&L in 15 minutes. Written by a former chain CFO. Instant PDF. Send me the checklist Unsubscribe anytime. Staffing a restaurant is one of the most consequential operational decisions an operator makes,… Read more