Your bookkeeper is not going to tell you which P&L line is bleeding.

What is inside the checklist

• 6 numbers a chain CFO watches every week, with healthy ranges
• 30 yes-no questions you can run against your P&L in 15 minutes
• The 3 P&L lines that hide the biggest bleed for most operators

Why this exists

Most operators run their restaurant on a monthly P&L that gets reviewed three weeks after the bleeding starts. By then a few points of food cost have already moved through, the labor schedule is two weeks behind volume, and the weekly cash position is something the bookkeeper might know about.

The checklist is a 30-point scan you can run against your actual numbers in 15 minutes. No reading required. Just a yes-no per line. By the end, you know where the gaps are.

What you will know by the end

• Where your prime cost is actually running, not where you think it is
• Whether your labor schedule is built against a forecast or last week’s volume
• Whether you have enough operating cash for a 6-week soft patch
• Where on your P&L the bleed is hiding right now
• The healthy weekly ranges for the 6 numbers chain CFOs track

Who built this

A former chain CFO with 15+ years inside restaurant brands. The checklist comes from the actual weekly review used inside multi-unit operators, distilled into something a single-unit owner can run on a Monday morning.

Frequently asked

Is this really free?
Yes. After you confirm your email, the PDF lands in your inbox. That is the whole transaction.

What happens after I sign up?
You get the checklist. Then over the next two weeks you get six emails covering the six numbers in more depth, why busy restaurants still go broke, and a case study of an operator who dropped prime cost from 68 percent to 61 percent in 90 days. You can unsubscribe in one click at any time.

Why is this free?
The checklist surfaces what your P&L is doing right now. If you want the actual templates that fix the gaps, the Toolkit is sixty seven dollars. The Cash Flow Model is seventy nine. Most operators do not need either right away, and we are fine with that.