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

A monthly P&L shows up three weeks after the damage. By then you’ve paid for two more weeks of a bad schedule and a food cost that drifted two points. This checklist is the 15-minute version of the weekly review I ran across dozens of stores, so you catch it on Sunday instead of at month-end.

Thirty yes-or-no questions against your real numbers. No reading. By the end you know where the gaps are and which one to fix first.

What you’ll know by the end

• Where your prime cost is running, not where you think it is
• Whether your schedule is built on a forecast or on last week
• Whether you have enough cash for a six-week soft patch
• Which P&L line the bleed is hiding in right now
• The healthy weekly ranges for the six numbers chain CFOs watch

Who built this

Me. I was a chain CFO for 15 years. This is the weekly review we ran across every store, cut down to what a single-unit owner can do on a Monday morning.

Frequently asked

Is this really free?
Yes. Confirm your email and the PDF is in your inbox. That’s the whole transaction.

What happens after I sign up?
You get the checklist. Over the next two weeks you get six short emails, one on each of the six numbers, plus one on why busy restaurants still go broke. Unsubscribe in one click whenever you like.

Why is this free?
The checklist shows you what your P&L is doing right now. If you want the templates that fix the gaps, the Toolkit is $67 and the Cash Flow Model is $79. Most people don’t need either right away, and that’s fine with me.