Tag: Inventory & waste

• The Model

  Restaurant Working Capital: The Cash Cycle Trap That Kills Busy Concepts

  Fast-growing restaurants often run out of cash. The working capital math, cash conversion cycle by concept, and how to release trapped cash before it kills the business.

  July 31, 2026
• Expenses & Cost Management The Model

  Restaurant Food Cost by Concept: Is 33% Good or Bad?

  

  33% food cost means nothing without the concept. QSR wants 28-32%, steakhouses run 38-42%. Real benchmarks and the tradeoffs by segment.

  July 28, 2026
• The Model

  Restaurant Food Cost Calculator: Run the Math in Five Minutes

  

  The actual restaurant food cost formula, worked example, and ideal-vs-actual gap analysis. Plus benchmarks by concept type.

  June 9, 2026
• Expenses

  Restaurant Inventory Management: The Weekly Habit That Saves Thousands

  

  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 know their food cost percentage. Fewer…

  May 23, 2026
• Expenses

  Inventory Management in Restaurants: The Discipline That Controls Food Cost

  

  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. Bottom line: You do not manage food cost by…

  August 28, 2023
• Expenses

  Ideal Food Cost and Waste Management

  

  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. Bottom line: Ideal food cost is what your recipes…

  August 27, 2023