Tag: Menu & Pricing Series
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Using AI in Restaurant Finance: What Actually Works (And What Doesn’t)
Where AI actually moves the needle in restaurant finance — forecasting, food cost variance, menu engineering — and where it still doesn’t.
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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.
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How to Price Your Menu for Profit
How to price a restaurant menu for profit: start from target food cost, price to perceived value, use menu engineering and pricing psychology, and grow the check average.
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Check Average: The Fastest Lever for Growing Restaurant Revenue
Check average is the fastest way to grow revenue without new customers. Learn how to measure it, set targets, and see the exact impact on your restaurant P&L.
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Menu Engineering for Restaurants: Stars vs Plowhorses
The 4-quadrant framework restaurant operators use to find hidden profit on their menu. Free scoring template — score every item in under 20 minutes.
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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…
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Optimizing Menu Mix for Profitability: Selling More of What Makes Money
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: Menu mix is what your guests actually…
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Increasing Party Size: The Revenue Lever Hidden in Plain Sight
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. Of the three ways to grow restaurant revenue, more…
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Navigating Costs and Value: How to Protect Margin Without Losing Guest Perception
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. The tension between cost management and guest-perceived value is…
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Strategic Upselling: How to Grow Revenue Without Growing 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. Bottom line: The cheapest way to grow revenue is…