Industry · Restaurants and Hospitality
Three locations open. One is a star, two are dragging.
Fractional CFO, Accounting, and Analytics for restaurant and hospitality operators. Unit-level economics and portfolio decisions backed by real numbers.
01 / The work
How we think about restaurants and hospitality finance.
Unit economics before expansion. One underperforming location is a data point. Two is a pattern.
Food cost and labor cost move independently. Managing both requires separate discipline.
Prime cost is the number that runs the business. Everything else is commentary.
A new location is a capital allocation decision. Model it like one.
02 / What we hear
What you’re really wrestling with.
“Three locations open. One is a star, two are dragging. Should I close, fix, or invest more?”
“Labor is my biggest line item and I don't have visibility into it until the week is over. By then it's too late.”
“My theoretical food cost and my actual food cost are always different. I don't know if it's waste, theft, or bad recipes.”
“I want to open two more locations. My investors want a model. I don't know where to start.”
03 / Where we sit
Where we sit in your finance function.
Unit-level P&L
Location-by-location income statement with prime cost, controllable profit, and four-wall EBITDA. The view that separates a real problem from a fixable one.
Labor efficiency
Labor cost as a percentage of revenue tracked by daypart, position, and location. Early warning before the week closes.
Food cost control
Theoretical vs. actual variance by category. The analysis that points to waste, portioning, theft, or recipe drift — before it compounds.
Expansion modeling
New unit economics built from your existing portfolio. Pre-open cost, ramp assumptions, and break-even modeled against real comparable data.
Let’s talk
Let’s see if we’re a fit.
Schedule time to meet our team. We want to hear about your business: where it is today, where you want to take it, and what’s slowing you down. If we see an opportunity to help, we’ll come back with a clear plan and a statement of work to match.
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