Cut the Busywork

Contents

Pick the problem you have.

Read the introduction · What to do next

00Start here: make this guide work for your restaurant 5 MIN

Stop the money leaks

Part I
  1. 01 Your food costs are climbing. Find out exactly where. 45 minutes the first time, 15 a month afterSheetPrompts Your Supplier Price Tracker and your top five increases
  2. 02 Your bestselling dish might be your worst earner. 60–90 minutesToolPrompts What every dish earns and a price test · Menu Profit Doctor
  3. 03 Your schedule is eating your profit. 60 minutesToolSheet Hours matched to sales and a shift draft to review · Labor Leak Finder
  4. 04 Delivery orders are coming in. Where’s the money? 45 minutesSheetPrompts Your Delivery Profit Sheet and a decision for each app

Fill tables. Keep guests.

Part II
  1. 05 Your phone is ringing. Nobody has time to answer. 60 minutes over one weekToolSheet What empty seats cost you, a new voicemail and a no-show policy · Empty Seat Calculator
  2. 06 Tuesday is dead. Stop throwing discounts at it. 45 minutesToolSheet One slow-night offer, priced and checked · Slow Night Tester
  3. 07 One dinner shouldn’t be the last time you see them. 60 minutes to set up, 30 a monthPrompts An opt-in guest list and three emails that bring people back
  4. 08 You’re missing the private party money. 90 minutesToolSheet Minimum spends, packages and replies that close · Private Event Builder

Stop doing every job yourself

Part III
  1. 09 Your next guest can’t find you or book you. 45 minutes, then 5 a weekToolPrompts Your score, a fix list and a review-reply routine · Find & Book Score
  2. 10 Stop explaining the same things to every new hire. 2 hours, over a weekTemplatesPrompts A job post, station checklists, recipe cards and a menu quiz
  3. 11 Stop spending Sunday night on admin. 15 minutes a day for two weeks, then 90 a weekSheetPrompts Your admin log, a weekly block, saved replies, an order sheet and a compliance calendar
  4. 12 Know your numbers before they become a problem. 45 minutes, then 15 every MondayToolSheet Your week on one page and a 10-minute comps check · Profit Pulse
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