5 numbers every restaurant owner should check every week
Aug 12, 2026 · 4 min read
You do not need a finance degree to stay ahead of your numbers. You need five of them, once a week, every week.
- 1Food cost percentage: are you inside your target range?
- 2Prices that moved: which ingredients changed cost since last week?
- 3Sales vs last week: up, flat, or down, and why?
- 4Labor as a percent of sales: did a slow week get overstaffed?
- 5Cash variance: does the drawer match the deposit and the report?
Pick a consistent day and time. Monday morning, coffee in hand, five minutes. Consistency beats intensity.
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