Results

Engagements, and what they moved

Client names are withheld at their request. The numbers are as reported in their own management accounts.

Warm bistro dining room with marble bar and green panelling

Independent restaurant · Neighbourhood bistro, 72 seats

Full every Friday, profitable every month

A well-reviewed bistro packed its weekends and lost money Monday through Thursday, with a prep and labour model built for peak.

Read the engagement
-7pts
Prime cost
+14%
Check average
+31%
Midweek covers
Specialty coffee shop counter with espresso machine and pastry case

Coffee & bakery · Specialty coffee group, 5 shops

Five shops, one margin standard

A growing coffee group had loyal queues and five different ways of running a morning.

Read the engagement
+9pts
Beverage margin
-22%
Food waste
+18%
Attachment rate
Moody cocktail bar back bar with brass shelving and bottles

Bar & beverage · Cocktail bar and late-night kitchen

A busy bar that finally kept its pour

The room was full six nights a week and the beverage cost said otherwise.

Read the engagement
-6pts
Beverage cost
$84k
Annual leakage closed
+12%
Sales per labour hour