Owner's Toolbox
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Equipment
- Repair or Replace: Got a repair quote? See if it's worth fixing, or time to buy used or new.
- Equipment Problem Reporter: Walk through quick checks, then send a clear service request.
- Ice Machine Sizer: How many pounds of ice a day you really need.
- Kitchen Startup Budget: Price out your equipment list new, used, or a mix.
- Maintenance Planner: Check what you own; get the cleaning and service schedule.
- Equipment Payment: Monthly payment for a loan or lease, new vs. used.
Money
- Food Cost %: What your food really cost you last week or month.
- Recipe & Plate Cost: Cost one plate down to the slice of cheese.
- Menu Price: Set a price that hits your food cost target.
- Prime Cost: Food, drinks and labor together: the number that matters most.
- Labor Cost %: True labor cost, with taxes and benefits included.
- Break-Even: How much you need to sell to cover the bills.
- Menu Engineering: Find your Stars, Plowhorses, Puzzles and Dogs.
- Inventory Variance: What you should have used vs. what you did.
- Catering Quote: Price a catering job per guest, with staff and extras.
- Delivery App Profit: What you really keep from a third-party delivery order.
- Markup vs. Margin: Stop mixing them up: convert either way.
- Profit & Loss Snapshot: Gross, operating and net profit in one look.
- Daily Cash-Up: Count the drawer and find over or short.
Bar & Drinks
- Pour Cost: Cost of a drink against its price.
- Draft Beer Cost: Cost per pour and profit per keg.
- Fountain Drink Cost: The real cost of a soda, cup and refills included.
Team & Guests
- Tip Pool: Split tips by hours or by points.
- Turnover Cost: What it costs every time someone quits.
- No-Show Cost & Deposit: What empty reserved tables cost, and what a deposit recovers.
- Allergen Matrix: Which dishes contain the 9 major allergens.
Kitchen
- Recipe Scaler: Make 40 instead of 12 without the mental math.
- Prep List: Par minus on hand equals what to prep today.
- Kitchen Converter: Temperatures, volumes and weights.