Secrets to Mastering Rising Costs

Strategies to accelerate profits amidst rising costs  

Industry trends are intersecting to drive up labor, food, and utility costs for restaurants across the country, making profitability more challenging than ever. Use these tools to curb operating expenses elsewhere in the business and increase overall profitability.

With 38% of restaurants unprofitable in 2023, the industry is facing a crisis of profitability.1 Turnover is high, labor markets are tight, and food prices continue to climb. The usual levers that restaurant operators can pull to increase profitability simply aren’t available. Restaurant operators can’t fix supply chain disruptions or change the hiring market, but they can find efficiencies in other operating expenses that make up the difference.

Get your guide to master rising costs for a collection of calculators, trackers, and tools to gain insight into ongoing expenses, manage labor costs, and track inventory waste. Together, these tools can be used to create a more optimized business with a healthy profit margin.

In this guide, you will find:

  • Menu Engineering Template with recommendations on how to adjust menu items for better profitability and sales
  • Labor Cost Calculator to calculate weekly labor expenses and determine the labor cost as a percentage of sales
  • Utility Cost Tracker helps operators track energy consumption fluctuations month-to-month and spot seasonal trends to help better plan to protect your margins  

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1. National Restaurant Association, State of the Restaurant Industry Reporthttps://restaurant.org/research-and-media/research/research-reports/state-of-the-industry/.

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