Profit

Successful restaurants demonstrate the business acumen to effectively drive profitable sales growth while managing controllable expenses in order to realize a healthy, long-term financial return for the business.

Profitable Sales Growth

• I have clearly defined strategy for growing sales over time.
• Executing on the factors that will lead to sustainably increased sales for our restaurant over time (i.e. positive transaction count/check average growth) and excelling in these areas relative to benchmarks.
• Confident in our ability to sustainable increase sales over time by focusing on key drivers for growth. We have focused plans to drive profitable sales growth across multiple areas of the business.
• Investments in the business, including BTR activities, an understand the return on them.

Food Cost Control

• Confident in our ability to identify and track waste and reduce food costs while maintaining quality.
• Formal system in place to identify opportunities and implement solutions, and these systems are scalable for larger volumes or multiple locations. Our food cost are below the benchmark.

Talent Investment / Labor Productivity

• Plan to invest in my team and we are executing it.
  • 401K
• Tracks against a goal and consistency makes the appropriate changes.
• Maintain an effective balance between investing in the team for the long-term growth of my business and the necessary day to day management of productivity.

Controllable Expense Management (Non-Food & Labor)

• Through understanding of the other controllable costs in my business.
• Defined systems in place to maximize profitability while offering an excellent team member and customer experience.