If your restaurant’s bank account is in the red while your staff just cashed their paychecks, you’re not alone… and it can be fixed.
In this episode, you’ll learn why so many restaurant owners end up the lowest-paid person in their own business. And more importantly, exactly how to fix it without taking on another soul-crushing merchant cash advance.
We bust the dangerous myth that simply boosting sales will solve your problems - and show why reducing your restaurant prime cost by just 10% can put far more money in your pocket than increasing sales by the same amount.
Tune in to discover:
✅The exact restaurant break-even analysis Andrew used to save his business when he couldn’t pay rent
✅Unique labor cost control strategies that prevent scheduling mistakes and increase restaurant profitability
✅The simple portion control test that exposed a cook using twice the protein everyone else did
✅The “perfect salad” visual control trick to keep your team consistent without slowing service.
✅How to run a restaurant expense audit that asks, “Is this making me money?” - and cuts the waste that’s bleeding your cash flow.
Key Points
00:00:00 Opening Reality Check
00:02:20 Business vs Charity
00:03:40 Breaking Even Analysis
00:07:20 Labor Productivity Planning
00:10:00 Prime Cost Calculations
00:14:40 Cashflow vs Profit
00:17:00 Merchant Cash Advances
00:21:00 Menu Pricing Strategy
00:25:00 Tracking What Matters
00:27:40 Portion Control Testing
00:31:20 Visual Control Methods
00:35:00 Expense Audit Process
Stop being the last person to get paid in your own restaurant. Apply these proven restaurant cost control strategies and finally flip the script on who’s really making money in your business.
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✅Tools For Restaurant Owners✅
Thinking of opening another restaurant? Avoid costly mistakes with my free guide:
👉https://hs.ownershifttraining.com/optin-mupb
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✅About Us✅
The Restaurant Growth Accelerator Podcast is hosted by Andrew Scott - founder of OwnerShift Training.
Andrew Scott successfully scaled his restaurant business to 4 locations while working a handful of hours each week. He’s since helped over 1,000 restaurant owners increase their sales, profits, and free time - and he’d love to help you too.
✅For Restaurant Owners✅
Interested in growing your restaurant business while working less? Book your free assessment call:
👉 Restaurant Assessment Call
✅Connect With Us✅
https://www.facebook.com/groups/multiunitempirebuilders/
https://www.instagram.com/andrewrichardscott
https://ownershifttraining.com/
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