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Free Excel workbook, 5 KB, built to go with the guide “How to Set Up Order Throttling and Prep Times for Online Orders”. Download it, enter your own numbers, and work through it with the guide open beside you.
Free Excel workbook, 5 KB, built to go with the guide “How to Calculate Revenue Per Seat and Revenue Per Square Foot”. Download it, enter your own numbers, and work through it with the guide open beside you.
Free Excel workbook, 6 KB, built to go with the guide “How to Prepare Restaurant Payroll for Year-End and W-2 Filing”. Download it, enter your own numbers, and work through it with the guide open beside you.
Free Excel workbook, 5 KB, built to go with the guide “How to Set Up Discounts and Promo Codes in Your POS”. Download it, enter your own numbers, and work through it with the guide open beside you.
Free Excel workbook, 6 KB, built to go with the guide “How to Set Up Utilities, Trash and Grease Trap Service for a New Restaurant”. Download it, enter your own numbers, and work through it with the guide open beside you.
Free Excel workbook, 8 KB, built to go with the guide “How to Set Up a Daily Sales Report in Your POS”. Download it, enter your own numbers, and work through it with the guide open beside you.
Free Excel workbook, 7 KB, built to go with the guide “How to Reduce Dairy and Butter Costs at Your Restaurant”. Download it, enter your own numbers, and work through it with the guide open beside you.
Free Excel workbook, 7 KB, built to go with the guide “How to Set Up a Shift Swap and Time-Off Request Process”. Download it, enter your own numbers, and work through it with the guide open beside you.
Free Excel workbook, 6 KB, built to go with the guide “How to Price Private Dining and Holiday Party Packages”. Download it, enter your own numbers, and work through it with the guide open beside you.
Free Excel workbook, 7 KB, built to go with the guide “How to Price Wine by the Glass and by the Bottle”. Download it, enter your own numbers, and work through it with the guide open beside you.
Free Excel workbook, 7 KB, built to go with the guide “How to Build a Vendor Price Comparison Sheet for Your Restaurant”. Download it, enter your own numbers, and work through it with the guide open beside you.
Free Excel workbook, 6 KB, built to go with the guide “How to Budget for the January Slow Season at Your Restaurant”. Download it, enter your own numbers, and work through it with the guide open beside you.
Free Excel workbook, 5 KB, built to go with the guide “How to Run a Black Friday Gift Card Promotion at Your Restaurant”. Download it, enter your own numbers, and work through it with the guide open beside you.
Free Excel workbook, 6 KB, built to go with the guide “How to Build a Restaurant Construction Budget and Buildout Timeline”. Download it, enter your own numbers, and work through it with the guide open beside you.
Free Excel workbook, 6 KB, built to go with the guide “How to Set Up a Tax Reserve Account for Your Restaurant”. Download it, enter your own numbers, and work through it with the guide open beside you.
Free Excel workbook, 6 KB, built to go with the guide “How to Reduce Takeout Packaging Costs at Your Restaurant”. Download it, enter your own numbers, and work through it with the guide open beside you.
Free Excel workbook, 6 KB, built to go with the guide “How to Add a Soup Program to Your Restaurant Menu”. Download it, enter your own numbers, and work through it with the guide open beside you.
Free Excel workbook, 6 KB, built to go with the guide “How to Handle Daylight Saving Time Changes in Restaurant Scheduling and Payroll”. Download it, enter your own numbers, and work through it with the guide open beside you.
Free Excel workbook, 5 KB, built to go with the guide “How to Run End-of-Day Close-Out and Cash Reconciliation in Your POS”. Download it, enter your own numbers, and work through it with the guide open beside you.
Free Excel workbook, 6 KB, built to go with the guide “How to Build a Staff Meal Policy That Controls Costs”. Download it, enter your own numbers, and work through it with the guide open beside you.
Free Excel workbook, 6 KB, built to go with the guide “How to Price Your Menu for Takeout and Delivery”. Download it, enter your own numbers, and work through it with the guide open beside you.
Free Excel workbook, 6 KB, built to go with the guide “How to Use a Business Line of Credit for Your Restaurant”. Download it, enter your own numbers, and work through it with the guide open beside you.
Free Excel workbook, 6 KB, built to go with the guide “How to Plan Thanksgiving Day Service at Your Restaurant”. Download it, enter your own numbers, and work through it with the guide open beside you.
Free Excel workbook, 6 KB, built to go with the guide “How to Handle Egg Price Spikes at Your Restaurant”. Download it, enter your own numbers, and work through it with the guide open beside you.
Free Excel workbook, 6 KB, built to go with the guide “How to Track Voids, Comps and Discounts in Your POS”. Download it, enter your own numbers, and work through it with the guide open beside you.
Free Excel workbook, 6 KB, built to go with the guide “How to Open a Restaurant in a Food Hall”. Download it, enter your own numbers, and work through it with the guide open beside you.
Free Excel workbook, 6 KB, built to go with the guide “How to Control Turkey, Ham and Prime Rib Costs During the Holidays”. Download it, enter your own numbers, and work through it with the guide open beside you.
Free Excel workbook, 7 KB, built to go with the guide “How to Set Up Employee Time Clocks and Break Tracking in Your POS”. Download it, enter your own numbers, and work through it with the guide open beside you.
Free Excel workbook, 7 KB, built to go with the guide “How to Build a 13-Week Cash Flow Forecast for Your Restaurant”. Download it, enter your own numbers, and work through it with the guide open beside you.
Free Excel workbook, 6 KB, built to go with the guide “How to Set Up Tip Reporting and Payouts in Your POS”. Download it, enter your own numbers, and work through it with the guide open beside you.
Free Excel workbook, 6 KB, built to go with the guide “How to Create a Holiday Menu for Your Restaurant”. Download it, enter your own numbers, and work through it with the guide open beside you.
Free Excel workbook, 6 KB, built to go with the guide “How to Price Small Plates and Shareable Dishes”. Download it, enter your own numbers, and work through it with the guide open beside you.
Free Excel workbook, 6 KB, built to go with the guide “How to Account for Gift Card Liability at Your Restaurant”. Download it, enter your own numbers, and work through it with the guide open beside you.
Free Excel workbook, 6 KB, built to go with the guide “How to Create a Holiday Pay Policy for Restaurant Staff”. Download it, enter your own numbers, and work through it with the guide open beside you.
Free Excel workbook, 6 KB, built to go with the guide “How to Set Up Online Ordering for Your Restaurant”. Download it, enter your own numbers, and work through it with the guide open beside you.
Free Excel workbook, 7 KB, built to go with the guide “How to Handle a Minimum Wage Increase at Your Restaurant”. Download it, enter your own numbers, and work through it with the guide open beside you.
Free Excel workbook, 6 KB, built to go with the guide “How to Extend Outdoor Dining Into Winter at Your Restaurant”. Download it, enter your own numbers, and work through it with the guide open beside you.
Free Excel workbook, 5 KB, built to go with the guide “How to Get Customers to Order Direct Instead of Using Delivery Apps”. Download it, enter your own numbers, and work through it with the guide open beside you.
Free Excel workbook, 6 KB, built to go with the guide “How to Do a Year-End Restaurant Inventory Count”. Download it, enter your own numbers, and work through it with the guide open beside you.
Free Excel workbook, 6 KB, built to go with the guide “How to Calculate Cost of Goods Sold (COGS) for Your Restaurant”. Download it, enter your own numbers, and work through it with the guide open beside you.
Free Excel workbook, 6 KB, built to go with the guide “How to Set Holiday Hours for Your Restaurant”. Download it, enter your own numbers, and work through it with the guide open beside you.
Free Excel workbook, 6 KB, built to go with the guide “How to Keep Taking Orders When Your Restaurant Internet Goes Down”. Download it, enter your own numbers, and work through it with the guide open beside you.
Free Excel workbook, 6 KB, built to go with the guide “How to Plan a New Year's Eve Event at Your Restaurant”. Download it, enter your own numbers, and work through it with the guide open beside you.
Free Excel workbook, 6 KB, built to go with the guide “How to Calculate Sales Per Labor Hour (SPLH) for Your Restaurant”. Download it, enter your own numbers, and work through it with the guide open beside you.
An Excel waste log that prices every toss, totals itself, and rolls two weeks up by reason, station and item so the pattern is obvious.
A printable daily waste log for every station, plus the two-week method for turning what you throw away into lower food cost.
Free Excel workbook, 9 KB, built to go with the guide “How to Open a Second Restaurant Location”. Download it, enter your own numbers, and work through it with the guide open beside you.
Free Excel workbook, 10 KB, built to go with the guide “How to Get a Liquor License for Your Restaurant”. Download it, enter your own numbers, and work through it with the guide open beside you.
Free Excel workbook, 10 KB, built to go with the guide “Year-End Tax Planning for Restaurant Owners”. Download it, enter your own numbers, and work through it with the guide open beside you.
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Free Excel workbook, 9 KB, built to go with the guide “Halloween Promotion Ideas for Restaurants”. Download it, enter your own numbers, and work through it with the guide open beside you.
Free Excel workbook, 6 KB, built to go with the guide “Oktoberfest Ideas for Restaurants”. Download it, enter your own numbers, and work through it with the guide open beside you.
Free Excel workbook, 6 KB, built to go with the guide “How to Sell Thanksgiving To-Go Meals at Your Restaurant”. Download it, enter your own numbers, and work through it with the guide open beside you.
Free Excel workbook, 6 KB, built to go with the guide “How to Run a Limited-Time Offer at Your Restaurant”. Download it, enter your own numbers, and work through it with the guide open beside you.
Free Excel workbook, 10 KB, built to go with the guide “How to Add a Food Truck to Your Restaurant”. Download it, enter your own numbers, and work through it with the guide open beside you.
Free Excel workbook, 8 KB, built to go with the guide “How to Handle Credit Card Chargebacks at Your Restaurant”. Download it, enter your own numbers, and work through it with the guide open beside you.
Free Excel workbook, 7 KB, built to go with the guide “How to Raise Menu Prices Without Losing Customers”. Download it, enter your own numbers, and work through it with the guide open beside you.
Free Excel workbook, 6 KB, built to go with the guide “How to Start a Restaurant Subscription Program”. Download it, enter your own numbers, and work through it with the guide open beside you.
Free Excel workbook, 6 KB, built to go with the guide “How to Handle Rising Coffee Prices at Your Restaurant”. Download it, enter your own numbers, and work through it with the guide open beside you.
Free Excel workbook, 7 KB, built to go with the guide “How to Hire Seasonal Staff for the Holiday Rush”. Download it, enter your own numbers, and work through it with the guide open beside you.
Free Excel workbook, 6 KB, built to go with the guide “How to Increase Lunch Sales at Your Restaurant”. Download it, enter your own numbers, and work through it with the guide open beside you.
Free Excel workbook, 7 KB, built to go with the guide “Dynamic Pricing for Restaurants: Should You Try It?”. Download it, enter your own numbers, and work through it with the guide open beside you.
Free Excel workbook, 6 KB, built to go with the guide “Should Your Restaurant Add a Credit Card Surcharge?”. Download it, enter your own numbers, and work through it with the guide open beside you.
Free Excel workbook, 17 KB, built to go with the guide “How Tariffs Affect Your Restaurant's Food Costs”. Download it, enter your own numbers, and work through it with the guide open beside you.
Free Excel workbook, 15 KB, built to go with the guide “How to Add Brunch to Your Restaurant”. Download it, enter your own numbers, and work through it with the guide open beside you.
Free Excel workbook, 14 KB, built to go with the guide “How to Prepare Your Restaurant for a Hurricane”. Download it, enter your own numbers, and work through it with the guide open beside you.
Free Excel workbook, 9 KB, built to go with the guide “How to Set Up Outdoor Dining at Your Restaurant”. Download it, enter your own numbers, and work through it with the guide open beside you.
Free Excel workbook, 14 KB, built to go with the guide “How to Sell Your Restaurant”. Download it, enter your own numbers, and work through it with the guide open beside you.
Free Excel workbook, 9 KB, built to go with the guide “How to Start a Ghost Kitchen or Virtual Brand”. Download it, enter your own numbers, and work through it with the guide open beside you.
Free Excel workbook, 13 KB, built to go with the guide “How to Handle High Beef Prices at Your Restaurant”. Download it, enter your own numbers, and work through it with the guide open beside you.
Free Excel workbook, 11 KB, built to go with the guide “How to Book Holiday Parties at Your Restaurant”. Download it, enter your own numbers, and work through it with the guide open beside you.
Free Excel workbook, 11 KB, built to go with the guide “How to Handle a Food Recall at Your Restaurant”. Download it, enter your own numbers, and work through it with the guide open beside you.
Free Excel workbook, 8 KB, built to go with the guide “How to Prepare Your Restaurant for Football Season”. Download it, enter your own numbers, and work through it with the guide open beside you.
Free Excel workbook, 9 KB, built to go with the guide “How to Get Your Restaurant Recommended by ChatGPT and AI Search”. Download it, enter your own numbers, and work through it with the guide open beside you.
Free Excel workbook, 8 KB, built to go with the guide “No Tax on Tips: What It Means for Restaurant Owners”. Download it, enter your own numbers, and work through it with the guide open beside you.
Free Excel workbook, 10 KB, built to go with the guide “How to Keep a Restaurant Kitchen Cool During a Heat Wave”. Download it, enter your own numbers, and work through it with the guide open beside you.
Free Excel workbook, 10 KB, built to go with the guide “Back-to-School Staffing: How to Cover Shifts When Student Employees Return to Class”. Download it, enter your own numbers, and work through it with the guide open beside you.
Free Excel workbook, 8 KB, built to go with the guide “How to Prepare Your Restaurant for a Power Outage or Storm”. Download it, enter your own numbers, and work through it with the guide open beside you.
Free Excel workbook, 6 KB, built to go with the guide “Is Restaurant Week Worth It for Restaurants?”. Download it, enter your own numbers, and work through it with the guide open beside you.
Free Excel workbook, 6 KB, built to go with the guide “AI Phone Answering for Restaurants”. Download it, enter your own numbers, and work through it with the guide open beside you.
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Free Excel workbook, 6 KB, built to go with the guide “Automating Restaurant Marketing With Technology”. Download it, enter your own numbers, and work through it with the guide open beside you.
Free Excel workbook, 6 KB, built to go with the guide “Analytics and Reporting Tools for Restaurant Owners”. Download it, enter your own numbers, and work through it with the guide open beside you.
Free Excel workbook, 6 KB, built to go with the guide “The Restaurant Tech Stack: A Complete Guide”. Download it, enter your own numbers, and work through it with the guide open beside you.
Free Excel workbook, 6 KB, built to go with the guide “Restaurant Accounting Software Options”. Download it, enter your own numbers, and work through it with the guide open beside you.
Free Excel workbook, 6 KB, built to go with the guide “Cloud vs. Legacy POS Systems”. Download it, enter your own numbers, and work through it with the guide open beside you.
Free Excel workbook, 6 KB, built to go with the guide “Integrating Delivery Apps With Your POS”. Download it, enter your own numbers, and work through it with the guide open beside you.
Free Excel workbook, 6 KB, built to go with the guide “Self-Service Kiosks: Are They Worth It”. Download it, enter your own numbers, and work through it with the guide open beside you.
Free Excel workbook, 5 KB, built to go with the guide “Reservation and Waitlist Technology”. Download it, enter your own numbers, and work through it with the guide open beside you.
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Free Excel workbook, 6 KB, built to go with the guide “Data Security and PCI Compliance for Restaurants”. Download it, enter your own numbers, and work through it with the guide open beside you.
Free Excel workbook, 6 KB, built to go with the guide “How to Switch POS Systems Without Chaos”. Download it, enter your own numbers, and work through it with the guide open beside you.
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Free Excel workbook, 5 KB, built to go with the guide “Online Ordering Systems Compared”. Download it, enter your own numbers, and work through it with the guide open beside you.
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Free Excel workbook, 8 KB, built to go with the guide “Your First 90 Days: A Restaurant Opening Roadmap”. Download it, enter your own numbers, and work through it with the guide open beside you.
Free Excel workbook, 6 KB, built to go with the guide “Common Mistakes First-Time Restaurant Owners Make”. Download it, enter your own numbers, and work through it with the guide open beside you.
Free Excel workbook, 7 KB, built to go with the guide “Franchise vs. Independent: Which Is Right for You”. Download it, enter your own numbers, and work through it with the guide open beside you.
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An Excel calculator for break-even sales. Enter monthly fixed costs, variable costs as a percentage of sales, and days open per month; it returns your contribution margin percentage, the sales you need to break even in a month and in a day, and the profit or loss at any sales level you type in.
Free Excel workbook, 6 KB, built to go with the guide “How to Set a Restaurant Budget”. Download it, enter your own numbers, and work through it with the guide open beside you.
Free Excel workbook, 5 KB, built to go with the guide “Key Restaurant Financial Metrics to Track”. Download it, enter your own numbers, and work through it with the guide open beside you.
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Free Excel workbook, 6 KB, built to go with the guide “Restaurant Social Media Content Ideas”. Download it, enter your own numbers, and work through it with the guide open beside you.
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Free Excel workbook, 6 KB, built to go with the guide “Beverage Menu Strategy for Higher Checks”. Download it, enter your own numbers, and work through it with the guide open beside you.
Free Excel workbook, 5 KB, built to go with the guide “Setting Up Google Business Profile for Restaurants”. Download it, enter your own numbers, and work through it with the guide open beside you.
Free Excel workbook, 5 KB, built to go with the guide “How to Get More Google Reviews”. Download it, enter your own numbers, and work through it with the guide open beside you.
Free Excel workbook, 6 KB, built to go with the guide “Creating a Kids' Menu That Makes Money”. Download it, enter your own numbers, and work through it with the guide open beside you.
Free Excel workbook, 5 KB, built to go with the guide “Running a Restaurant Loyalty Program”. Download it, enter your own numbers, and work through it with the guide open beside you.
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Free Excel workbook, 5 KB, built to go with the guide “Local SEO for Restaurants: A Starter Guide”. Download it, enter your own numbers, and work through it with the guide open beside you.
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Free Excel workbook, 6 KB, built to go with the guide “How to Handle Allergens and Dietary Labels on Menus”. Download it, enter your own numbers, and work through it with the guide open beside you.
Free Excel workbook, 5 KB, built to go with the guide “Digital Menus and QR Codes: Pros and Cons”. Download it, enter your own numbers, and work through it with the guide open beside you.
Free Excel workbook, 6 KB, built to go with the guide “Using High-Margin Items to Boost Profit”. Download it, enter your own numbers, and work through it with the guide open beside you.
Free Excel workbook, 6 KB, built to go with the guide “The Right Number of Items to Put on a Menu”. Download it, enter your own numbers, and work through it with the guide open beside you.
Free Excel workbook, 6 KB, built to go with the guide “How to Analyze Which Menu Items to Cut”. Download it, enter your own numbers, and work through it with the guide open beside you.
Free Excel workbook, 6 KB, built to go with the guide “How to Test a New Menu Item Before Launch”. Download it, enter your own numbers, and work through it with the guide open beside you.
Free Excel workbook, 6 KB, built to go with the guide “Menu Redesign: When and How to Do It”. Download it, enter your own numbers, and work through it with the guide open beside you.
Free Excel workbook, 6 KB, built to go with the guide “How to Price Drinks and Cocktails”. Download it, enter your own numbers, and work through it with the guide open beside you.
Free Excel workbook, 5 KB, built to go with the guide “How to Price a Prix Fixe or Tasting Menu”. Download it, enter your own numbers, and work through it with the guide open beside you.
Free Excel workbook, 5 KB, built to go with the guide “Upselling Techniques for Servers”. Download it, enter your own numbers, and work through it with the guide open beside you.
Free Excel workbook, 6 KB, built to go with the guide “How to Add or Remove Items From Your Menu”. Download it, enter your own numbers, and work through it with the guide open beside you.
Free Excel workbook, 6 KB, built to go with the guide “How to Price Catering and Large Orders”. Download it, enter your own numbers, and work through it with the guide open beside you.
Free Excel workbook, 5 KB, built to go with the guide “Bundling and Combo Pricing Strategies”. Download it, enter your own numbers, and work through it with the guide open beside you.
Free Excel workbook, 6 KB, built to go with the guide “Calculating Contribution Margin per Menu Item”. Download it, enter your own numbers, and work through it with the guide open beside you.
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Free Excel workbook, 6 KB, built to go with the guide “Writing Menu Descriptions That Increase Sales”. Download it, enter your own numbers, and work through it with the guide open beside you.
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Free Excel workbook, 6 KB, built to go with the guide “Menu Engineering: The 4-Quadrant Method Explained”. Download it, enter your own numbers, and work through it with the guide open beside you.
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Free Excel workbook, 6 KB, built to go with the guide “Understanding Minimum Wage and Tipped Wage Rules”. Download it, enter your own numbers, and work through it with the guide open beside you.
Free Excel workbook, 5 KB, built to go with the guide “How to Calculate the True Cost of a New Hire”. Download it, enter your own numbers, and work through it with the guide open beside you.
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Free Excel workbook, 5 KB, built to go with the guide “Setting Fair and Legal Break Policies”. Download it, enter your own numbers, and work through it with the guide open beside you.
Free Excel workbook, 5 KB, built to go with the guide “How to Interview and Hire Restaurant Employees”. Download it, enter your own numbers, and work through it with the guide open beside you.
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Free Excel workbook, 5 KB, built to go with the guide “Scheduling Software for Restaurants Compared”. Download it, enter your own numbers, and work through it with the guide open beside you.
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Free Excel workbook, 6 KB, built to go with the guide “FIFO and Proper Food Storage Rotation”. Download it, enter your own numbers, and work through it with the guide open beside you.
Free Excel workbook, 6 KB, built to go with the guide “How to Conduct a Food Cost Audit”. Download it, enter your own numbers, and work through it with the guide open beside you.
Free Excel workbook, 6 KB, built to go with the guide “How to Do a Restaurant Inventory Count the Right Way”. Download it, enter your own numbers, and work through it with the guide open beside you.
Free Excel workbook, 7 KB, built to go with the guide “How to Reduce Labor Costs Without Cutting Service”. Download it, enter your own numbers, and work through it with the guide open beside you.
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Free Excel workbook, 6 KB, built to go with the guide “How to Prevent Kitchen Theft and Shrinkage”. Download it, enter your own numbers, and work through it with the guide open beside you.
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Free Excel workbook, 8 KB, built to go with the guide “Understanding Overtime Rules for Restaurants”. Download it, enter your own numbers, and work through it with the guide open beside you.
An Excel sheet that turns usage into par levels. Enter average daily usage, days between deliveries and a safety stock percentage for each item; it calculates the par level and, against what you have on hand, the quantity to order. Ten items are pre-labelled as a starting point.
Free Excel workbook, 6 KB, built to go with the guide “Portion Control: Tools and Techniques That Save Money”. Download it, enter your own numbers, and work through it with the guide open beside you.
Free Excel workbook, 6 KB, built to go with the guide “Setting Up a Prep List That Reduces Waste”. Download it, enter your own numbers, and work through it with the guide open beside you.
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Free Excel workbook, 6 KB, built to go with the guide “How to Reduce Your Produce Spoilage”. Download it, enter your own numbers, and work through it with the guide open beside you.
An Excel sheet for costing a single recipe line by line. Enter each ingredient's recipe quantity, unit and cost per unit; the sheet multiplies them into a line cost and totals the plate. Fifteen ingredient rows, six of them pre-labelled as an example.
A three-tab Excel waste log. Log every toss with its quantity and unit cost and the sheet prices it, then the Weekly Summary totals the period, shows waste as a percentage of food purchases, and breaks it down by station and by reason.
Free Excel workbook, 7 KB, built to go with the guide “How to Forecast Sales to Schedule Staff”. Download it, enter your own numbers, and work through it with the guide open beside you.
Free Excel workbook, 5 KB, built to go with the guide “How to Manage Seasonal Ingredient Costs”. Download it, enter your own numbers, and work through it with the guide open beside you.
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Free Excel workbook, 6 KB, built to go with the guide “Understanding Food Cost Variance Reports”. Download it, enter your own numbers, and work through it with the guide open beside you.
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Free Excel workbook, 6 KB, built to go with the guide “How to Do a Weekly Inventory in Under an Hour”. Download it, enter your own numbers, and work through it with the guide open beside you.
Free Excel workbook, 6 KB, built to go with the guide “Yield Testing: Why Your Recipe Costs Are Wrong”. Download it, enter your own numbers, and work through it with the guide open beside you.
An Excel worksheet that prices menu items two ways at once. Enter a plate cost and a target food cost percentage and it suggests a price; enter the price you actually charge and it returns the contribution margin in dollars and the food cost percentage you are really running.
A one-sheet Excel calculator for food cost percentage. Enter beginning inventory, purchases, ending inventory and food sales; it returns your cost of goods sold and your food cost percentage, against the 28-35% range the sheet carries as a reference.
A one-sheet Excel calculator for labor cost percentage. It totals hourly wages, salaries, overtime and payroll taxes and benefits, divides by sales for the same period, and shows the result against the 25-35% range the sheet carries as a reference.
Free Excel workbook, 6 KB, built to go with the guide “How Much Does It Cost to Open a Restaurant?”. Download it, enter your own numbers, and work through it with the guide open beside you.
A five-week Excel tracker for prime cost. Enter food sales, beverage sales, cost of goods sold and labor for each week; it totals sales, adds COGS and labor into prime cost, and shows prime cost as a percentage of sales week by week.