What the headline is doing
Prime cost is food + beverage + labor, as a percent of sales. Every point over your target is cash that already came through the till and did not stay.
For owners who still run the floor
Revenue is up. Profit is not. QuickBooks is too messy to trust. Food cost and labor still run on feel.
You are leaving about $20,000 on the table this month.
Blended prime cost is coming in above a 60% target. The unit table and the eight-week cash sketch are below.