by David Monteith | Oct 5, 2026
TLDR Most restaurant managers are handed responsibility for the outcome and denied the scoreboard. They’re told to watch labour, keep waste down, and protect the margin, then never shown a single report that measures any of it. When the month comes in badly,...
by David Monteith | Sep 28, 2026
Stop Waiting for a Slow Month to Cost Your Whole Menu and Start With the Plate That Matters Most TLDR Most restaurant owners know they should have their menu costed. Most don’t, and they carry a bit of guilt about it every time the subject comes up. At the NEXT...
by David Monteith | Jul 27, 2026
Stop Flying Blind: How to Clean Up Your Messy Chart of Accounts and Reclaim Your Profit Margin TLDR Your profit and loss statement says you made money last month. Your bank account says you can’t cover Friday’s payroll. Both are telling the truth, and the...
by David Monteith | Jul 20, 2026
The COGS Split: Exposing Theft and Waste in Canadian Restaurants TLDR The average Canadian restaurant survived 2024 on an operating profit margin of 4.1 per cent. Sector-wide, operating revenue reached $99.6 billion against $95.5 billion in expenses, with cost of...
by David Monteith | Jul 13, 2026
Stop Guessing Where Your Profits Go: The Channel-Segmented Chart of Accounts TLDR You did $100,000 in sales last month. You did $100,000 this month. Nothing changed, so nothing’s wrong. Except dine-in fell $20,000, and delivery picked up the same $20,000....
