Operations
The new labor math: why 28% is the new 32%
Post-2024 minimum wage and tip-credit changes have permanently re-priced the labor line. Here's the rebuilt model we use with every client.
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Insights
Playbooks from the floor.
Long-form, field-tested writing from the partners — no SEO chum, no recycled industry takes. Just the frameworks we use with clients.
Concept
Menu engineering: the 4-quadrant audit
Stars, plowhorses, puzzles, and dogs. A 90-minute exercise that has lifted per-cover margin by 6–11% across our engagements.
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Capital
Raising restaurant capital in a 7% rate environment
SBA, traditional debt, family-office equity, and revenue-share notes — what works, what doesn't, and what is closing money right now.
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