Menu & Marketing Copy
Drafts menu descriptions, specials, social posts and email campaigns for a manager to review
Stays out: Allergen and nutrition claims, which come only from recipe cards
RESTAURANT GROUPS
Get Your Restaurant Groups Data AI‑Ready
The Restaurant Groups Pack is how Small Biz Data works with restaurants that want to run on numbers they trust, from a single busy restaurant to a group of locations or a multi-unit franchisee. It starts with prime cost: food and labor measured every week, by location, against what the menu says they should be.
Who It's For
Full-service and fast-casual restaurants, cafés and bakeries, caterers, small restaurant groups and multi-unit franchisees. Their data sits across the point-of-sale system, delivery platforms, scheduling and payroll, invoice and inventory tools, reservations and catering, and the books.
What We Measure
Prime Cost Share
Food, beverage and labor cost as a share of sales, by location and week
Where It Comes From: Books, inventory and payroll
Actual vs Theoretical Food Cost
Food cost from purchases and counts compared with the cost the recipes and sales say it should be
Where It Comes From: Inventory tool and point of sale
Labor Cost Share
Hourly and salaried labor as a share of sales, by location and week
Where It Comes From: Payroll and point of sale
Sales per Labor Hour
Net sales divided by hourly labor hours
Where It Comes From: Point of sale and scheduling
Average Check
Net sales divided by guest checks
Where It Comes From: Point of sale
Delivery Fee Share
Delivery platform fees and commissions as a share of delivery sales
Where It Comes From: Delivery payout reports
Same-Store Sales Change
Sales change at locations open in both periods
Where It Comes From: Point of sale
Comps, Voids and Discounts
Comps, voids and discounts as a share of gross sales, by employee and location
Where It Comes From: Point of sale
Inventory Count Variance
Difference between counted and expected inventory
Where It Comes From: Inventory tool
Days to Close the Week
Days after week end until the weekly flash report by location is final
Where It Comes From: Close checklist
Targets are set from your own history, never from industry averages.
AI Assistants We Set Up
Each assistant is a Claude Project set up on your own Claude Pro account with model training off, and drafts are always reviewed by a person.
Guest Replies
Drafts replies to reviews, catering inquiries and private-event requests
Stays out: Guest payment details, incident or injury reports
Operations Manual
Answers staff questions about opening and closing, prep, recipes and policies
Stays out: Personnel files, payroll
Weekly Flash Notes (optional)
Turns the weekly flash export into a plain-language note for each location
Stays out: Employee-level pay details
What Stays With You
Small Biz Data organizes and connects the restaurant's data. It does not give legal, labor-law, tax or food-safety advice. Allergen and nutrition information comes only from approved recipe cards, never from an AI draft. Tips and payroll stay with the payroll provider, and a franchisee follows its franchise agreement on data, brand and marketing.
How Ready Is Your Business?
Twenty yes-or-no statements written for Restaurant Groups. About five minutes, nothing to sign up for.
Other Industries
- Trades & Home Services
- Construction Contractors
- E-Commerce
- Real Estate Brokerages
- Property Management
- Financial Planning & Advice Firms
- Insurance Agencies
- Law Firms
- Accounting Firms
- Architecture & Engineering
- Marketing & Creative Agencies
- Staffing Agencies
- Higher Education
- Nonprofits
- Veterinary Clinics
- Industrial Equipment Sales
- Small Manufacturers
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