6d • Money Saving
Why your quietest shift is killing your profit margin
Most restaurant owners think they lose money during the "Friday Night Rush" because of a kitchen mistake or a comped meal.
They’re wrong.
The biggest "Profit Leak" happens on Tuesday at 2:30 PM. It’s the "Ghost Shift"—when you have 3 servers on the floor, but only 2 tables in the dining room.
In 2025, labor costs are rising by nearly 11% annually. If you are overstaffed by just one person for two hours a day, you are burning roughly $800–$1,200 per month in pure profit.
Here is your 5-Minute "Profit Plug" Action Plan:
- The 15% Rule: Pull your sales report from the last four Tuesdays. Look at the hour between 2:00 PM and 3:00 PM.
- The Calculation: If your labor cost for that specific hour is higher than 15% of the sales generated in that hour, you are officially "bleeding."
- The Fix: Don’t just cut staff—stagger them. Move one person’s start time 60 minutes later. That 60-minute "stagger" saves you ~$15–$20 a day. Over a month, that pays for your electricity bill.
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