Profit control · for restaurants
Stop margin leaks before service starts.
Forecast demand, prep smarter, reduce waste, and catch the food, labor, and menu decisions that quietly hurt profit.
Service in
3h 24m
Brief generated
06:42 · auto
Forecasted Sales
$14,820
+6.2%
Projected Margin
32.4%
+1.8pp
Food Cost %
28.6%
−1.3pp
Waste Risk
Low
2 items watched
Prep Confidence
92%
high
Projected Profit
$4,802
+8.7%
Top Margin Risks
3 flagged- Critical
Shrimp · cost spike
+$1.28 / plate · since yesterday
- Watch
Wings · margin slip
14% margin · 2 weeks down
- Overprep
Ribeye · over-prep risk
Forecast cut −18% covers
Prep recommendations
- Pull 6 lbs ribeye early
- Trim shrimp prep — see suggestion
- Re-batch sauces at 4pm
Sample workspace · manager approves
The solution
Margin Kitchen turns restaurant data into daily profit decisions — before the shift starts.
Forecast demand
Covers, items and channel mix.
Plan prep
Right pars, right station, by 9am.
Catch margin leaks
Live cuts before they compound.
Control labor
Coverage matched to the night.
Protect profit
One brief, every shift.
See it in action
Three artifacts your team opens every morning.
Daily Profit Brief, Prep Slip, and the Margin Meter — printed and ready before the GM unlocks the door.
Daily Profit Brief · sample
Live"Cut shrimp prep, push the lamb special, re-quote produce."
- Prep smarter · 3 items
- Buy smarter · 2 orders
- Price smarter · 1 item
Prep slip · station 1 · sample
- Chicken Thigh14 lbs
- Ribeye8 lbs
- Shrimp6 lbs
- Sauces · 4pmRe-batch
Margin meter · sample
32.4%
↑ 1.8pp vs last week
Food cost
28.6%
Labor
24.1%
Brief ready
06:42
on time · all stations
- 01
Speed
A daily plan in minutes — no morning spreadsheet ritual.
- 02
Accuracy
Forecast-backed prep guidance grounded in your kitchen's patterns.
- 03
Margin
Less waste, tighter labor coverage, stronger menu mix.
Operator stories
Verified operators. No stock testimonials.
Hacienda Luna Group · verified
ProblemRegional Mexican group needed same-day visibility on prep vs waste across a growing set of locations.
ActionDeployed Margin Kitchen for the Daily Profit Brief and Prep Planner. Managers approve every prep and ordering call.
ResultNet Margin Recovery — the case study behind our "pays for itself in a week" reference.
7-location seafood operator · anonymized
ProblemInconsistent prep and portioning across seven units made margin swings hard to trace back to a single site.
ActionUnified onto Margin Kitchen's morning brief with a shared waste taxonomy. GMs review and approve each shift plan.
ResultSite-level margin visibility from Monday, standardized language for weekly ops reviews.
How outcomes are counted
ProblemWe only publish results from customers who have shared measured pre/post data in writing.
ActionMargin Kitchen recommends actions; managers approve prep, labor, pricing, ordering, and service decisions.
ResultAverage time-to-first-brief across new workspaces: 18 hours after onboarding.
How it decides
Built on restaurant operating patterns, not hype.
Forecast-backed recommendations, explainable signals, operator-controlled decisions — grounded in the way real kitchens actually run.
- sales history
- item movement
- prep behavior
- labor coverage
- supplier changes
- waste patterns
- demand signals
Pricing
Simple, per-location pricing.
Same product across plans — more locations and more depth as you grow.
Single Location
For independent restaurants.
- Demand forecast
- Smart prep planner
- Daily brief
- Menu basics
- CSV import
Growth
For 2–10 locations.
- Multi-location view
- Inventory radar
- Waste tracker
- Labor planner
- Menu margin intelligence
Restaurant Group
For restaurant groups.
- Advanced reporting
- Supplier cost intelligence
- Role permissions
- Onboarding support
- Custom integrations
Tonight's service
Your next shift starts with a plan.
Forecast tomorrow, prep with confidence, protect every point of margin — before the line opens.
Projected margin
+3.8pt
sample · weekly
Prep accuracy
92%
sample · tonight
Waste risk
Low
sample · 2 items
Brief ready
06:42
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