Prime Cost
Cost of goods sold plus total labor — the two biggest controllable expenses.
Prime cost combines food and beverage cost (COGS) with total labor cost, and it's the number operators watch most closely because it's largely controllable. Many full-service restaurants target prime cost around 60% of sales, though benchmarks vary by concept. Opero's command center surfaces sales, labor cost, and inventory together so owners can track the inputs to prime cost across every location from one dashboard.
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