I Lost Hundreds of Thousands Scaling My Coffee Chain Because I Didn't Track These 6 Numbers Weekly

Now I help 3-25 location restaurant and coffee shop owners avoid the same expensive mistakes with my proven 6-Category Budget System

Do You Know Your Numbers Right Now?

Quick test: Without looking at any reports, can you answer these questions about last week?

  • • What percentage of your revenue went to staff costs?
  • • What percentage went to ingredients?
  • • Which location had the highest food waste?
  • • Are you actually making the profit margin you think you are?

If you can't answer these immediately, you're leaving money on the table.

Small percentage drifts in your budget categories compound into massive losses over time. I know because it cost me hundreds of thousands over 5 years.

The 6-Category Budget System

Every restaurant should track these 6 categories as a percentage of revenue:

Rent & Utilities
10%
Ingredients
25%
Staff
40%
Marketing
5%
Other
5%
Profit
15%

*These are example targets - we customize for your specific business

What Happens When You Don't Track Weekly

Your Target Budget

Rent & Utilities 10%
Ingredients 25%
Staff 40%
Marketing 5%
Other 5%
Profit 15%

What's Actually Happening

Rent & Utilities 10%
Ingredients 35%
Staff 45%
Marketing 5%
Other 8%
Profit -3%
⚠️ Reality Check: You think you're making 15% profit, but you're actually losing 3%. That's an 18% swing - and on €50K monthly revenue, that's €9,000/month or €108,000/year disappearing.

💰 Calculate Your Potential Savings

Based on your experience, how much could you realistically save in each category with tighter management?

What percentage of your TOTAL REVENUE could you save

in each category with tighter management?

Better scheduling, reduced overtime, optimal staffing levels

Example: If you think tighter staff management could save €2,000/month on €50,000 revenue, that's 4%

0%
0% (No savings) 10% (Aggressive)

Reduced waste, portion control, theft prevention, better inventory

Example: If preventing waste could save €1,500/month on €50,000 revenue, that's 3%

0%
0% (No savings) 10% (Aggressive)

Invoice auditing, vendor negotiations, expense tracking

Example: If catching billing errors could save €1,000/month on €50,000 revenue, that's 2%

0%
0% (No savings) 10% (Aggressive)

Utility optimization, maintenance efficiency, cleaning schedules

Example: If reducing utility waste could save €500/month on €50,000 revenue, that's 1%

0%
0% (No savings) 5% (Max realistic)
Total Potential Improvement
0%
of your total revenue
Fill in your locations and revenue above to see your potential savings

This Is Exactly What Happened to Me

Six years ago, I built a coffee shop chain from the ground up. We grew fast - 7 locations, 100 staff members, €3M in revenue.

When things were going well, I got comfortable. Revenue was growing. Locations were busy. Everything looked great.

But I wasn't tracking my budget categories tightly enough:

  • • Staff hours crept up by a few percentage points
  • • Ingredient costs drifted higher (over-portioning, waste, theft)
  • • "Other" expenses accumulated in the gaps

Those small drifts - just a few percentage points per category - compounded over 5 years into hundreds of thousands in lost profit.

The brutal lesson I learned: You need financial clarity BEFORE things go wrong, not after. When you're profitable, that's when you build the systems that protect you.

If I had tracked these 6 categories weekly and caught those drifts early, I would have saved at least €100,000+ in profit that disappeared "between the budgets."

Now I help multi-unit restaurant and coffee shop owners avoid making the same expensive mistakes.

Find Out If Your Chain Qualifies

Answer 7 quick questions to see if the 6-Category Budget System is right for your business. Takes less than 2 minutes.

⏰ Limited Availability: I only take 6 clients per quarter to ensure quality. 2 spots remaining this quarter, then waitlist only.

How the 6-Category System Works

1

Setup (Week 1)

We analyze your business and set customized target percentages for each of your 6 budget categories based on your specific situation

2

Weekly Monitoring

Every Monday, you get a clear report showing: Target % vs Actual % for each category, with red flags for any drifts

3

Root Cause Analysis

When a category drifts, we diagnose WHY. Staff over budget? We check efficiency and sales per hour. Ingredients high? We cross-reference sales data to find waste, theft, or pricing issues

4

Action Plan

You get specific, actionable recommendations to get back on track before small problems become massive losses

5

Monthly Review

We meet monthly to dive deep into your numbers, discuss trends, and plan for the month ahead

What You Get

Crystal clear financial visibility without the €200K CFO salary

Core 6-Category Budget System

€99 per location per week

That's less than €400/month per location for CFO-level insights that could save you hundreds of thousands

  • Customized budget targets for your 6 core categories
  • Weekly financial reports (every Monday) showing Target vs Actual
  • Root cause analysis when categories drift off track
  • Monthly deep-dive meeting to review numbers and strategize
  • Clear, actionable recommendations to maximize profitability
  • Data pulled from all your sources (POS, accounting, payroll, vendors)

Additional Services Available

Expansion & Growth

  • New location feasibility analysis
  • Franchise financial structuring
  • Investor pitch decks & projections
  • Acquisition due diligence

Cost Optimization

  • Menu pricing optimization
  • Deep-dive P&L analysis
  • Vendor negotiation support

Strategic Planning

  • Annual budgeting & planning
  • 3-year financial projections
  • Exit planning & valuation
  • Partnership structuring
  • Market expansion analysis

Cash Flow & Funding

  • Cash flow forecasting
  • Loan application support
  • Working capital optimization
  • Equipment financing analysis
  • Emergency reserve planning

Ready to Stop Losing Money Between the Budgets?

Find out if the 6-Category Budget System is right for your chain. Answer 7 quick questions - takes less than 2 minutes.

⏰ Only 2 spots left this quarter - After that, waitlist for Q2 2026