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12 Restaurant KPIs Every Owner Should Track

Date: Shift: Signed:

Weekly review sheet

Week ending: ______________ Reviewed by: ______________

Metric How to calculate This week Last week 4-week avg
Covers Guests served
Average order value Sales ÷ bills
Spend per head Sales ÷ covers
Table turnover (dinner) Covers ÷ seats
Labour cost % Labour ÷ sales × 100
Lunch share of sales Lunch sales ÷ total × 100
Top 5 items (units)
Bottom 5 items (units)

The two numbers that moved most this week:

  1. ______________________________ → action: ______________________________

  2. ______________________________ → action: ______________________________

Monthly review sheet

Month: ______________ Stock counted on: ______________

Metric How to calculate This month Last month Usual range
Food cost % (Opening stock + purchases − closing stock) ÷ food sales × 100 28–35%
Beverage cost % Beverage cost ÷ beverage sales × 100
Labour cost % Total labour ÷ sales × 100 18–28%
Prime cost % (Food + beverage + labour) ÷ sales × 100 under 60–65%
Wastage % of food cost Recorded wastage ÷ food cost × 100
Repeat guest share Returning covers ÷ total covers × 100
Break-even covers per night Fixed costs ÷ contribution per cover

Ranges are conventional industry working guides for Indian full-service restaurants, not survey findings. Your own trend matters more than the benchmark. General information, not financial advice — check anything touching tax or statutory reporting with your accountant. Last reviewed 31 July 2026.

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