# Restaurant Dashboard

Review restaurant revenue drivers, food and labor costs, prime cost, unit profitability, cash needs and break-even timing from a single operating dashboard for unit and expansion planning.

- Canonical: https://finamodel.com/excel-dashboard/restaurant
- Excel download: https://finamodel.com/templates/restaurant.xlsx

## About this dashboard

The Restaurant Dashboard brings the main drivers of a dining operation into one operating view. Review ticket count and average check size alongside food and beverage revenue, cost of goods sold, labor, rent, utilities, supplies and other operating costs. Unit-level profitability and EBITDA show how the cost structure translates into an operating result during ramp-up and stabilization.

The supporting workbook separates revenue by daypart and channel, includes food and beverage COGS, and schedules front-of-house and back-of-house labor. It also captures delivery commission impacts, credit card fees, insurance, maintenance CapEx and pre-opening cash investment. Prime cost combines COGS and labor, while cash flow identifies monthly breakeven timing.

Use the dashboard for site pro formas, lease and financing discussions, operating reviews and multi-unit planning. Restaurant operators, franchisees, investors and lenders can compare unit economics, examine seasonal staffing needs and assess how expansion affects overhead, margins and returns.

## What's included

- Ticket count and average check
- Food and beverage revenue
- COGS and labor cost view
- Rent and occupancy costs
- Unit EBITDA and margin
- Breakeven and pre-opening cash

## Frequently asked questions

### What does the Restaurant Dashboard show?

It shows the operating measures that connect restaurant demand with profitability, including ticket count, average check, revenue, food and labor costs, rent and occupancy, prime cost, unit EBITDA and break-even timing. The supporting workbook provides the detailed schedules behind these outputs.

### Can I separate daypart and sales channels?

Yes. Revenue is modelled across breakfast, lunch and dinner, with food, beverage and off-premise streams available in the supporting workbook. Delivery commission impacts can be included so the net margin of third-party delivery sales remains visible.

### How is prime cost calculated?

Prime cost combines cost of goods sold and labor. The workbook tracks food and beverage COGS separately and includes front-of-house and back-of-house staffing, payroll taxes and benefits, allowing the dashboard to show how the core operating cost stack affects margin.

### Does the model include pre-opening costs?

Yes. The supporting workbook includes pre-opening cash investment such as build-out and pre-opening expenses, along with maintenance CapEx and cash flow. These details support analysis of initial funding needs and the timing of monthly operating breakeven.

### Can it support multi-unit restaurant planning?

The template includes multi-unit chain economics and shows how corporate overhead, G&A and supply chain savings can change as restaurant count grows. The dashboard can anchor unit-level reviews, while the supporting schedules provide the detail for expansion and franchise analysis.

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