Most reporting stacks fail because they overwhelm owners or arrive too late. We ship a practical set of views that fit inside a weekly 30-minute review.
The scorecard (weekly)
- Revenue, covers, and average check per location.
- Food cost variance (theoretical vs. actual) with a list of items to review.
- Labor spend vs. sales, with alerts when thresholds break.
The operator view (daily)
- Delivery vs. dine-in mix, so managers can set schedules with confidence.
- On-time purchase receipts and prep waste trends.
- Exceptions: what to fix today so the week ends well.
Guardrails that keep reports trusted
- Source data comes from Odoo only-no spreadsheets.
- Shared definitions for “variance,” “waste,” and “on-time” events.
- A short Loom video in each dashboard so new managers ramp quickly.
If you want reporting people will read, start with the scorecard above. It is the fastest way to line up finance, operations, and store managers around the same numbers.