Dining & Restaurants
Restaurant financial strategy for operators who want to grow profitably, not just stay busy.
Schedule a Consultation →The Financial Challenges Restaurant Operators Face
Food Cost Control
Food cost percentage is the most critical lever in restaurant profitability. Without weekly tracking it spirals quietly until margins collapse.
Labor Cost Management
Labor is typically 30-35% of revenue. Scheduling decisions made without financial data are expensive mistakes.
Table Turn & Revenue Per Seat
Most operators focus on being busy. We focus on revenue per available seat hour — the metric that actually drives profitability.
Multi-Location Complexity
Expanding to a second or third location without proper financial infrastructure is the number one reason restaurant groups fail.
How Potomac Bear Advisors Helps
Essentials
$1,200+/mo
- Full-service bookkeeping
- Weekly food & labor cost reporting
- Monthly P&L by location
- Prime cost ratio tracking
Growth Advisory
$2,500+/mo
- Everything in Essentials
- RevPASH analysis & optimization
- Menu engineering financial support
- Multi-location performance benchmarking
- Monthly advisory calls
Fractional CFO
$5,000+/mo
- Everything in Growth Advisory
- New location financial modeling
- Investor & lender presentations
- Franchise readiness analysis
- Weekly strategic access
Key Metrics We Monitor
We track the numbers that actually drive your business.
What Working With Us Looks Like
Discover
We get under the hood of your business — reviewing financials, identifying gaps, and designing a KPI framework built for your industry.
Build
We organize your financial infrastructure, build your reporting tools, and establish the systems that give you real visibility into your business.
Execute
We stay in your corner — tracking performance, flagging issues early, and working alongside you to drive growth and improve profitability.