All restaurants are at one of four stages of growth.
Is your restaurant struggling, surviving, thriving, or driving in your market?
Take this quick quiz and find out the growth stage and health of your restaurant.
Do you have a solid brand story (origins/history) written down?
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No
I have one in my head, not written down
I have one, we just don't really use it
I have one and we refer to it often
Have you ever used a behavioral survey (DiSC, Predictive Index, or ProScan) for hiring or team development?
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No
I have taken one before just for myself
I have used them, just not consistently
I use them all the time
Do you have written company core values?
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No
Mostly in my head, not written down
We have them written down but we don't use them like we should
Yes, written down and we refer to them daily
Do you have a clear written mission statement?
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No
Mostly in my head, not written down
We have one from when we first opened but we don't really use it
Yes, we have one written down and our team can recite it from memory
When did you last update your menu prices?
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Over two years ago
Over 1 year ago
6 - 12 months ago
6 months or less
When do you take inventory?
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We don't
Quarterly
Monthly
Weekly
When was the last time all menus have been costed out?
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Never
6-12 months ago
3-6 months ago
Monthly
Do you use weekly budgets for food and labor?
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No
Nothing formal, I keep it in my head
Sometimes, not consistent
Yes, we have budgets that all leaders are held accountable to maintain
What are your current Prime Costs (labor and food costs combined percent)?
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I don't know
60%+
55-60%
Below 55%
What current profit % are you seeing each year?
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Losing money to breaking even 0%
1%-9%
10%-14%
15%+
