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Video · 13 July 2026

EP 04 — "Wednesday was killing our café. We didn't know until we looked at the books."

EP 04 — "Wednesday was killing our café. We didn't know until we looked at the books."

Is Labour Eating Your Café's Margin?

Most hospitality owners only find out their labour is too high at the end of the month. By then, four weeks of margin is already gone.

We've built a free Labour Cost & Sales Tracker for hospitality operators — so you can see your numbers every day, not just when it's too late.

Track sales per labour hour by day and shift. See your labour % against the 30–38% industry benchmark. Spot which days are dragging your weekly margin — and fix the roster before it costs you.

Hourly. Daily. Weekly. All in one template.