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Daily Owner Briefing
Maman Bar Kitchen
Saturday 06 June 2026 · 6:30am AEST
5 actions today
17 weeks intelligence
Tuesday
Closed. Next service: Tuesday.
This brief covers yesterday's trade. Use the Tuesday prep window to brief the team and pre-set the floor.
★ 3 days above breakeven
7D
Yesterday's Net Revenue
$8,226
$9,896 gross · $1,669 discounts (16.9%) · ex GST
Above breakeven 27.7% labour
-$539 (-6%) vs last Sat · +37% vs 4-wk avg
↑ 3 days above breakeven · 191 covers
Week Progress
$22,918 of $25,000
✓ Breakeven
Day 5 of 5
Target
$2,082 5/5
✓
Sienna anchored the floor. $4,201 sales.
Yesterday's Cash
Card
$7,985
84.5%
Cash
$1,461
15.5%
Payroll Due
-$2,279
Thursday
Cash After Wages
$5,947
This is what you actually kept yesterday.
$8,226 net revenue minus $2,279 labour cost. Card + Cash include GST + tips.
Last Night
Briefed noticed
Bev mix × Attach split
◆Bev mix at 28.7% (target 35%). Sienna ran 33.8% bev attach on 25 transactions; another on the floor ran 17.7% on 5. Same menu, same bar, same shift. The gap is FOH script, not the day.
Briefed noticed
First-timer × Repeat rate
⚠Repeat rate 7.4% below target AND only 0 first-timers today. Guest economy is shrinking from both sides. Deeper issue than a single-shift fix.
Briefed noticed
Revenue per labour hour × Labour
✓Labour 27.7% (target 34%) with RPLH $138 (-1.2% vs target). Cost discipline + per-hour output both holding.
Yesterday's Wins
3 wins last night
Sienna anchored the floor. $4,201 sales. Labour at 27.7%. Under your 34% target. Sienna. $4,201 in sales. Top performer.
This is coaching in action. Sienna's numbers reflect what you've been building.
Function Feed Me - $75 moved 13 units. $1,094 from one dish. Best single-item performance at $84 per plate. The premium-plate signal is converting. The room pays for it when it sees it.
Labour at 27.7%. 6.3pp under target. Your 34% target held. Each 1pp held = $82 a day. The roster shape is working. You ran lean and the floor stayed tight.
From the Floor
Yesterday's manager notes
2/5 submitted (40%)
Score
8/10
Energy
9/10
Guest sat
9/10
Service
Smooth
Staffing
Right-sized
Wins
We got a rush, and everyone was super chuffed with everything. Like a lili and mayos sold out the door, the steak sangas did really well
Challenge
Upselling drinks, desserts.
Fix tuesday
Structure and organisation in the business. Also need to teak briefs to make them more reader effective
Next
Communication
Urgent
Equipment: Bar fridge leaking, we need a new vacuum, new pot plants out front
Urgent
Equipment: We need a new vacuum for cleaning and bar fridge leaking
The One Thing
Do this before Tuesday's service
Beverage Attachment Rate
◆ POS + Roster
✓Push cocktail specials to lift bev mix Staff training is the bigger number ($9,310/day potential). Your next service's play wins on effort-to-return (15 min)
✓The bigger lever stays on the radar below. Tighten discount authority ranks above it at +$5,888/wk in the ledger below
✓The constraint play comes first.
◆ Bev mix at 28.7% sits 6pp below the 35% target. Sienna ran 33.8% bev attach last night. That's the prompt working on one floor. The lever is the greeting, and Sienna has the script.
If Nothing Changes
$154,700
/year
Tuesday
+$595
Per Week
$2,975
Per Month
$13,090
Structure and organisation in the business. Also need to teak briefs to make them more reader effective
Did Yesterday's Advice Work?
“Cut 14 FOH hours from next roster (if labour stays above 34%)”
✓ Improved
3 days ago: Labour 70% → today 27.7% (-42.3pp)
Active Constraint
Midweek + Thursday Profitability
27.7%
Labour %
Tue
62%
Wed
70%
Thu
54%
Fri
33%
Sat
28%
Trending down. 34pp move this week.
27.7% loaded labour (at 34% target), 40.3% Prime Cost, $8,226 net revenue
12-week journey · 5 sub-tactics tested · current focus is the 8th waypoint
ATV LiftW11 · Mar · PAST
Beverage AttachmentW13 · Mar · PAST
ATV LiftW16 · Apr · PAST
Midweek + Sunday ProfitabilityW17 · Apr · PAST
Labour DisciplineW19 · May · PAST
Beverage AttachmentW20 · May · PAST
Midweek + Thursday ProfitabilityW21 · May · PAST
Midweek + Thursday ProfitabilityW22 · May · ACTIVE
Pay attention ◆
Today's Insight
PatternDiscount patterns suggest opportunity to reduce reliance on discounting. Sienna before next service: every discount over 5% needs approval until Friday. If $-discounted drops below $60/day by Thursday, the pattern is real.
PatternLabour at 27.7% is on target (34%). Sienna: hold the roster shape on the next quiet day. If labour stays below 34% across the week, codify the pattern.
AnomalySaturday overperformed on food revenue (9,295 vs usual 2,722). Sienna before next service: pull Saturday's POS by hour. If a single item or hour drove >40% of the spike, name it and re-fire next Saturday.
What Changed
Revenue down
$8,226 net · -$539 (-6%) vs last Saturday
Compared to your last open Saturday ($8,765).
Action: compare tuesday to last Tuesday hour-by-hour. The biggest delta is where the night leaked. Fix that hour's pre-shift first.
$3,726/night · $26,085/wk · $1,360,162/yr.
Labour under target
Labour 27.7% · 6.3pp under target
Roster shape is working. Hold this pattern. Brief team at line-up so the discipline locks.
Action: lock the rhythm. Tomorrow's pre-shift uses Tuesday's roster shape. Same start times, same coverage.
$518/night · $3,628/wk · $189,168/yr.
Key Metrics
Labour %
27.7%
tgt 34%
↓ -1.2pp vs last Saturday
Labour landed at 28%, 6pp under the 34% target. That's $518 held yesterday.
Lock this pattern. Sienna: same start times Tuesday-Thursday, same release order at 4:45 line-up. $134,680/yr if the pattern holds.
ATV per transaction
$129
tgt $91 · 64 transactions
↑ $-18 (-12%) vs last Saturday
ATV ran $129, $21 below $150 target. $4,098 left on the table last night.
5pm pre-shift: Sienna runs the attach script for the floor. Holly shadows for the first 30 min, then runs solo. Check ATV at 8pm. If under $150, course-correct mid-shift. $1,065,480/yr the script unlocks.
Bev Mix
28.7%
tgt 35%
↓ 6.3pp below target
Bev mix at 28.7%, 6pp below 35% target. $595 in bev revenue left on the table yesterday.
5pm pre-shift: Sienna reads the cocktail script. Two named drinks per table. Check bev mix at 8pm. If still under 35%, escalate to spirits push. $154,700/yr if the bev script holds.
Covers
191
tgt 39 (breakeven)
↑ +152 above breakeven
153 covers above breakeven. Volume is there. ATV lift unlocks $7,650/wk.
5pm pre-shift: Sienna runs the attach script. Check ATV at 8pm. If still flat, name 2 add-ons by table. $397,800/yr if ATV lifts on this volume.
RPLH
$138
tgt $140
↓ -$2 below target
RPLH at $138, $2 below $140 target.
Sienna: at the 5pm pre-shift, name where the roster can compress. Cut hours faster than revenue adds.
Transactions
64
party avg 3.0
◆ +4 (+7%) vs last Saturday
Mixed singles + pairs (3.0 per transaction). Standard service mix.
5pm: Sienna runs the add-on script. Name 2 add-ons per table. Check ATV at 8pm to verify.
Last Night's Shift Autopsy ◆
POS × Roster · revenue vs labour, hour by hour
Net revenue per hour (discounts allocated pro-rata) vs labour cost
$8,226
Net rev
$2,279
Labour · 27.7%
$138
RPLH
$5,947
Contribution
Hour
■ Rev   ■ Labour
Net Rev
Labour
11am
$0
$51
12pm
$497
$122
1pm
$261
$122
2pm
$861
$122
3pm
$1,141
$152
4pm
$418
$180
5pm
$1,780
$255
6pm
$2,205
$301
7pm
$352
$264
8pm
$530
$174
9pm
$256
$98
10pm
$-75
$46
Off-grid
mgmt + cleaning + admin · 17% of total
 
$394
18:00 ($2,205)
Best hour
2205 (7.3x labour · 27% of night)
22:00 ($-75)
Dead hour
-75 rev, $46 labour
22:00: you paid 2 staff $46 to make $0. That's $46/night, $11,944/yr if this repeats. Tuesday: last call at 21:30. Send one FOH home by 21:45. Shift one roster hour from quiet to peak: capture 30% of that $2,279 gap and it's $684/night, $3,420/week.
Money on the Table
$864 lost yesterday
Tuesday's levers
1
Tighten discount authority.
+$1,178/night · $5,890/wk
Discounts at 16.9% vs 5% target. Who's authorising the over-target discounts after 9pm? Require manager sign-off for anything over 5%.
2
Push the Function Feed Me - $75.
+$505/night · $2,525/wk
13 units moved at $84 each last night ($1,094 total). Have the floor brief it as Tuesday's chef pick. Same approach, bigger ask.
3
Tempt the dessert at table-clearing.
+$269/night · $1,345/wk
Zero desserts on 64 transactions last night. One line at table-clearing: 'can I tempt you with something sweet?'. 3 desserts at $14 = $42 per server.
Last night's missed
$864 walked past your venue last night. That's 11% of your take. Plus ~$3,320 in future LTV from missed captures.
$595
BEV MIX GAP
28.7% bev mix vs 35% target. 6pp gap on yesterday's revenue.
$269
0 DESSERTS
Nobody asked. 64 transactions, zero dessert orders.
$1,520
CONTACT CAPTURE
0% captured vs 30% target on 64 transactions = ~19 missed emails × $80 LTV.
$1,800
REPEAT RATE GAP
7% repeat vs 30% target. 14 more returning guests at $129 ATV.
This week's leaks · operational hygiene
$1,547/day
Comps
3 incidents. Manager-approved. Within the discount total
$1,117
Staff meals
2 incidents. Team consumption. Within the discount total
$33
Refunds
Returned/cancelled transactions
$397
Where the Money Went
Gross Revenue
$9,896
Discounts
-$1,669 (16.9%)
Net Revenue
$8,226
Labour
-$2,279 (27.7%)
COGS (est.)
-$1,039 (~12%)
Contribution
~$4,909 (59.7%)
Bar vs Kitchen
Bar Revenue
$2,710
28.7% of total
Target: 35% ($3,306)
Wage 17.5% · $474
$596 below target
Kitchen Revenue
$6,736
71.3% of total
Carries the mix · target 65%
Wage 14.9% · $1,003
+$596 bar lift = mix balanced
Bar gap = $596/day. That's entirely the bev attach constraint. Same lever, same fix.
Every 1pp of bev mix = $94/day = $24,440/yr.
What Sold ◆
Moved
Function Feed Me - $7513
Sirloin Steak14
Margarita29
Maman Platter22
Kingfish ceviche14
Didn't Move
Chicken supreme9
Ricca Terra Chilled red13
Maman Lychee Martini14
What's Coming ◆
3 cross-data windows · named dates · named levers
◆ Next pay-week peak
10 Jun
Pay landed Wed before. Local discretionary spend lifts ~8-12% Wed-Fri after pay. Run the cocktail special + raise drink list visibility. If covers don't lift 10%+ vs prior Wed, the pattern isn't real for your market.
~ Pattern hypothesis · 1st test cycle
◆ Next Saturday
13 Jun
Your hero day averages $10,499. Stack the floor: anchor your top-billing server on the hot section. Brief the bar for high-attach openings.
~ Venue brain · 12wk DOW history
◆ Midweek + Thursday Profitability test-window
13 Jun
Your highest-volume day = fastest signal on the midweek + thursday profitability constraint. Run the named lever pre-shift. Measure delta by Sunday close.
~ 12wk constraint history. Highest signal-to-noise
Tuesday's Setup
Today
Venue closed
0
Booked covers
20°C
Clear
Closed
Predicted revenue
Booking Density Next 7 Days
MON
·
TUE
15
WED
7
THU
·
FRI
11
SAT
11
SUN
·
◆Beverage Attachment Mastery: "Great to have you! What are we starting with tuesday - cocktails, wine, or beers?"
Tuesday's Roster
Tuesday's deployment plan
10 rostered · $2,279 labour
Yesterday's roster shape
FOH Sienna · Amara · Sasha · Holly
19.9h
BOH Milo · Finn · Jesse · Remy
25.0h
Bar Rafa · Luca
14.5h
↗ Premium: cohort labour% vs peer venues · auto-roster suggestion Q1 2027
NameHoursTuesday $Signal
S
Sienna
Mgmt. ATV $168 · bev 33.8% · top performer
11.0hAnchor
S
Sasha
Floor
3.2h$97Floor
A
Amara
Floor
3.6hLead
H
Holly
Floor. Cut at 8pm if covers under 30 by 6:30pm
2.0h$61Backup
R
Rafa
Bar. ATV $43 · bev 32.1%
10.5h$383Bar lead
L
Luca
Bar
4.0hBar lead
M
Milo
Kitchen. Owns spec discipline
8.9h$329Head Chef
F
Finn
Kitchen
8.1h$271Line
J
Jesse
Kitchen
4.5h$134Line
R
Remy
Kitchen
3.5h$105Line
FOH 20h · $803 · 35%BOH 25h · $1,003 · 44%Bar 15h · $474 · 21%
Today's Insight
◆ POS + Roster + Weather
Your peak hour is 18:00 ($2,205). Your dead hour is 22:00 ($-75). Same room, two different businesses. Roster tight to the peak: full floor at 18:00 ($2,205), trimmed by 22:00 ($-75). Tighten the demand curve and labour follows.
Tomorrow's Preview
15
Typical Sunday
21°C
Light rain · 4mm
10 on roster today. Confirm tomorrow's cover before publish. Have Sienna lead the line-up brief on the bev prompt.
Tonight is closed. Next service: Tuesday. Worth pre-briefing Sienna on the bev script before line-up?
Your Intelligence Partner
617
Reviews read
60
Bookings tracked
17
Weeks of memory
Numbers from your systems. Nothing invented.
POS
Roster
Bookings
Weather
Digital
Accounts
You've Been Briefed.
Maman Bar Kitchen · Saturday 06 June 2026
Week 23 of 52. Day 3 above breakeven. Building momentum.
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