The restaurant profitability formula ↓ Most restaurant owners think they need more sales to fix their profit problem. I used to think that too until I learned the 30/30/30/10 rule. 👉 30% food costs 👉 30% labor 👉 30% overhead 👉 10% profit If those ratios slip, your bottom line bleeds. Say your manager tells you, “We’re just 3% over budget this week.” Sounds harmless, right? But if your restaurant does $15,000 in weekly sales, that “3%” means $450 gone every single week. Over a year, that’s $2