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Prime Cost KPI — Labor

Manager In-Service Training

📊 About This Topic
💰 Why Prime Cost Matters

Prime Cost is the single most important KPI for restaurant managers. It combines your two biggest controllable expenses — Labor and Cost of Goods — into one number that tells you how efficiently your store is running. The target is 52% of net sales or lower. This training focuses on the labor side: understanding how labor dollars flow, what drives them up, and the daily habits that keep them in line.

📄 Training Materials
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Prime Cost KPI — Full Training Guide
Complete walkthrough of the Prime Cost formula, how labor cost is calculated, what benchmarks to hit, and the manager actions that move the number. Read this first.
📊 Prime Cost 👥 Labor 📖 Full Guide
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Prime Cost KPI — TL;DR Quick Reference
One-page summary of the key formulas, targets, and daily checkpoints. Print this and keep it at the manager station for quick reference during shifts.
📊 Prime Cost ⚡ Quick Ref 🖨️ Printable
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📚 Additional Reference
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7shifts Scheduler Templates — PRD
Reference document outlining where we're headed with scheduling templates in 7shifts. This ties directly into labor cost control — understanding the plan helps you see how scheduling decisions connect to Prime Cost targets.
📅 7shifts 🔮 Roadmap 📄 Reference
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