Restaurant Growth Accelerator: More Profit, More Locations, And More Time With Your Family

Restaurant Owner Pay… How Much Should You Actually Take Home?

Andrew Scott Episode 79

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Your restaurant can show a profit on paper and still leave you asking, “Where the hell did all the money go?”

In this episode, restaurant coach Andrew Scott reveals how much money a restaurant owner should actually take home - and the number below net profit that tells you what's really yours.

He calls it net free cash flow, and after 20 years of multi-unit restaurant ownership, he says most owners have never calculated it once.

Here's why that matters - some of the money in your business bank account right now isn't yours and Andrew learned this the hard way.

This episode shows you what you SHOULD be taking home vs what you’re taking home right now (and how to fix it)

Tune in to discover:

✅The simple calculation that shows how much you can actually take home from your restaurant
✅How "only 2 or 3 percent over" on food and labor costs could be draining $70,000 a year
✅The prime cost target almost all profitable restaurants hit
✅Fix your restaurant in THIS order (do it wrong and you'll add work without adding money)
✅Expansion mistakes that kept Andrew broke across three locations
✅How a $6 million restaurant loses half a million a year

Key moments:

00:00:00 Intro
00:01:00 Money That Isn't Yours
00:04:57 The Profit Pipe
00:08:40 The Balance Sheet Blind Spot
00:11:40 Savings Buffer
00:15:00 The Replenishing Bank Account
00:18:20 Profitable Today, Not Later
00:21:27 55 Percent Target
00:24:40 Death by Small Percentages
00:27:40 Stack Sales After Break Even
00:31:00 Two Unprofitable Locations

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✅About Us✅

The Restaurant Growth Accelerator Podcast is hosted by Andrew Scott - founder of OwnerShift Training.

Andrew Scott successfully scaled his restaurant business to 4 locations while working a handful of hours each week. He’s since helped over 1,000 restaurant owners increase their sales, profits, and free time - and he’d love to help you too.

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