Guides
The numbers behind
a profitable room.
Sourced, dated, and conservative on purpose. Every figure names the body that published it, every method is shown, and where a number is a synthesis of published research rather than a measurement of our own customers, it says so.
3 pieces
Written to be checked, not skimmed.
- Labor
What's your real labor cost percentage?
Wages ÷ sales isn't your labor cost — it leaves out employer payroll taxes worth ~2 points of sales. The fully-loaded formula, a worked example, and why it matters more per location. 1 August 2026 - Multi-location
Why do two locations at 20% labor cost you differently?
Two locations can report the same labor % and cost you two points of sales apart — because state SUTA and your experience rating differ. How to benchmark multi-location labor on true, fully-loaded cost. 1 August 2026 - Benchmark
How much profit do restaurants really lose to leak?
Restaurants lose an estimated 4–7% of sales to profit leak — voids, food-cost variance, and labor drift — enough to erase a 3–5% net margin. A sourced 2026 benchmark, with the method. 28 July 2026
These are benchmarks drawn from published industry research, not measurements of OpslyIQ's own customer base. When there is first-party data worth publishing, it will be labeled as exactly that.
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