01
Why the percentage says little
A single monthly staff cost percentage hides that some shifts carry the business while others barely cover their costs.
Optimize staff costs
Optimize staff costs: productivity, not percentages
Our AI Agent ORA shows you which shifts pay for themselves, not just how high your overall staff cost percentage is.
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Staff
02
The monthly result hides the truth
Only at shift level does it become clear which days or times are really profitable, for example when a lunch service is structurally weak because the sales mix and minimum staffing don’t match.
03
CM2 as the real control metric
Contribution margin 2 (revenue after food cost and direct staff costs) shows whether the ratio between sales and effort is right. It says more than the staff cost percentage alone.
Dashboard vs. AI Agent ORA
You already have enough numbers.
A classic dashboard gives you figures. Our AI Agent ORA gives you the decision that goes with them: what is happening, why, and what it is worth.
Classic software
Revenue
€4,821
Food cost
31.2%
Staff costs
34.8%
AI Agent ORA
Act today
Contribution margin after food cost is € 412 per shift on Wednesday lunch, against an average of € 690 for the other lunch shifts.
Cause
Drinks account for 11 % of sales, compared with 19 % on the other lunch shifts.
Recommendation
Add two drink-driving items to the Wednesday lunch menu, or reduce staffing from 1:30 pm.
€ 278
difference per shift (example value)
Example values for illustration.