POS + sales
Captures orders, item sales and payments.
Manager could show: Put sales beside scheduled labor and delivery orders.
A visual walkthrough · example restaurant
A week at
Ember & Oak.
Your existing tools run each part of the restaurant. Manager reads their records, finds the problems that cost money and puts two or three concrete fixes next to each one, with the math. The owner approves; nothing runs on its own.
See the problems and the fixesSix short scenes · private pilot · example data · third-party names are not affiliated
7:10 AMLabor by hour
Tuesday lunch is overstaffed. Here are three ways to fix it.
Example sources · Square + 7shifts
Tuesday 12 PM to 4 PM · average of the last 4 TuesdaysEXAMPLE DATA
SALES IN THE WINDOW$1,357Example hourly POS sales
SCHEDULED LABOR$638Example 7shifts schedule
Labor share of sales, Tue 12 PM to 4 PM47.0%
Example labor 47.0%Target 36.5%
At a 36.5% target$1,357.20 × 36.5% = $495.38$142.18 per week above target
Scheduled hours × hourly rate from the published schedule vs hourly POS sales, averaged over 4 Tuesdays. Leadership shifts are never suggested for cuts. Employee names are fictional.
7:25 AMIngredients
Ribeye jumped 15.9%. The vendor gets a call before the menu changes.
Example sources · MarketMan + supplier invoices
Invoice check · SunCoast ProteinsEXAMPLE DATA
RIBEYE 14OZ · PRICE PER CASEOct 1 invoice vs the previous invoice
$35.00$40.58+15.9%
THIS INVOICE · 12 CASES12 × $5.58 more per case
+$66.96
Vendor creep, last 4 weeksFood purchases are 30.7% of sales vs 23.9% usual.Ribeye 14oz alone accounts for $2,656.58 of the weekly increase.
Calculated from normalized invoice lines for the same vendor and item. Vendor names are fictional.
7:40 AMDelivery
The apps keep 27% of every order, and a promotion just doubled.
Example sources · DoorDash + Uber Eats
Delivery apps · last 28 daysEXAMPLE DATA
Delivery order sales$44,464
Platform fees−$10,894
Promotions−$1,112
Kept by the apps27.0%
($10,894 fees+$1,112 promos)÷$44,464=27.0%vs 25.0% threshold
Promotion spike, last 7 days$492.00 per week vs $206.54 normal = 2.4×16 more orders per week for $285.46 more promotion = $17.84 per extra order.
Marketplace payout reports (gross, fees, promotions). Price-change math assumes order volume stays flat. Manager does not change marketplace campaigns.
8:05 AMSales drop
Thursday came in 21% light. Adjust prep, not guesses.
Example sources · Square + Toast
Net sales · the last 5 ThursdaysEXAMPLE DATA
$11,890Sep 10
$12,105Sep 17
$11,612Sep 24
$12,032Oct 1
$9,412Oct 8
Vs the 4-Thursday average($9,412.30 − $11,909.75) ÷ $11,909.75 = −21.0%$2,497.45 below average
Comparison only. Manager does not claim why sales moved.
8:20 AMPrime cost
Prime cost is running 66%. This is where the extra 6 points went.
Example sources · Square + 7shifts + supplier invoices
Week of Oct 4 to Oct 10ESTIMATE
NET SALES$81,422Example POS week
PRIME COST66.0%Food + labor ÷ sales
Food 30.7%Labor 35.3%Target 60%
(food $25,020.86 + labor $28,746.99) ÷ $81,422.44= 66.0%$4,914.39 above the 60.0% target
Estimate. Food = invoice purchases over the trailing 4 weeks as a share of those weeks’ sales, applied to this week (purchases, not counted usage). Labor = payroll labor cost. Sales = POS net sales.
8:35 AMDaily brief
Every problem arrives with options. The owner decides.
Manager analysis · Example data
EMBER & OAK · INTERNATIONAL DRIVE8:35 AM · EXAMPLE DATA
Good morning. Six problems need a decision, each with options.
Prime cost66.0%Estimate · target 60.0%
Tue lunch labor47.0%Target 36.5%
Ribeye 14oz+15.9%$66.96 on one invoice
App take rate27.0%Promotions 2.4× normal
Start with
The delivery promotion and the ribeye credit: together up to $352.42 back this week, before touching schedules or menu prices.
How this example explanation was formed
$285.46 per week of extra promotion plus the $66.96 ribeye difference = $352.42. Tuesday 12 PM to 4 PM labor: $637.56 ÷ $1,357.20 = 47.0%. Prime cost: ($25,020.86 + $28,746.99) ÷ $81,422.44 = 66.0%, an estimate from purchases.
Reasoning follows the figures shown. Each suggestion waits for the owner’s approval.Manager organizes source records so the owner can review each problem, pick a fix and record why.
Example source ecosystem
Services restaurants may already use.
Restaurant services handle different jobs; Manager brings available, restaurant-authorized records into one daily review.
Names and logos are trademarks of their respective owners. They appear only to show the kinds of services a restaurant may already use. Mycellium Lab is not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by any of them, and this demo has no live connection to them.
CloverScheduling + labor
Plans shifts and reports clock-ins, breaks, tips and labor.
Manager could show: Compare scheduled labor with sales and flag a gap to review.
Inventory + invoices
Organizes invoices, inventory counts and vendors.
Manager could show: Flag supplier price changes on invoice lines for the owner to review.
Reservations + ordering
Supports reservations, guest profiles, digital orders and channel activity.
Manager could show: Place guest and order activity beside the daily operating picture.
SevenRooms
OloDelivery
Carries marketplace order, fulfillment, subtotal, tax and tip details.
Manager could show: Compare order totals and fees to estimated payout, not profit.
DoorDashUber EatsLocal presence
Shows public listing context, hours, ratings and reviews.
Manager could show: Compare a lunch-menu hypothesis with public listings, not competitor sales.
Google Maps
YelpPaid campaigns
Reports campaign spend and platform-attributed actions.
Manager could show: Read cost per attributed booking; attribution is not incrementality.
Google Ads
Meta AdsAccounting · optional
Organizes accounting records, expenses and financial reporting.
Manager could show: Add accounting context to the daily operating review.
QuickBooks