Three ways to work together, built for how restaurants actually run.
Every engagement starts with a Diagnostic Audit. From there, you either fix what’s broken with a Turnaround Engagement, or keep a standing partner on the numbers with a monthly Advisory Retainer.
Diagnostic Audit
The entry point for every A1 engagement. A comprehensive on-site financial and operational assessment that identifies hidden inefficiencies, cash flow leaks, and structural vulnerabilities before they become a crisis — not a remote review of your POS exports, but a forensic read of what’s actually happening on your line.
This is the audit that tells you whether you have a marketing problem or an operations problem — and gives you hard numbers instead of a hunch.
Multi-unit add-on: +$2,000 standard / +$1,500 founding rate per additional location.
- Full prime-cost and margin audit
- On-site kitchen flow and FOH/BOH efficiency review
- Written findings report, ranked by financial impact
- 72-hour turnaround on first findings
- One follow-up call to walk through results
Strategic Turnaround Engagement
For restaurants in real trouble — not a slide deck of recommendations, but a hands-on operational rebuild. Once the Diagnostic Audit identifies what’s broken, this engagement puts a full blueprint and accountability system in place, with direct implementation guidance through rollout.
Scope and final price are quoted after the Diagnostic Audit, since every turnaround is built around your specific findings — labor structure, menu economics, vendor contracts, and team culture all factor into the plan.
- Structural accountability system built to your operation
- Implementation guardrails and milestone checkpoints
- Menu engineering and vendor contract review
- On-call guidance through rollout, not just a handoff document
Ongoing Advisory Retainer
For operators who want a standing partner watching the numbers, not just a one-time fix. Monthly performance reviews, direct access when something comes up, and ongoing maintenance of whatever system was put in place during a diagnostic or turnaround.
Single unit: $2,500–$4,000/mo · Multi-unit: $4,000–$7,500/mo
- Monthly performance review against your prime-cost targets
- Direct on-call access — not a quarterly check-in
- Standardized playbook maintenance as your business changes
- Priority scheduling for mystery shops and follow-up audits
Mystery Shopper Program
Available as an add-on to any engagement. See your restaurant the way your customers actually do — greeting time, order accuracy, upselling, cleanliness, and service pace, scored against a real evaluation framework.
Before you reach out.
Do I need the Diagnostic Audit before anything else?
Yes. Every engagement starts there — it’s how we identify what’s actually costing you money before committing to a bigger fix. It’s also how a Turnaround Engagement gets scoped and priced accurately instead of guessed at.
How long does a Diagnostic Audit take?
The on-site visit itself is typically a single day per location. You’ll have a written findings report within 72 hours, followed by a call to walk through the results together.
What happens after the founding client spots are gone?
Standard rates apply for all new engagements. The founding program is capped at the first 5 signed clients — by count, not by date — so it isn’t tied to a calendar deadline.
Do you work with multi-unit and franchise groups, or just independents?
Both. Pricing scales with the number of locations, and the retainer tier has a separate multi-unit rate built specifically for groups managing more than one property.
Is the discovery call really free?
Yes — no cost, no obligation. It’s a chance to talk through what’s actually going on before either of us commits to anything.
Ready to see what’s actually happening in your numbers?
Founding client pricing applies while spots remain. No obligation on the first call.
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