“Average Check” neglect dramatically disrupts Operator cash flow

The influence a few dollars of “average check” has on overall sales in a bar or restaurant is profound.

Many restaurant operators do not follow their average check closely enough to determine when they are losing valuable income from existing guests. 

In the planning stages of a bar, restaurant or club from menu design to lease or purchase values, average check is the single most important calculation an operator can focus on. Many operators do focus on the average check early on but its importance and influence diminishes with other operational issues commanding attention as time goes by.