Restaurant Sales & Demand Consulting
You make decisions about hours, staffing, and the guest experience with an incomplete view of demand. Reviewing sales patterns can help you choose a narrower question to investigate before changing the operation.
A decision worth examining
This work can help you compare dayparts, understand uneven weeks, or consider a change to opening hours. Michael asks which decision you want to support and which periods reflect normal trading. You discuss events, promotions, closures, and changes to your service model that may affect the comparison.
The review
Within the agreed scope, Michael can review aggregated sales, transaction counts, and daypart summaries. Repeat-guest analysis depends on the data you have and the permissions to use it. Where summaries can answer the question, Michael plans the review around aggregates and avoids requesting identifiable guest records.
Questions to bring
- Do stronger sales reflect more transactions, higher spend, or a different mix?
- Are you comparing equivalent weekdays, hours, and trading conditions?
- Which measure would help you assess a change to hours or service?
The work you can agree on
A scoped review can include a demand pattern brief, notes on the limits of the data, and a proposal for a focused operating trial. You and Michael agree on the analysis and output before work begins. Observed patterns support investigation; they do not establish that a promotion or operating change caused a result.
Start with the context
The Pass is Michael Park’s consulting practice, based in Southern California and open to working with independent operators beyond it. For the first conversation, share a short description of your restaurant and the decision you face. Keep financial records, employee details, and guest information out of the inquiry form. Michael will discuss scope and data handling with you before requesting records.
Discuss your restaurant