Know Where Every Pound Is Going, Before It's Gone.
DataGrid gives you real-time visibility into food cost, labour cost, waste, and prime cost: so cost control is proactive, not retrospective.
Why Control Costs Operators Need Better Data
Cost control is the foundation of operational profitability, but most operators are managing it with data that's days or weeks old. By the time the weekly food cost report is produced, the variance has already happened. Portion drift, supplier price changes, theft, waste, and inefficient ordering all erode margin quietly and consistently, and the monthly P&L is often the first indicator that something went wrong.
How DataGrid Helps
DataGrid connects your POS, inventory, and purchasing systems to give you a live view of theoretical vs. actual food cost, waste by category, and prime cost by location. Set cost thresholds and get alerts when a location exceeds them, before the week is out. AI agents continuously monitor for variance patterns, flagging locations and product categories where cost is drifting outside acceptable bounds.
What You Get
Theoretical vs Actual Food Cost
Compare what your food cost should be (based on recipes and sales mix) against what it actually is, and get to the root of variance before it compounds.
Prime Cost Dashboard
Track your combined labour and food cost as a single prime cost metric in real time, the number that determines whether a site is structurally profitable.
Waste & Variance Tracking
Capture and categorise waste by location and category. Identify which items, shifts, and processes are generating the most avoidable loss.
Supplier Price Monitoring
Track purchase prices against contracted rates and flag anomalies. Know immediately when a supplier charges above agreed pricing.
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