Every dollar you save is worth $20 to $33 in new sales.
Where this comes from: franchisee margins typically run only 3% to 5% pre-tax, according to restructuring attorney Bradford Sandler of Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones. At 5%, $1 of profit takes $20 in sales. At 3%, it takes $33. Source: Yahoo Finance, September 2026
At a 4% margin, every $1 of profit takes $25 in sales. Illustration only, not a savings estimate.
Franchisee margins typically run 3% to 5% pre-tax, and restaurant costs are up 36% since 2019.
Sources: Yahoo Finance; National Restaurant Association
New stores, marketing and traffic all matter. They're slow, costly and competitive.
It pays off faster, stays in your control, and hits every store at once.
90 minutes. Real takeaways.
Save money
Re-shop the bills nobody at corporate has time to audit.
Run efficiently
One bill and one contact per service, so managers run shifts, not vendors.
Meet peers
A room of multi-unit operators with the same headaches.
Lunch is on us
Catered, 90 minutes, back to your stores by early afternoon.
8 areas of savings. One lunch.
Tap a card to see what we'll cover. Then pick your topics when you RSVP, and the right specialist comes ready for your stores.
Energy supply
How supply contracts work, what you can shop for in your market, and when to start renewal pricing.
Restaurants use about 5 to 7 times more energy per square foot than other commercial buildings. Source: ENERGY STAR
Waste hauling
Right-size containers and pickups, and keep contracts from renewing without your OK.
Card processing and POS
Read your statement, spot pricing that’s hard to audit, and see the tech behind the counter.
Processing typically costs 1.5% to 3.5% of each transaction. Source: Bankrate, NerdWallet
Financing and banking
Money for a remodel, equipment or your next store, without the months-long bank process.
Payroll
Payroll connected to your POS cuts manual entry across every store.
Many restaurants under-claim the FICA tip credit. Source: IRS, Pease Bell CPAs
Telecom and broadband
Internet, phones and wireless on one bill, with one contact when a store goes down.
Used cooking oil and grease
How used oil pickup and grease trap service should work, what your oil is worth, and how to keep it from walking off.
Oil theft costs an estimated $300 to $500 million a year in the U.S. Source: North American Renderers Association
Technology and IT
One team triages every issue, finds the vendor who owns it, and turns spreadsheets into live dashboards.
Pick your topics in the RSVP form. Each specialist reviews them before the lunch, so your questions get real answers.
Save my seatOne specialist for every cost.
Equal partners. One area each. Straight answers.
See the 90-minute agenda
- 11:30Arrivals, lunch served, networking
- 11:55Welcome: thin margins and the two ways to keep more money
- 12:00Energy and waste
- 12:08Card processing, POS, online ordering and financing
- 12:17Payroll
- 12:22Telecom and broadband
- 12:29Used cooking oil and grease
- 12:36Technology, IT and automation
- 12:43Panel Q&A with all speakers
- 12:53The free bill review, how to sign up, networking
- 1:00Close
Agenda subject to change. All times Eastern.
Save your seat
Takes a minute. Lunch is planned by headcount, so please RSVP by Friday, October 16.
- Wednesday, October 21, 202611:30 AM to 1:00 PM ET
- Location to be announcedVenue details sent with your confirmation
- Lunch is cateredTell us about dietary needs in the form
Good to know
Yes. Attendance and lunch are free.
No. It's education on how each cost works. A bill review afterward is optional.
Please do. Add them as your guest in the RSVP form.
Location to be announced. Venue details are sent with your confirmation.