Running a restaurant today means juggling staffing, profitability, and guest satisfaction— in real-time. That’s why Squirrel Cloud POS goes beyond basic point-of-sale functions to deliver powerful, restaurant-focused reporting designed for managers, GMs, and operational leaders. Squirrel delivers pre‑configured dashboards and actionable insights, turning data into clarity and decisive action.
Smarter Labor Cost Control
Labor is one of the biggest expenses in any restaurant. Squirrel Cloud POS helps you manage it with two complementary views:
Labor Cost Summary Report Pinpoints where labor dollars are going by job and employee. Spot overtime risks, identify high-cost roles, and rebalance schedules between FOH and BOH teams.
Benefit: Make smarter daily staffing decisions and maintain service standards.
Labor Cost KPI Dashboard Tracks labor efficiency against sales benchmarks and guest traffic. Manage to industry standard performance metrics:
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- Labor Cost % of Sales
- Labor Cost per Hour Worked
- Labor Cost per Guest
- Guest Volume trends
Benefit: See whether labor spend aligns with performance and adjust in real time.
Together, these reports give you a 360° view of labor:
- Summary = Who & where costs occur
- KPIs = How efficiently labor is used against sales & guests
The result: smarter scheduling, lower labor % of sales, and better guest service.
Menu Profitability and Product Mix Insights
Your menu is your profit engine. The Product Mix (PMIX) Report transforms sales data into actionable menu intelligence—without requiring full inventory tracking.
Capabilities include:
- Track sales & quantity of each item
- Estimate recipe costs, gross profit, and margin
- View by sales category for quick performance snapshots
- Use weighted averages to reflect accurate pricing and cost trends
Benefit: Identify top-selling, high-margin items and flag underperformers.
Real-Time Operational Agility
Reports refresh in real time allowing managers to act before, during, and after service:
- Before Service: Use KPI trends to forecast staffing and avoid over-scheduling.
- During Service: Monitor labor cost vs. sales; cut or reassign staff if costs run high.
- After Service: Compare Summary and KPI insights to fine-tune future schedules and prep plans.
Example: Yesterday’s labor % was 35%. Today, one server is cut early; the result—labor drops to 32%, cost per guest aligns to target, and service quality remains consistent.
Actionable Dashboards for Modern Operators
Squirrel Cloud Reports are designed for decision-making in the moment:
- Accessible anywhere via the cloud
- Filtered by date range, employee, job, or location
- Built for multi-unit visibility and benchmarking
- Integrated across sales, labor, and menu data
Squirrel Cloud delivers decision-ready insights managers can use mid-shift—not just after the fact.
Turning Insight into Action
Squirrel Cloud POS transforms raw data into operational intelligence:
- Control labor costs without compromising service
- Align staffing with sales and guest flow
- Optimize menus for profitability
- React in real time to changing conditions
The result? Better-informed managers, stronger margins, and consistent guest experiences—powered by data that’s clear, relevant, and always at hand.
