average ticket
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Why Are My Restaurant Sales Down (2026)
Restaurant sales down with the same guest count means each order got smaller. Compare the week with last year, then raise the ticket and cut dead hours.
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Modifier Attach Rate: The Menu Metric Nobody Tracks (2026)
Modifier attach rate is the percentage of guests who add a paid add-on to a dish. It's the cheapest revenue in hospitality — no new guests, no new marketing, almost no extra labor. Here's the formula, realistic benchmarks, what 10 points is actually worth in dollars, and 14 ways to raise it.
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How to Read a Restaurant Sales Report: Gross, Net, and What Actually Matters (2026)
Gross sales is what you rang up. Net sales is what you actually earned. Here's how to read a restaurant sales report line by line, which six numbers actually matter, and the four traps that make your POS report lie to you.
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What Is Average Ticket and 9 Ways to Increase It (2026)
Average ticket is your net sales divided by the number of orders. Here's how to calculate it correctly, what counts as a good average check in 2026, and 9 proven ways to raise it without adding a single extra guest.