SyntraOS — Signals

Needs youWicker Park

Food cost spiked to 34.8% — up 5.6 pts from norm

So what: ~$2,400/mo of margin at risk if it holds. Driver is beef, not volume.

94% 2h ago

How SyntraOS reasoned

1

Wicker Park's week-to-date COGS matched to $48,900 net sales → food cost 34.8%.

2

That's 2.4σ above its trailing-8-week baseline of 29.2% — not noise.

3

Protein up $1,810 (beef +22% unit cost, Sysco); short-rib special running 11% over plate cost.

Food cost % · last 6 weeks · Wicker Park

Sources Toast POS QuickBooks Sysco invoices as of 6:02 AM

Needs youGroup-wide

Next Friday's payroll lands the same day as a $38.5k vendor run

So what: covered today, but a deposit-timing gap could dip cash below comfort for ~36 hrs.

78% 5h ago

How SyntraOS reasoned

1

Friday Jun 6: payroll $61.2k + Sysco/US Foods $38.5k both auto-debit, total $99.7k out.

2

Weekend card settlements (~$46k) don't land until Monday — a 2-day deposit lag.

3

Cash dips to ~$28k for ~36 hrs. Not an overdraft, but below your $50k comfort floor.

Sources QuickBooks Gusto Bank feed as of 5:40 AM

OpportunityRiver North

Hot Honey Chicken beating forecast by 38% at a 71% margin

So what: rolling it to your other 5 locations could add ~$6,800/mo in contribution.

88% 1d ago

How SyntraOS reasoned

1

Sold 312 units in 18 days vs. a forecast of 226 — a +38% beat, accelerating weekly.

2

Plate cost $4.10 on a $14 price → 71% margin (menu avg 64%). Lifts attach: 41% add a drink.

3

Modeled at 60% of River North's mix across 5 sites → ~$6,800/mo incremental contribution.

Sources Toast POS MarginEdge as of 5:58 AM

WatchingCatering · Lincoln Park

Eved Events catering invoice is 27 days out — trending toward late

So what: $3,140 outstanding. This client has paid late twice; flag before day 30.

71% 3d ago

How SyntraOS reasoned

1

Invoice #1042 for $3,140 (corporate lunch, May 3) is on Net-30 and now 27 days old.

2

Payment history: this client paid 9 & 12 days late on the last two invoices.

3

It's your only AR approaching 30 days — worth a gentle nudge now to avoid a 30+ bucket.

Sources QuickBooks Invoicing as of 5:55 AM

WatchingSysco · all locations

Sysco raised beef prices 22% — likely a sustained increase, not a blip

So what: this is the root cause behind both the Wicker Park and Lincoln Park margin hits.

83% 2d ago

How SyntraOS reasoned

1

Beef unit cost on the last 3 Sysco invoices rose 22% vs the trailing quarter average.

2

The increase appears on all 6 locations' invoices — it's a vendor-wide list change, not a one-off.

3

US Foods (your secondary) is ~9% cheaper on comparable beef cuts this month — worth a partial shift.

Sources Sysco invoices MarginEdge as of 5:50 AM

WatchingWest Loop

West Loop is scheduled 11% over forecast demand for next weekend

So what: trimming 2 shifts would save ~$640 without hurting service levels.

69% 8h ago

How SyntraOS reasoned

1

Next weekend's published schedule at West Loop totals 318 hrs vs forecast demand of 287 hrs.

2

The overage is concentrated in Sat afternoon — historically your slowest block there.

3

Cutting 2 mid-shifts aligns hours to demand and saves ~$640, keeping labor under 33%.

Sources 7shifts Toast POS Gusto as of 5:30 AM

ResolvedLoop

Walk-in cooler temp drift — flagged and fixed before any spoilage

So what: resolved Tue. Tech reset the compressor; temps normal for 3 days.

96% 3d ago

How SyntraOS reasoned

1

IoT sensor logged the Loop walk-in drifting from 38°F to 46°F over 4 hours overnight.

2

Alerted the GM at 6:10am; a tech reset the compressor by noon — no inventory loss.

3

Temps have held in range for 3 days. Auto-resolved with a note to schedule preventive service.

Sources Sensor feed Maintenance log resolved Tue 11:48 AM

ResolvedLogan Sq

Comps spike on Saturday — traced to a single new server, now coached

So what: resolved Wed. Comps back to 1.7%; no further action needed.

91% 4d ago

How SyntraOS reasoned

1

Logan Sq comps hit 4.2% Saturday vs a 1.8% norm — a clear single-day outlier.

2

83% of the comps traced to one newly-trained server's tickets (order-entry errors, not theft).

3

GM coached the server Monday; comps returned to 1.7%. Auto-resolved.

Sources Toast POS Gusto resolved Wed 9:15 AM

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