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Food cost is 4.7 points over budget. What do you do next?

You are the GM of Riverside Grill. Diagnose the operating problem from the evidence below, choose your first move, and decide how you would brief your district manager.

Riverside Grill · Period 1Free diagnostic challenge

Food cost

35.7%

Budget 31.0% · +4.7 pts

Labor

29.4%

Budget 29.0% · +0.4 pts

Sales

$487K

Flat entrée volume

Operating profit

$31.4K

Budget $54.7K

USAGE

Chicken usage 18% above theoreticalSales and entrée volume are essentially flat.

WASTE

Recorded waste up 41%Concentrated in proteins and prepared sides.

COUNT

Inventory $9,800 above expectedThree SKUs were adjusted with no matching waste entries.

Make the call

Three decisions. No polished corporate answer required.

Choose the response you would actually use. ManagerIQ rewards diagnosis and judgment, not smooth language.

1. What is the strongest diagnosis from the evidence you have?

2. What should you do first before assigning blame?

3. Which briefing to your district manager is strongest?

Answer all three questions to see your diagnostic score.