Rising food costs. Rising labor costs. Shrinking margins.
You can be busy every night and still feel financial pressure. Volatile food pricing and staffing costs make it harder than ever to protect profitability.
We help restaurant owners understand exactly where margins are won or lost.
From plate cost to labor ratios, Hafen Buckner gives you financial visibility so you can make confident pricing, hiring, and expansion decisions.
We help restaurant owners understand exactly where margins are won or lost.
From plate cost to labor ratios, Hafen Buckner gives you financial visibility so you can make confident pricing, hiring, and expansion decisions.
Ready to understand what’s really driving your margins?
Let’s talk through where your operation stands and where it could improve.
Common challenges we see in restaurants
- Thin margins driven by food cost volatility and waste
- Labor pressure from wage increases, turnover, and scheduling inefficiencies
- Limited insight into profitability by menu item or daypart
- Cash flow strain from seasonality and uneven revenue cycles
- Rising overhead across rent, utilities, and vendor pricing
How Hafen Buckner helps restaurants
- Monthly financial clarity: Clean books, simple reports, and visibility you can actually use.
- Cost and margin insights: Food cost tracking, labor ratios, and menu-level profitability analysis.
- Cash flow & operational planning: Forecasting, budgeting, and breakeven visibility.
- Tax strategy built around owners: Proactive planning, entity structuring, and sales tax compliance support.
- Growth & expansion planning: Financial modeling for new locations, concepts, or acquisitions.
You sell food everyday, but do you know what it really costs to make it? Download our ebook to see how ingredients, labor, and overhead impact the true profitability of a single menu item.
Let’s See What’s Really Behind Your Numbers.
At Hafen Buckner, we understand your struggles because we’ve seen them in every corner of business, from the restaurant owner trying to turn recipes into profits to the contractor juggling projects and payroll, to the farmer whose success depends on decisions made months in advance. Our team was built to handle the back office for clients just like you.