Free benchmark tool

See where you actually rank.

Every operator wonders if their food cost is high or their check is low. Pick your segment, plug in four numbers, and see your percentile against the industry band — in your own currency, with no sign-up.

7 restaurant segmentsRevenue, check, food & labourInstant percentile
Your venue
Gross sales per outlet, per month
$
Spend per cover / per order
$
Ingredient cost ÷ sales
%
Wages & staff cost ÷ sales
%

Prime cost (food + labour) is calculated for you — it's the number that decides the P&L.

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Where you rankAbove median
60th
percentile overall vs casual dining venues

Monthly revenue / outlet$0 · median $85,000
1st percentile
Average check$0 · median $22
1st percentile
Food cost %0% · median 33%
99th percentile
Labour %0% · median 33%
99th percentile
Prime cost %0% · median 65%
99th percentile

Benchmarks are directional estimates by segment, shown as quartile bands — a yardstick, not audited figures. Money values convert from USD at an indicative rate.

Go deeper

The numbers behind the bands.

Each benchmark report breaks the full quartile table down by segment, with what to do when you land on the wrong side of the median.

FAQ

Benchmark questions.

What the percentiles mean and how to read your result.

They are informed estimates for each restaurant segment, expressed as quartile bands (bottom, median, top). They are a directional yardstick for a restaurateur or F&B manager, not audited accounts — use them to see roughly where you stand, then dig into your own numbers.
Your percentile is where your number would sit among venues in the same segment. 50th is the median; 75th and up is the top quartile. For cost metrics (food cost, labour) a lower number ranks higher, because spending less on the same sales is better.
Money benchmarks are held in USD and converted to your market's currency at an indicative rate, matching the country in the switcher. Type your figures in your own currency — the tool converts for the comparison.
Prime cost is food cost plus labour as a share of sales. It is the single number that most decides whether a restaurant makes money — most healthy full-service venues keep it around 60–65%.
Pick the closest match by how guests order and what they spend. A bakery-café is closest to Café; a delivery-only brand is Cloud kitchen; a gastropub sits between Bar and Casual dining.
Close the gap

Know the gap. Then close it.

Papaya keeps recipes costed, stock counted and every channel reconciled, so the metric you rank lowest on is the one you can fix first — with the numbers to prove it.