I’ve been to a dozen trade shows this year and just got back from co-hosting the P3 Profitability Summit in Minneapolis. One question has come up all year long. Operators are asking each other, and asking me: how are you successfully using AI?
I put out an ebook earlier this year. I’ve written a lot of posts about it, shared some pretty powerful prompts, and built GPTs, agents and Gems that many of you are using (and an AI Poster Fixer!). I am deep in it.
Here’s something I’ve realized. We don’t have a data problem. We have a cornucopia of reports: food costs, labor numbers, product mix, sentiment analysis, marketing performance and guest behavior, and a lot of it is sitting in our POS right now.
The challenge is knowing how to organize it, analyze it and act on it.
That’s where AI comes in. It’s not there to write our Instagram captions or rebuild the P&L we’re already looking at, and definitely not to hallucinate some unrelated move. It’s there to take in our data, organize it, spot patterns we wouldn’t pick up, and help us go faster.
AI is a magic button, but it only works when you bring it a real problem the right way.
So Chip Klose, MBA from Restaurant Strategy and I built something to show you how.
AI FOR PROFIT: A FREE FOUR-DAY LIVE WORKSHOP
AI for Profit is built for independent restaurant owners. This isn’t a “learn AI” course or a pile of prompts. You bring your own numbers (your P&L, menu, labor, sales and guest data), and we use AI together to find where you’re losing profit, where your biggest opportunities are and what to fix first.
DAY 1, TUESDAY: DIAGNOSE.
We’ll run your P&L against the 30/30/20 framework to find your biggest profit leak and what it’s worth over a year.
DAY 2, WEDNESDAY: PRIME COST.
We’ll use your sales, labor and menu data to find your prime cost opportunities.
DAY 3, THURSDAY: MARKET WITH INTENTION.
You’ll build your own Brand Brain with the scripts and prompts we give you, then use it to create images, copy and marketing ideas that actually sound like you.
DAY 4, FRIDAY: GROW TOPLINE REVENUE.
We’ll dig into check average, beverages, desserts, sides and server performance to find revenue you’re leaving on the table.
You’ll leave with an AI for Profit Scorecard: your biggest profit leak, your labor, menu and revenue opportunities, and your top three priorities, all in one place.
No AI experience required. You just need access to your numbers and a willingness to do the work.
Tuesday, October 27 through Friday, October 30 3:00 to 4:00 PM
Each day Live online. Free. Capped at 200 seats. No replays.
If you’ve been waiting for the right moment to get serious about AI in your restaurant, this is it. I’d love to see you there.
Do you need help with your restaurant marketing or maximizing how you use AI to make it stronger and faster? Send me an email at [email protected].
- Rev Ciancio
WHAT DOES REV DO?
I help restaurants build guest marketing programs.
I help hospitality tech companies with lead generation and content marketing.
