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TryOwning · Restaurant · Lesson 2
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Restaurant · 14 min

Hiring your first crew

You can't run a busy night alone. Who do you hire, what do they really cost, and how many can you afford?

Ticket 01 · Warm-upTable 1

Warm-up: the biggest costs

Put these costs in order for a brunch restaurant chain, biggest first.

Use the arrows to move each step up or down. The first step goes at the top.

  1. 1Number 1: Rent and occupancy
  2. 2Number 2: Staff
  3. 3Number 3: Food and drinks

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Sources and every number (1 source)

Sources

  • First Watch Restaurant Group annual report (Form 10-K), fiscal 2025 · First Watch Restaurant Group, Inc., filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, 2025

Every number

  • 23.1%sec.gov ·2025 · First Watch, food and beverage costs as a share of restaurant sales, fiscal 2025
  • 8.3%sec.gov ·2025 · First Watch, occupancy expenses (mostly rent) as a share of restaurant sales, fiscal 2025
  • 33.5%sec.gov ·2025 · First Watch, labor and other related expenses as a share of restaurant sales, fiscal 2025
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TryOwning · Restaurant · Lesson 2
Ticket 1 of 12, 0 done

Restaurant · 14 min

Hiring your first crew

You can't run a busy night alone. Who do you hire, what do they really cost, and how many can you afford?

Ticket 01 · Warm-upTable 1

Warm-up: the biggest costs

Put these costs in order for a brunch restaurant chain, biggest first.

Use the arrows to move each step up or down. The first step goes at the top.

  1. 1Number 1: Rent and occupancy
  2. 2Number 2: Staff
  3. 3Number 3: Food and drinks

Words to know

Spot something wrong?

Tell us what looks off. No name or email needed.

What kind of problem?

0 / 1000

We'll also send this page (/), the lesson, ticket 1, so we can find it. Nothing else. Privacy

Sources and every number (1 source)

Sources

  • First Watch Restaurant Group annual report (Form 10-K), fiscal 2025 · First Watch Restaurant Group, Inc., filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, 2025

Every number

  • 23.1%sec.gov ·2025 · First Watch, food and beverage costs as a share of restaurant sales, fiscal 2025
  • 8.3%sec.gov ·2025 · First Watch, occupancy expenses (mostly rent) as a share of restaurant sales, fiscal 2025
  • 33.5%sec.gov ·2025 · First Watch, labor and other related expenses as a share of restaurant sales, fiscal 2025
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