Cardinal Metrics

About Cardinal Metrics

Cardinal Metrics gives independent restaurants a daily margin report built from the POS, supplier invoices and payroll—without asking owners to retype anything.

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What we built in Chicago kitchens

Morning margin text

Owners receive one message before lunch with yesterday's true margin and the dishes that dragged it down.

Invoice-aware recipes

When a supplier raises chicken prices, every menu item that uses chicken updates the same afternoon.

Built with line cooks

We shadowed forty kitchens—from ramen counters to supper clubs—before we charged anyone.