What Your POS System Isn’t Telling You About Profitability
Wed Feb 04 2026
You're looking at your POS report. Then your spreadsheet. Then your bank account. They're all telling you something different.
So which one do you believe?
In this episode, Matt and Mike talk through what your point of sale system is actually built to do, where it falls short, and what happens when your sales data, labor scheduling, and inventory management aren't talking to each other.
We get into:
Why POS systems are great for revenue but limited for profitabilityWhat it looks like when all your restaurant data actually connectsWhy that "something feels off" feeling usually means something is offHow apathy and gut-based decisions keep the problem goingMore resources for restaurant owners → https://hubs.la/Q041Rrn_0
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You're looking at your POS report. Then your spreadsheet. Then your bank account. They're all telling you something different. So which one do you believe? In this episode, Matt and Mike talk through what your point of sale system is actually built to do, where it falls short, and what happens when your sales data, labor scheduling, and inventory management aren't talking to each other. We get into: Why POS systems are great for revenue but limited for profitabilityWhat it looks like when all your restaurant data actually connectsWhy that "something feels off" feeling usually means something is offHow apathy and gut-based decisions keep the problem goingMore resources for restaurant owners → https://hubs.la/Q041Rrn_0