
Strategy & Growth
Business Diagnosis
Identify the real bottleneck of your business before spending money, based on your own POS and P&L.
Many business owners assume the problem is that customers don't know them, so they increase ad spend, while the real bottleneck may lie in price, menu, or customers not returning. A business diagnosis puts the numbers on the table first, so you know where the problem is before deciding where to spend.
When you need it
- You have revenue but haven't passed breakeven, and it's not clear why.
- You've spent on ads, an agency, or an internal team without seeing results.
- Customers come once and never return.
- You're planning a second location and want to know if the first one is solid enough yet.
- You're at the shop all day, with no time left to look at the numbers.
What Stratego does
- Read the POS and P&L data of your own business.
- Recalculate COGS and breakeven, review the menu and pricing.
- Compare with execution data from F&B brands Stratego has worked with.
- Also review the legal and technology areas if money is being lost there.
You receive
- Main bottlenecks, clearly stated with data.
- Priority order: tasks to do first, spending to stop.
- Propose next steps, even when the answer is no need to spend.
Other services
- 01Market researchFind market gaps with data before you open a new business model or sales outlet.
- 02Business – Finance StrategyCOGS, break-even point, menu and prices: know what to do to get the fastest cash flow.
- 03Branding & marketing F&BF&B brand direction and specialized marketing. Stratego handles decision-making; partners handle production.
- 04BOD 360 Advisory BoardAdvisory meetings monthly or quarterly: scorecard, one alert and one recommendation per seat.
Consultation Business Diagnosis
Tell us about your business and a Stratego advisor will call you back within one working day.