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EPISODE · Mar 29, 2026 · 52 MIN

The Hidden Costs Killing Your Restaurant

from The Late Night Restaurant Podcast Show · host Ashton Media

Most restaurants are not failing because of food or service.They are losing money in places they never look.In this episode, we sit down with Mickey Pendergast, a cost-reduction expert with 30+ years in the industry, to break down where profit is quietly disappearing inside your business.You will hear:Why great operators still struggle to make moneyThe real reason margins stay stuck in single digitsHow “small” expenses like waste, linen, and processing fees drain profitWhy more sales does not fix a broken cost structureHow one or two points in savings can change your entire businessThis is a straight conversation about what most operators ignore.If you want to keep more of what you earn, this episode matters.

Episode metadata supplied by the publisher feed · Published Mar 29, 2026

Most restaurants are not failing because of food or service.They are losing money in places they never look.In this episode, we sit down with Mickey Pendergast, a cost-reduction expert with 30+ years in the industry, to break down where profit is quietly disappearing inside your business.You will hear:Why great operators still struggle to make moneyThe real reason margins stay stuck in single digitsHow “small” expenses like waste, linen, and processing fees drain profitWhy more sales does not fix a broken cost structureHow one or two points in savings can change your entire businessThis is a straight conversation about what most operators ignore.If you want to keep more of what you earn, this episode matters.

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