Case Study: EPIC Steak achieves $100,000 annual labor cost savings with Avero's Labor solution

Reduce Labor Costs to Increase Profitability

San Francisco restaurateurs Pat Kuleto and Pete Sittnick, owners of Waterbar and Epic Steak, saw business fall about 20% after the 2008 recession. With lower demand and changing guest spending, they needed to get serious about prime costs—especially their high labor expenses.

Pete held managers accountable and gave them better visibility with Avero’s Labor solution, using daily labor summaries to spot overtime, correct discrepancies, and benchmark staffing by demand. Those changes trimmed labor spend by roughly $100,000 annually across both restaurants and delivered ongoing multi-year savings.

EPIC Steak

Pete Sittnick

Business Partner