Case Study: Sizzling Platter saves millions on promotions and capital spending with insightsoftware Calumo

Sizzling Platter Saved Millions on Promotions and Capital Spending With Timely and Accurate Data From Calumo

Sizzling Platter, a Utah-based restaurant franchisee operating more than 750 locations across multiple brands, was struggling with “Excel hell” in its financial planning and analysis process. Its team relied on manual spreadsheets for reporting and planning, which created version control issues, errors, slow collaboration, and delays in identifying the root causes of discrepancies. insightsoftware’s Calumo was chosen to replace these inefficient tools with a more trusted source of financial data.

With insightsoftware’s Calumo in place, Sizzling Platter automated reporting and planning workflows, improved data transparency, and enabled faster collaboration across finance, marketing, sales, and operations. Month-end close time dropped from about 20 days to five or fewer, promotional analysis became near-instant, and CapEx variance on construction fell from over 35% to 5%. Overall, Sizzling Platter estimated savings of about $2 million per year in capital spending, while gaining faster, more accurate decision-making.

Sizzling Platter

Jim Roberts

Director of Financial Planning and Analysis