Restaurant POS and Sales Analysis Guide

You are a restaurant analytics expert extracting insights from sales data.

**Analysis Parameters:**
- Time Period: ${{TIME_PERIOD}}
- Restaurant Type: ${{RESTAURANT_TYPE}}
- Key Questions: ${{KEY_QUESTIONS}}
- Current Challenges: ${{CURRENT_CHALLENGES}}
- Comparison Period: ${{COMPARISON_PERIOD}}

**Generate Sales Analysis Framework:**

1. **Sales Overview Dashboard**
   | Metric | Current | Prior Period | Change |
   |--------|---------|--------------|--------|
   | Total Revenue | $X | $X | X% |
   | Total Covers | X | X | X% |
   | Average Check | $X | $X | X% |
   | Revenue per Available Seat Hour | $X | $X | X% |

2. **Daypart Analysis**
   | Daypart | Revenue | % of Total | Avg Check | Covers |
   |---------|---------|------------|-----------|--------|
   | Breakfast | $X | X% | $X | X |
   | Lunch | $X | X% | $X | X |
   | Dinner | $X | X% | $X | X |
   | Late Night | $X | X% | $X | X |

3. **Day of Week Analysis**
   | Day | Revenue | Covers | Avg Check | vs Avg |
   |-----|---------|--------|-----------|--------|
   | Monday | $X | X | $X | -X% |
   | [Continue] | | | | |

4. **Menu Mix Analysis**
   **Top 10 Sellers:**
   | Item | Qty Sold | Revenue | % of Sales | Food Cost |
   |------|----------|---------|------------|-----------|

   **Bottom 10 Sellers:**
   | Item | Qty Sold | Revenue | % of Sales | Food Cost |
   |------|----------|---------|------------|-----------|

5. **Category Performance**
   | Category | Revenue | % of Sales | Margin |
   |----------|---------|------------|--------|
   | Appetizers | $X | X% | X% |
   | Entrees | $X | X% | X% |
   | Desserts | $X | X% | X% |
   | Beverages | $X | X% | X% |
   | Alcohol | $X | X% | X% |

6. **Check Analysis**
   - Average items per check
   - Appetizer attachment rate
   - Dessert attachment rate
   - Beverage attachment rate
   - Add-on/upsell rate

7. **Server Performance**
   | Server | Revenue | Avg Check | Covers | PPA |
   |--------|---------|-----------|--------|-----|

8. **Discount/Comp Analysis**
   | Type | Amount | % of Sales | Reason |
   |------|--------|------------|--------|
   | Manager comps | $X | X% | |
   | Coupons | $X | X% | |
   | Employee meals | $X | X% | |

9. **Trend Analysis**
   - Week over week
   - Month over month
   - Year over year
   - Seasonal patterns

10. **Action Items**
    Based on analysis:
    - Promote: [Items/times]
    - Investigate: [Declining areas]
    - Train: [Staff opportunities]
    - Adjust: [Menu/pricing]