A clear, simple summary
POS, stock and finance data come together in a single summary of how yesterday went. You spend your time on decisions, not on building reports.
CENPRA Brain
Daily reporting and analysis for your restaurant
Brain collects your data without touching your existing POS and shows clearly, every day, how the business is doing. It opens tasks for anything unusual and answers your questions with its reasoning. When data is missing it says so; it does not fill gaps with guesses.
LiveWith your existing POS
Product flow
Inside Brain
Every morning Brain answers three basic questions: how did yesterday go, where does cash stand, and what needs attention? From the branch scorecard to the product and money scorecards, the screens below are taken from the product itself; brand, branch and people names are fictional.
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The day's result and priorities
Revenue, operating contribution and cost lines are shown in a waterfall chart, with the items that need attention listed by priority on the right. Lines that cannot be measured show 'not measured' rather than zero. The list also shows which data would sharpen the picture: recipes, payroll, branch expenses.
- Critical and high-priority signals are opened as tasks
- Yesterday, week, month or a custom range
Branch scorecard · result and checks -
Prime cost, cash, channels and discounts
This page shows how far the bank balance covers supplier debt, stock value, channel mix, payment types, discount rate and how long cheques stay open. Each card carries a 'How this was calculated' note.
Branch health · cash, channels, discounts -
Comparing branches and periods
Choose a branch, category or product and a date range for groups A and B. Revenue, orders, average basket, marketplace share and discount rate are shown with the differences, and the first rows show where the gap comes from.
A/B compare · with a difference column -
Menu engineering
Each product is placed on the menu matrix by units sold and average price: stars, plowhorses, puzzles. A summary gives the number of products and revenue in each group, making it easy to see which items carry the menu and which need attention.
Product scorecard · menu matrix -
Product card
One card shows the product's rank in its category, where it sits against the typical price, its sales trend, revenue contribution, channel share and what it is most often bought with. The 'Ask the Chef' button brings up Talos's view of the same product.
Product card · Ask the Chef in one click -
Product suggestions from Talos
When you choose 'Ask the Chef' on a product card, Talos's Chef agent reviews the product. It compares it with the last four weeks and with others in its category, looks at where customers are moving, suggests concrete steps such as a drinks combo or a recipe cost review, and calculates the expected extra sales from campaign pairings.
- Last four weeks and category comparison
- Campaign pairings and expected extra sales
- What is certain and what is estimated is made clear
Talos's take · the Chef on the product card -
Product performance by branch
A product's revenue in each branch is indexed to the median branch, so large and small branches are compared on the same scale. The list shows where the product lags and where it does not sell at all.
By branch · indexed to the median -
From list price to collection
Order discounts, VAT, voids and comps are shown separately, and the gap between paid revenue and collections is explained. You can also see how much is collected immediately and how much will arrive later as platform and meal-card receivables.
Money flow · revenue and collections -
The effect of discounts
Discount rates are tracked by channel and branch, and channels above the threshold are flagged. The discount agent picks out the highest rate and suggests reviewing the campaign's return. Breakdowns that are not in the source data are stated plainly.
Discount analysis · threshold and agent note -
Unusual changes
Hundreds of measures, including products, tables, channels, payments, discounts, voids, stock usage and count differences, are compared with their usual level. The list puts the biggest departures first and explains why some items are not on it.
Trend analysis · unusual first -
Prep time and table yield
The time from opening an order to it being ready is tracked by branch. Each table's revenue, number of receipts and average sitting time are shown. Bank balance, supplier debt and stock value sit at the top of the screen.
Operations · table yield -
Service team performance
Revenue, orders and preparation time per waiter are shown in one list. Bank and cash accounts and supplier debts appear further down the same page.
Server scorecard · names are fictional
Talos screens in Brain
Talos is the AI layer that runs inside Brain. It reviews and interprets your data and prepares suggestions. The assistant, signals and scheduled analyses run on Talos.
- Learns how your business runs and asks for your approval before turning what it learns into a rule.
- Notices rules that no longer apply and suggests removing them.
- Keeps 'no data' and 'actually zero' apart.
- Takes no action without your approval.
Benefits
What it brings to your business
Your POS already records every sale. Brain turns those records into reports you can base management decisions on.
Where money is lost
Losses such as discounts, voids, comps and sales of products without a cost are shown on the scorecard by name and amount.
Fair branch comparison
Each branch is compared with similar branches, over the same period and on the same measure, so large branches do not overshadow smaller ones.
Menu decisions based on data
Each product's place on the menu, the items it sells with and its channel share give you a basis for menu decisions.
Collection planning
Platform and meal-card receivables are tracked separately from immediate collections, so your cash planning rests on real data rather than estimates.
Figures you can check
Values that cannot be measured show 'not measured' instead of zero, and every card explains how it was calculated. When something is unknown, the screen says so.
Let's start with one of your branches
You can try CENPRA Brain in one branch, with your own data, without replacing your POS. Setup begins by connecting your POS.