Enter your real numbers below. The calculator shows exactly what an AI-powered business system is worth to your café and restaurant — in dollars, per year.
⏱️Your Time & OwnershipHow much is your time worth?
Hours you work per week
Includes open/close, admin, vendor calls, staff management
55 hrs
% time on tasks AI can handle
Scheduling, vendor comms, social posts, answering repeat questions
30%
Your hourly value to the business
What's an hour of your focus worth in decisions and revenue?
$$125
Days per week you're on-site
The goal: fewer days required, same quality operation
6 days
☕Café OperationsIl Giardino di Lilli — current performance
Avg drinks per hour (peak)
Current throughput during 9AM–12PM rush
20/hr
Avg drink ticket value
Revenue per drink order (latte, espresso, etc.)
$$7
Peak hours lost to bottleneck per day
Hours where drink queue backs up and customers leave or wait
1.5 hrs
Staff knowledge transfer cost per hire
Time to train new staff on your recipes, procedures, standards
$$800
📈Revenue OpportunitiesCatering, events, and content marketing
Catering / events missed per month
Inquiries you can't respond to fast enough or events not followed up
2/mo
Avg catering event value
Typical revenue per event (breakfasts, private parties, etc.)
$$650
Hours/week on social media & content
Instagram posts, responding to DMs, writing captions
4 hrs
Staff hired per year (avg)
Including seasonal and part-time — each hire requires training
3/yr
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Annual Value Created
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Return on Investment
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Payback Period
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Calculating your personalized summary…
Value Breakdown — Where the ROI Comes From
CategoryInputsMonthlyAnnual
⏱️ Owner Time Freed———
☕ Drink Bottleneck Recovery———
🎉 Catering Revenue Recovered———
👥 Staff Training Efficiency———
📸 Content & Social Automation———
Total Annual Value—
💰Your Investment
Mac Mini hardware (one-time)$1,500
Setup & configuration$799
Monthly service & support$97/mo · $1,164/yr
Total Year 1 investment$3,463
Year 2+ (ongoing only)$1,164/yr
Your numbers. Your ROI. Let's build it.
Il Giardino di Lilli is exactly the kind of operation this system is built for — two businesses, a growing team, a bottleneck to fix, and a restaurant to launch. The investment pays for itself fast.
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