Field notes from owner-operators

Notes on running a shop, daily.

Margin walkthroughs, daily-routine playbooks, accounting basics, and the occasional changelog. Short, honest, written by the nouz team — not finance influencers.

All posts How-tos & templates Accounting basics Pricing & margin Industry benchmarks Changelog

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Industry benchmarks · 10 min

The seasonal swing: cafés vs. bakeries, summer vs. winter

Across European cafés on nouz, July revenue runs 1,42× January revenue. Across European bakeries, the swing flips: December runs 1,28× August. The seasonal mirror is the most under-managed dynamic in European small-shop hospitality — and the cash-flow implications, year-on-year, are larger than most operators realise.

Ibrahim Ölmez Ibrahim Ölmez · 04 Dec
Changelog · 6 min

November 2025: fixed-cost lifecycle dates (start, end, mid-cycle changes)

The biggest model change of the year — fixed costs now have start dates, end dates, and a clean way to handle a mid-cycle rent increase without lying to your historical P&L.

Ibrahim Ölmez Ibrahim Ölmez · 26 Nov