Most operators are running strong businesses with weak financial visibility. We fix that — building the systems, models, and clarity you need to protect your margins and grow with confidence. No full-time finance team required.
What we do
Nashville, TN · Serving operators nationwide · Restaurants, CPG & Retail
Independent operators deserve the same financial infrastructure as enterprise businesses — without the overhead or the six-month engagement. We've worked inside operations. We understand the weight of a slow season, the pressure of a busy weekend, and why the numbers have to be right on Monday morning.
3686 Analytics was built around one belief: financial clarity isn't a luxury. It's how you survive and scale.
Independent restaurants, fast casual concepts, bars, cafes, and emerging hospitality brands. We speak your language — prime cost, covers, food cost percentage, labor mix.
Food & beverage producers, artisan makers, and emerging consumer brands navigating SKU margin, retail placement, and velocity. We build the models your buyers will respect.
Boutiques, specialty stores, and growing retail operators who need real inventory turn analysis, sell-through tracking, and a cash flow model built around their actual business cycle.
We don't offer a menu of generic services. Every engagement starts with your specific operation — your cost structure, your stage, your goals. These are the disciplines we bring to every relationship.
P&L ownership, variance analysis, and forward-looking forecasts built around how your operation actually runs.
End-to-end cash visibility so you always know what's coming in, going out, and what's ahead.
The essential short-horizon tool. Rolling models so you're never surprised by what's coming next.
Data-driven pricing rooted in real costs and margin targets — so every price change is intentional.
Replace manual spreadsheets with reports delivered on schedule. No more chasing data on Monday morning.
Custom dashboards built for how operators actually review their business — at a glance, on any device.
Item-level analytics revealing which products drive margin and where your mix is leaving money behind.
Tighter turns, less waste, smarter purchasing. Systems that keep shrinkage and over-ordering in check.
Scenario models and pro formas built for your business — from one unit to multi-location expansion.
A full-year budget and roadmap — sales targets, staffing, cost budgets, and monthly checkpoints.
Targeted analysis of your two biggest cost lines. We find the margin hiding in your current operation.
Our Diagnostic is built for exactly this moment. Start there — one-time, fixed fee, no commitment.
A one-time, fixed-fee teardown of your finances. You leave with real deliverables, real clarity, and a clear roadmap — with zero obligation to continue. Most clients do.
A fixed-fee financial teardown that lowers the barrier to getting started, delivers immediate value, and becomes the roadmap for everything after. Most clients convert to a monthly retainer — but only because they want to, not because they have to.
One honest conversation is all it takes to know if we're a fit. Start with a free 30-minute call — no pitch, just clarity.
Nashville, TN · Serving operators nationwide · Accepting new clients now
Operators across restaurants, CPG, and retail face razor-thin margins while managing dozens of cost variables daily. A 1% shift in COGS, labor, or shrink has outsized P&L impact — and most operators don't see it coming until it's already hit.
We don't bring generic frameworks. We build financial systems around how your business runs — whether that's food cost cycles for restaurants, SKU-level margin for CPG, or inventory turns and sell-through for retail.
As you add locations, SKUs, or sales channels, complexity multiplies. We build the infrastructure and benchmarking that let you run a growing portfolio with the same precision as a single unit.
Our engagements don't end with a report. We embed into your operation, automate the reporting, and deliver ongoing advisory so the financial clarity we create stays with you permanently.