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| Based on what we know today, we expect the Infinite Kitchen to cost between $450,000 and $550,000 and generate at least 7 points of margin improvement as well as deliver significant second order benefits, previously described |
| She brings a proven track record in driving sustainable growth of global iconic brands |
| And as I mentioned, we do see a lot of cost savings as we're able to build more units, we do see economies of scale and our ability to bring the cost down |
| We feel very good about the manufacturing and the supply, and we're excited to get these new units up and deployed |
| Total revenue for the fourth quarter was $153 million, up from $118.6 million in the fourth quarter of 2022, growing 29% year-over-year, our 11th consecutive quarter of over 20% year-over-year sales growth |
| Restaurant-level profit margin in the fourth quarter was 16.2%, a more than 500 basis point improvement from the fourth quarter of 2022 |
| My gratitude to all of our team members who continue to deliver a win-win-win for our customers, communities and stakeholders |
| We think there's a lot of opportunity for margin expansion at the restaurant level |
| Our focus remains on building a category-defining brand that has tremendous value for our customers, team members and our shareholders |
| The Infinite Kitchen and our expanded menu offerings are just two powerful examples that when coupled with the significant improvements we have made to our operations, have the potential to unlock significant value in the years ahead |
| If we do both of these things well, aided by best-in-class technology, we should continue to amplify our already strong brand, widen our customer reach, drive customer traffic, and in turn continue to drive margin expansion |
| We've seen such benefits in terms of lower turnover; more consistent customer experience in many places much higher throughput |
| And I think what we've done is we built a lot of good technology capabilities to enable a great loyalty program, we have not yet seen the benefit of that program |
| Openings like these reinforce our confidence that our brand resonates across the country |
| They continue to grow and improve significantly from a profit standpoint |
| We have been consistently ahead of the market in culinary and supply chain development, as well as introducing new technology to drive a better customer experience, both online and in our restaurants |
| The Infinite Kitchen continues to deliver many benefits to our operating model, such as higher throughput, better order accuracy, portioning consistency and substantially lower team member turnover |
| I am pleased with the progress we've made strengthening our financial model in 2023 |
| As a result, we are seeing the Infinite Kitchen continuing to deliver margins well ahead of our internal projections |
| We are proud that we have built the industry leader in restaurant automation with the Infinite Kitchen |
| We are confident that it will unlock revenue growth and restaurant-level margin expansion and drive increasing returns for our shareholders |
| We see strong improvement coming out of our new markets |
| Additionally, January was impacted by weather throughout much of the country, as weather has normalized, our sales trends have strengthened |
| In the fourth quarter, we delivered our 11th consecutive quarter of over 20% sales growth, and significantly expanded our restaurant-level margins year-over-year |
| We see menu and culinary innovation as a key lever to expand customer reach, positively impact seasonality and drive traffic |
| We expect these stores to grow significantly in revenue and margin in 2025 to higher throughput as well as provide significant second order benefits including better customer satisfaction with accuracy and lower team member turnover |
| While early, Plates have exceeded internal expectations |
| We are pleased with the early data points to broaden our brand appeal |
| We are very happy with the Protein Plates and we've seen great reception of them, I think as we alluded to in the script that's particularly been true in the new markets in the Southeast and we think it will continue to be a source of traffic growth for us in 2024 |
| We've made great strides in marrying customer insights with menu innovation, and we have a multiyear menu innovation roadmap |
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| Restaurant level margins of 16% to 17% and an adjusted EBITDA loss between $4 million to a loss of $2 million |
| So the bad news is, it hasn't had a huge impact on our business so far |
| I couldn't be more optimistic and excited for the year ahead |
| Our net loss for the quarter was $27 million compared to a loss of $49 million in the prior year period |
| So we don't see manufacturing being a huge issue for us at this point, a lot of it has been derisked in our mind |
| So we're not seeing that level of demand |
| We do expect that number to come down as we continue to scale it and see some economies of scale as well as engineer some of the costs down |
| I guess, I was just curious |
| And there is some price leverage built into the model, where we see approximately 4 points of price rolling through 2024, and we see inflation pressures in really low single digits in COGS and labor |
| We anticipate it declining to the mid-$30 million range in 2024 and mid-teens in 2025 |
| Stock-based compensation for fiscal year 2023 was $49.5 million, down from $78.7 million in 2022 |
| So expect that to come down over time |
| Actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied as a result of various risks and uncertainties |
| Maybe I missed it |
| January and has been reported by many companies, what we saw was some very strong days offset by weather days, and ended up being a relatively weak January |
| We very intentionally slowed down this year to better integrate the Infinite Kitchen |
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