A first look at what other restaurants in the Pancho network are paying for 10 of the highest-impact SKUs across your Peruvian menu — Lomo Saltado, Anticuchos, Ceviche Mixto, Pollo a la Brasa, Choritos a la Chalaca, Jalea, Causa Rellena, Arroz Chaufa. The Pancho network spans multiple US markets and includes some of the leading Peruvian, ceviche-driven and Latin American programs in the country — so the benchmark is built on restaurants that buy the exact same comparable items you do (skirt steak for Lomo, beef heart for Anticuchos, octopus and white fish for Ceviche). Prices reflect the latest invoice line per restaurant per comparable item. Once you upload Mama Pisco invoices we replace these reference numbers with your real position and flag every line where you're paying above the network low.
| Item | Where it shows up on your menu | Network Low | Network Avg | n |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beef Skirt / Chuck Flap | Lomo Saltado / Skirt Steak ($32) — Peru's signature dish (your Top Pick), wok-tossed with onions, tomatoes, soy. Also Combo 3 "tender steak" component Lomo SaltadoCombo 3↑ +150% in 6 mo |
$9.16 | $11.68 | 32 |
| Beef Sirloin Hearts (Anticuchos cut) | Anticuchos ($20) — traditional Peruvian grilled beef heart skewers, signature appetizer. Also appears in Combo 3 AnticuchosCombo 3 |
$13.75 | $15.05 | 85 |
| Chicken Whole (WOG) | Combo 1 whole rotisserie chicken ($47), Combo 2 roasted chicken with Chaufa ($57), Combo 3 Pollo a la Brasa ($82), Pollo Saltado ($26), Arroz Chaufa with chicken, Causa Rellena de Pollo ($18), Chicken Finger kids Pollo a la BrasaPollo SaltadoCausaCombos 1/2/3 |
$1.57 | $1.85 | 95 |
| Octopus Whole 6-8 | Ceviche Mixto ($27 — your most popular ceviche, includes octopus) — refreshing fish + shrimp + octopus + calamari combination in leche de tigre Ceviche Mixto |
$7.99 | $8.72 | 41 |
| Shrimp 16/20 P&D | Ceviche Mixto ($27), Jalea ($34 — fried seafood platter with shrimp) Ceviche MixtoJalea |
$7.34 | $8.90 | 62 |
| Squid Tubes & Tents (Calamari) | Fried Calamari ($20 — Popular, with house salsa criolla), Ceviche Mixto ($27 — calamari component), Jalea ($34 — fried seafood platter) Fried CalamariCeviche MixtoJalea |
$6.02 | $9.00 | 65 |
| Mussels PEI 10# | Choritos a la Chalaca ($23 — Popular, mussels on the half shell with salsa criolla), Jalea ($34 — mussels in fried seafood platter) ChoritosJalea |
$2.23 | $2.59 | 2 |
| White Fish Fillet (Pollock / Cod) | Ceviche de Pescado ($24 — fish marinated in lime and Ají Amarillo), Ceviche Mixto ($27 — fish component), Jalea ($34 — fried fish in platter) Ceviche de PescadoCeviche MixtoJalea |
$9.25 | $9.80 | 142 |
| Pork Butt Boneless | Combo 3 juicy pork chops ($82 — Peruvian grill experience), Combo 3 chorizo component Combo 3 pork chopsChorizo |
$2.74 | $2.79 | 6 |
| Beef Sirloin / Flat Iron Steak | Combo 3 "tender steak" ($82) — premium steak component in your grill platter Combo 3 steak |
$13.75 | $15.05 | 85 |
Your menu is built on three signature pillars: Lomo Saltado (skirt steak), Pollo a la Brasa & Pollo Saltado (whole chicken), and the ceviche / seafood program (octopus, shrimp, calamari, mussels, white fish). Even $0.50/lb on chicken across hundreds of birds a week — Combos 1, 2 and 3 all run on Pollo a la Brasa — compounds into a meaningful margin lift on your highest-volume SKU. The seafood basket is similarly concentrated: the same five ingredients (fish, shrimp, octopus, calamari, mussels) cycle through Ceviche Mixto, Ceviche de Pescado, Jalea and Choritos.
Two market alerts to watch right now:
— Beef Skirt / Chuck Flap is up +150% in the last 6 months across the network. Lomo Saltado is your Top Pick at $32 and runs entirely on this cut — worth a re-quote with a second source before the next menu cycle.
— Calamari (Squid T&T) network spread is wide: Low $6.02 vs Avg $9.00. Fried Calamari + Ceviche Mixto + Jalea all share this SKU — meaningful headroom to bring price down.
What we deliver once you're connected:
— A weekly digest with your real prices vs the Pancho network
— Real-time alerts on price spikes (we would have flagged the Skirt Steak jump in week 1)
— Food cost % tracking by category (proteins, seafood, produce)
— Vendor re-quote opportunities flagged automatically
— Benchmark on every menu line, not just these 10