Food Cost Control

How to Calculate Food Cost? Formulas for Chefs and F&B managers

Calculate food cost and boost profit; it is the first lesson anyone working in the restaurant business learns.  And rightly…

3 months ago

Restaurant COGS: How to Calculate, Control & Boost Profitability

Restaurateurs risk losing money on every sale when they don’t know their restaurant’s Cost of Goods Sold (COGS).  Effective cost…

3 months ago

15 Powerful Ways To Reduce Food Waste In Multi-Site Restaurants

Every report on food waste is a jaw-dropper. Food waste is a monumental problem with massive consequences. An estimated 32%…

1 year ago

Restaurant Menu Costing — How to Automate Recipe Calculations & Eliminate Low-Margin Items

For restaurant operators and F&B operations managers, the devil really is in the details. It's an ironclad rule in the…

2 years ago

24 Cost-Reducing Tips That Will Make Your Cloud Kitchen Profitable Within a Year

You’re running (or thinking of running) a cloud kitchen, and you’re here trying to figure out how to keep your…

3 years ago

Ultimate Guide to Restaurant Inventory Management [How Multi-Unit Restaurants Keep Food Cost Variance Close to Zero]

While food costs can’t be eliminated — in the same way, you can’t fire your staff to eliminate payroll expenses—…

4 years ago

Restaurant Food Waste Management — How Smart Operators Drive Down Food Waste & Costs

According to a ReFED report from 2018, in the US, the foodservice industry generates around 11.4 million tonnes of restaurant…

4 years ago

9 Ways to Reduce Food Cost Without Giving in on Quality

In the hospitality industry food costs averages between a whopping 28%-35% of turnover. Reducing food costs is serious business. It…

4 years ago

7 Causes for Variance Between Actual and Ideal Food Cost

Food cost control is crucial for profitability in hospitality. You need to know how to calculate food cost accurately.  If the…

4 years ago