Hospitality Industry — Dialing-In On Inventory & Purchasing Practices to Slash Food Costs in Your Hotel F&B Operations

Keeping tabs on food costs is essential for hotel profitability. Obviously, you say? Sure, the maths are easy: revenue – CoGS = bottom line. But if you’ve ever been in the trenches of hotel F&B, you know this simple calculation, in reality, equals bloody guerrilla warfare against rising food cost percentages. In this post, I’ll […]
13 Most Common Restaurant Supply Chain Challenges You Can Avoid With These Best Practice Solutions [Infographic]

You ever think about how efficient restaurant supply chain management is a lot like good oral hygiene? You have a system in place; you keep on top of things and, with an occasional tune-up, it’s pearly whites all the way to the bank. Slip up, though… and it’s root canal time. Now, a root canal […]
The Complete Guide To F&B Procurement For Restaurants, Central Kitchens And Cloud Kitchens – Keep Orders, Deliveries And Food Costs Under Control At All Outlets

Rebates from one supplier. Bulk order discounts from another. Hours-late delivery trucks that are making you bite through the side of your desk because all your steaks are in them… But there you are, as cool as a cucumber, solving problems on the fly. You know the name of the game, don’t you? It’s called […]
7 Restaurant Purchasing Mistakes That Are Affecting Your Food Costs (& How to Avoid Them)

Procurement mistakes in a restaurant setting are insidious… … they are small and unnoticeable (when you don’t know where to look)… … but they pile up quietly (a couple of euros here, a few bucks there)… … until you’re bleeding thousands monthly & only a complete audit and Jesus can save you. Not a position […]