The best advice I can give any restaurant operator/owner (after they have chosen to be a restaurant/operator) is to calculate your Ideal Food Cost.
I am amazed at how many restaurant operators/owners have no idea what their Ideal Food Cost is. If failing to do the basics in a restaurant was a sin, this one be mortal.
Ideal Food Cost, also known as Theoretical Food Cost, is the cost expected for a given sales mix over a period of time, assuming proper portioning, zero waste, and proper yields.
In order to determine Ideal Food Cost you must know the the portion cost for each ingredient of each menu item. As food costs fluctuate, so will your Ideal Food Costs.
Make a concentrated effort to analyze your Ideal Food Cost. It is one of the most important tools you have to Improve You profitability.
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