Restaurant365

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

You’re tracking deliveries, making the most of your food budget, and ensuring your staff is prepared to serve customers. However, in between all these tasks, it is critical to devote time and energy into accurate and consistent inventory management. How can you best approach restaurant inventory management?

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Culinary Cues

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Those months when food cost percentages were out of whack, and labor cost efficiency was 10 percent higher than budget helped me to know where to look for problems in the future. Whenever someone tells me that they don’t take regular inventories in their kitchen I cringe and know they have little idea about how a restaurant makes money.

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Veloce POS Blog

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Whether you are a chef-owner, restaurant manager, or independent investor, you undoubtedly know the difficulties associated with food inventory management. Inaccurate forecasts, excess inventory, under-stocking, and a lack of real-time visibility can become major irritants.

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7 Shifts

JANUARY 31, 2024

Metrics and sheets you'll need to track include cost of goods sold, labor costs, new operating income, profit, and (see below) inventory costs. Inventory management Managers need to ensure the kitchen is stocked with the right amount of food so that nothing is wasted and as few items need to be 86'ed as possible.

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Restaurant365

MARCH 5, 2020

It’s easy for restaurant accounting teams to get lost in the weeds due to the complexity surrounding alcohol purchasing, payment, inventory and reconciliation. Just as you do with labor or food costs, you can use your alcohol invoice details to make decisions regarding recipes or menu costs that maximize profits.

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Culinary Cues

APRIL 23, 2023

But, for a moment, let’s take inventory: [] CHECK YOUR REPERTOIRE: You need not remember every ingredient, in every dish, but you must understand the methods and the result. Wine is part of the experience, and it has an impact on the food experience just as the food experience impacts wine.

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Restaurant365

AUGUST 21, 2020

Successful restaurant owners and operators don’t just provide great food. For food service and hospitality in particular, an essential part of the guest experience is the interaction with employees. The post Sample Blog Layout appeared first on Restaurant365. Bartender Licensing.

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Restaurant365

JULY 9, 2020

Restaurant inventory management is the process of monitoring the food and beverage ingredients in your restaurant. Monitoring your inventory documents what food and beverage product is coming into your restaurant, what is leaving your restaurant as product sold, and what remains on your shelves and refrigerator.

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Restaurant365

JANUARY 28, 2020

Currently, some of the most powerful restaurant management systems on the market feature predictive tools around food and labor costs. Forecasting based on historical data can provide insight into your two largest costs, food and labor, and help you make essential decisions about where to put your resources, when. Profit expectations.

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Culinary Cues

APRIL 1, 2024

There would be two Secret Service Agents who would purchase all the ingredients separate from our normal storeroom inventory and would be stationed in the kitchen watching my every move. He never even took one bite of the food that I prepared. Elvis, on the other hand was more difficult to serve than the banquet for twelve hundred.

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Restaurant365

JANUARY 18, 2022

While true zero-restaurant food waste is extremely rare, it can be a meaningful goal. Additionally, limiting your food waste can improve your restaurant’s bottom line. Less food waste means lower Cost of Goods Sold (CoGS), potentially adding to your profitability. Track your restaurant food waste manually.

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Hot Schedules

MARCH 26, 2020

Managing Inventory in the Days of COVID-19. Other operators are donating excess inventory , helping serve their community where they can. Whether you are temporarily closing operations or adapting your inventory for a delivery/to-go model, here are some tips from our Solutions team: For Businesses Open for Delivery, Takeout/Carry-Out.

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Restaurant365

JULY 21, 2021

When it comes to restaurant inventory, there are a lot of moving pieces. On any given day, you may be receiving multiple food and beverage shipments from different vendors, farmers, or distributors. Understanding how to master restaurant inventory management is an invaluable skill. Set up your POS to track restaurant inventory.

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Culinary Cues

MAY 8, 2023

The chef is a financial manager of a business and, as such, must be adept at budget projections, management of inventories (highly perishable ones), and control of production waste. Finally, the chef signs every plate of food that leaves the kitchen.

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Hot Schedules

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Make Sure Your Food Suppliers are Grade-A. Like any new relationship, the beginning can be harmonious and productive, but it takes constant effort to ensure your food and beverage suppliers remain Grade-A. You have lots of choices on which companies supply your restaurant inventory, but how do you spot and manage great food suppliers?

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Restaurant365

OCTOBER 16, 2019

When most restaurant owners think about how to manage restaurant inventory, they think of food cost control. For restaurant owners, inventory control is closely related to accounting and food cost management. The nuts and bolts of restaurant inventory management. Inventory management goes beyond counting inventory.

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Restaurant365

AUGUST 4, 2020

You invest a large amount of your budget in inventory. When that inventory is wasted, stolen or spoiled before it’s sold, it must be written off as an expense in the books. Integrating inventory management with accounting facilitates better inventory control. What is restaurant inventory management?

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Restaurant365

MARCH 10, 2020

When you think of your restaurant finances, do you think of your inventory? Your restaurant inventory management is an oft-forgotten component of your finances, but the amount of product you have on hand represents a large part of your budget. What is Restaurant Inventory Management? Sitting Inventory.

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Restaurant365

MARCH 10, 2022

With food costs running at approximately 30% or higher, learning importance of inventory management and how to prevent common mistakes is critical in successfully driving down costs and maximizing profits. First, let’s break down the two types of inventory costing, Actual and Theoretical. Actual Food Cost (COGS).

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Izettle

MARCH 11, 2021

Inventory management is a way for business owners to track the products or goods that they’re going to sell – from sourcing raw materials to storing and selling items in a store. Why is inventory management important? Reliable inventory management can be one of the most valuable assets for a small business. So how do you do it?

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Culinary Cues

AUGUST 7, 2021

This is defined in articles from local newspapers to the New York Times, from industry magazines and websites to social media, and from industry blogs to podcasts by the dozens – everyone states the problem, points a finger, and portrays the issue as someone else’s doing. www.harvestamericacues.com BLOG. PLAN BETTER – TRAIN HARDER.

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Hot Schedules

OCTOBER 4, 2019

Managing Inventory — and Your Time . A long with labor, food and beverage is one of the highest costs within a hospitality organization. Aside from the cost of the items themselves, there are many expenses associated with managing inventory. Inventory management is an inherently reactive piece of the business.

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Hot Schedules

OCTOBER 23, 2019

This blog was originally produced for Hospitality Technology. In the world of restaurants, managers look forward to many things… but restaurant inventory management is practically never one of them. Counting inventory is tedious and time-consuming — there is no doubt about that. It can eat up hours and hours in your week.

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Culinary Cues

OCTOBER 19, 2023

How many people in your kitchen alone could be the next great chef, the owner of a chain of restaurants concepts, the developer of a great new food product line, or the winner of a James Beard Award as a Rising Star? Talk with them and dig deeper. What are their dreams and what gets in the way?

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Izettle

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

But as any small business owner knows, adding new e-commerce channels also means adding new challenges to your day to day – and they usually revolve around inventory. Your inventory is a living thing. Your inventory isn’t just words on a spreadsheet or pictures on an app. The importance of inventory management.

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Culinary Cues

JULY 16, 2022

I am aware as I grow older this is going to happen, but nevertheless, it hits hard and makes you take inventory of the person you are, what you do, how you do it, how you treat others, and the way you live your life. Dick Cattani was a monumental figure in the business of food hospitality. www.harvestamericacues.com BLOG.

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TastyIgniter

APRIL 28, 2024

In this blog post, we explore the world of free restaurant management software and its various applications in the food service industry. From efficient inventory management and menu planning to seamless reservation and staff scheduling, we delve into the essential features and benefits of these software solutions.

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Xtra Chef

JULY 15, 2020

Reducing food cost in restaurant management is as important as ever. In this blog, discover effective restaurant management techniques to reduce food cost and position your restaurant for short- and long-term financial success. Reduce food cost by managing recipes and reengineering menus.

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Hot Schedules

MARCH 25, 2019

This blog was originally produced for Hospitality Technology. In the world of restaurants, managers look forward to many things… but restaurant inventory management is practically never one of them. Counting inventory is tedious and time-consuming — there is no doubt about that. It can eat up hours and hours in your week.

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Restaurant365

MARCH 10, 2020

When you think of your restaurant finances, do you think of your inventory? Your restaurant inventory management is an oft-forgotten component of your finances, but the amount of product you have on hand represents a large part of your budget. What is Restaurant Inventory Management? Sitting Inventory.

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Margin Edge

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

With all that in mind, now more than ever, restaurants are looking for ways to lower food costs that don’t take up too much time or too many resources from already stretched thin operations. In that case, this blog can be a reassurance that either you’re on the right track (who doesn’t love a reminder that you’re doing the right thing?)

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Apicbase

JANUARY 4, 2023

To manage their costs and increase efficiency, more and more food service companies are working with an inventory management system for F&B. By combining a GPO with top-notch inventory management software, restaurants can save costs , improve efficiency , and increase customer satisfaction. Let’s get started!

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Restaurant365

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

Food cost is one of the major expenses in your restaurant business, but fortunately, also one of the most controllable. Food cost is heavily influenced by your inventory management. There are many opportunities within the inventory lifecycle to apply efficient food cost controls.

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7 Shifts

JANUARY 31, 2024

Metrics and sheets you'll need to track include cost of goods sold, labor costs, new operating income, profit, and (see below) inventory costs. Inventory management Managers need to ensure the kitchen is stocked with the right amount of food so that nothing is wasted and as few items need to be 86'ed as possible.

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7 Shifts

MARCH 10, 2021

They have a passion for food, an adventurous spirit, a strong work ethic, and the ability to teach and lead. A successful business plan covers everything from the food you’ll serve to how your restaurant will look and how you want your customers to feel. Successful restaurant owners have many traits in common.

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Restaurant365

MARCH 25, 2022

Why is proper purchasing of food supply important? It is important to put a proper food purchasing procedures into place because the way that you order, receive, and store product ultimately helps you to control your food cost. Here are some best practices to help with easing the flow of food purchasing and receiving.

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Restaurant365

MARCH 23, 2022

When you misjudge ordering or overspend on food cost, it directly affects your bottom line. Customized forecasting based on historical data helps you improve restaurant operations by reducing food costs over time. With perishable ingredients and fluctuating sales, controlling food costs has always been challenging.

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