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TWENTY COMMON MISTAKES INDEPENDENT RESTAURATEURS MAKE

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Every business requires controls in pricing, consistency, quality, and cash handling. All of the tools are available for inventory control, purchasing systems, cash handling, costing templates, and quality assessment. Training ALWAYS pays back in dividends. Train to your standards and be very clear. Service is off.”

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THE BEST PATH TO CHEFDOM

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Each of those “departments” will require some level of unique kitchen management (sous chef) and specialists to support the uniqueness of function. As long as the checkbook has a credit balance they are in good shape (until predictable sales slump and cash flow turns the corner).

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IT’S TIME FOR RESTAURANTS TO PLANT THE SEEDS AND HARVEST THE TALENT

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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. So, first step – let’s refer to it as a challenge.

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THE RESTAURANT ECO-SYSTEM NEEDS HELP

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There are short-term band aid solutions such as takeout, delivery, or even conversion into retail markets where wine inventories and local necessities take over space once occupied by diners, but they are not a replacement for a steady turn of tables. Even the best operators are at a loss for solutions.

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The Top 5 Restaurant Inventory Management Mistakes and How to Avoid Them

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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. Theoretical Variance.

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IN CHALLENGING TIMES DON’T MAKE CLASSIC BUSINESS MISTAKES REMEMBER THE TOP ELEVEN

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Work at it, train for it, stand behind it, and make a difference. I don’t know what that means for your operation but take an inventory and look for the sensual interaction with guests. INVEST IN TRAINING. This is not the time to cut back on training. How do you make it come alive with hospitality? BE PRESENT.

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Restaurant Inventory Management: Why Accounting Integration is Important

Restaurant365

Running a successful restaurant business is all about spending your cash wisely. 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. What is restaurant inventory management?