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FOOD COST IS NOT THE CHEF’S RESPONSIBILITY

Culinary Cues

The cost of raw materials seems to always go up, most ingredients that restaurants use are highly perishable, customer volume is less predictable than we would like, seasonal differences in quality are quite significant, the supply chain is out of step with demand, and waste seems to be a real problem in many operations.

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A Guide to the Role of a Restaurant Manager: Duties, Daily Routine, and Essential Skills

7 Shifts

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. Managing a restaurant is a delicate routine—if we can even call it a routine. This wide-ranging responsibility is a lot, and it often leads to burnout.

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How To Start A Waste-Free Restaurant In The USA

The Restaurant Times

Globally, food waste generates 4.4 This is one of the reasons why food waste has been gaining momentum over the past few years. In the US, food waste and related packaging account for almost 45% of the material that goes into landfills. Step-by-step Guide For Starting A Waste-Free Restaurant In The US.

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Bottom Line Shrinking? Five Ways Retailers Can Optimize Labor to Minimize Costs

Hot Schedules

Managers need to understand which employees have scheduled overtime as well as the extra associated costs for each day and week. Managers need to review actual employee hours plus how much is scheduled, then the date and time that the overtime could potentially start. But at some point, you have to wonder at what cost?

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A Guide to the Role of a Restaurant Manager: Duties, Daily Routine, and Essential Skills

7 Shifts

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. Managing a restaurant is a delicate routine—if we can even call it a routine. This wide-ranging responsibility is a lot, and it often leads to burnout.

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Essentials of Payroll Accounting for Restaurant Groups, Part 1

Restaurant365

From hiring and onboarding to running employee payments and paying taxes, payroll touches on many different parts of a restaurant business. This two-part blog series presents an overall guide to the essentials of payroll accounting for restaurant groups. You receive time in your Point of Sale (POS) system.

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Giving Your Business a Restaurant Prime Cost Tune-Up

Restaurant365

If your restaurant is emerging from survival mode to a break-even point or even slight profitability, it is important to reevaluate and tune up the largest expense for your restaurant: your restaurant prime cost. Restaurant prime cost overview. Prime Cost Formula Review. CoGS (Cost of Goods Sold).