Have you ever found yourself meticulously calculating your recipe costs, only to discover that your food cost is still higher than expected? If so, you might be missing a crucial ingredient in your recipe costing: fryer oil. Let me explain why incorporating fryer oil accurately into your recipe...
The question of whether labor belongs in a recipe costing card is a frequent topic at my speeches, seminars, and workshops where I teach restaurant owners the ropes of managing their costs effectively. I want to answer this burning question and explore why labor should be kept separate from your...
If you've been following me for any length of time, you've heard me say the two most important systems any restaurant should have in place are recipe costing cards and budgets. Why? Because they're proactive systems that put you on the offensive for managing your restaurant. In this video,...
Do the words “recipe costing cards” give you the hives, kind of make your skin crawl with discomfort? It’s a very common response! You know you need them, but maybe you're not 100% sure what the steps are to follow for costing out ingredients and for the costing out of the...
Menu engineering is a popular search topic. It’s a buzzword and, when done right, can have a big impact on your restaurant’s sales. To do restaurant menu engineering correctly, you have to make sure you’re using proper restaurant management systems, whether it’s software...
Menu engineering to control restaurant food costs can be one of the most powerful tools an independent restaurant can have at their disposal. If you want to make the most profit on your menu, you have to reengineer it. But menu engineering is often thought of as a way to guide your customers into...
Do you know what the number-one sales tool is in your restaurant? It's your menu. And menu design is critical. Watch this video, or continue scrolling to read, to learn about the key things you need to have to be successful with menu engineering.
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