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How Restaurants are Maintaining Profit Margins with Rising Food Costs

Horizon Hospitality

Portion Control: Implementing strict portion control ensures consistency and reduces waste. Train staff to measure ingredients accurately and monitor portion sizes regularly. This approach helps maintain quality while controlling food costs.

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How to Calculate and Improve Your Bar’s Profit Margin

7 Shifts

Additionally, setting consistent drink recipes and using portion control tools like jiggers can prevent over-pouring and make sure you’re getting the most out of each bottle. Regular training and spot-checks also help maintain consistency, leading to better control over pour costs and higher profitability for your bar.

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Utilizing Waste and Food Cost Control Data in Restaurants

Synergy Suite

Monitor portion control and inventory to control costs. The formula for food cost as a percentage is pretty simple and can be done with a basic calculator (or reporting and analytics software ). Ensuring accurate documentation of recipes and consistent portion control is crucial.

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Strategies for Achieving a Zero-Waste Kitchen in Your Restaurant

Modern Restaurant Management

For instance, smart temperature controls independently adjust heating and cooling to maintain optimum conditions for ingredients, preventing spoilage. Using inventory management software, too, can give you visibility of the items transitioning through your storage, helping you practice good first-in, first-out (FIFO) practices.

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Restaurant Operations Overview: What You Need to Know

7 Shifts

For example, kitchen managers rely on software to let them know how much expected inventory they have in stock. Portion control in the kitchen saves on inventory, which helps keep the restaurant profitable. Tools used by restaurants to develop this process include inventory software and checklists for when deliveries arrive.

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Understanding Inventory Variance: Why It’s Important for Restaurants

Synergy Suite

Portion Control Issues Inconsistent portion control during food preparation can also lead to inventory variance. If your chefs and kitchen staff are not following standardized portion sizes, it can result in overuse of ingredients and increased food costs.

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Prime Costs: Understanding and Application for Restaurants

Synergy Suite

Effectively managing food costs is essential for maintaining profitability and sustaining a competitive edge and involves monitoring ingredient prices, negotiating with suppliers, minimizing waste through proper inventory control, and implementing portion control practices.