The Technology Solution To Your Inventory Troubles
Dining Alliance’s Food Cost Management system experts recently sat down with Steve Moody, our Digital Product Marketing Manager, to discuss his experience with inventory during his career as a Chef. Find out how he tackled the tedious task and the game changing solution he found that made the process quick and easy. Taking inventory was […]
Recipe Costing Technology Made By Chefs, For Chefs
An easy way to ensure you are profitable is to align the cost of your recipes with your selling price. At the end of the day running a restaurant is a numbers game. Plain and simple, but let’s be honest, not everyone is a numbers person. I remember costing out recipes and menus in my old kitchen. […]
The Basics Of Food Cost And Why You Should Care
Would you know your exact food cost if someone put you on the spot right now? Food cost is one of the biggest factors of your restaurant’s success. Knowing what it is affects everything from how you price out your menu to what you order on a weekly basis. Understanding your food cost is especially […]
Everything You Need To Know About Managing Your Inventory
Do you love taking inventory? We didn’t think so. The words “take inventory” are enough to make your staff cringe and run off in 30 different directions. You’ve tried getting your staff to do it and it just doesn’t go well. They fudge numbers and are very inconsistent. Instead, you try to do it yourself, […]
Recipe Costing For Your Restaurant Has Never Been Easier
Recipe Costing is not a one-time occurrence, it’s an ongoing process. When food costs change, your recipe costs also change. The actual purpose behind plate costing is so that you can price your menu items in a way that ensures you’ll make money. If you notice a higher food cost than usual, you can adjust […]
Win Over Winter with These Restaurant Solutions
Just because the temps are getting cooler doesn’t mean restaurant dining is going to be slowing down anytime soon. Customers are looking for comfort foods away from home and clean restaurant dining rooms to warm up in. Boost sales by creating the ultimate dining environment. From the uniforms you wear to the foods you serve, […]
Are Your Food Costs Below 30%?
Are you keeping your food costs below the industry average of 30%? If not, there are many ways to take back control of your food costs as a restaurant operator. Keeping them below 30% can be tricky, particularly now as the foodservice industry copes with a supply chain crisis. It’s crucial to keep your food […]
3 Benefits to Becoming a Dining Alliance Member
Are you maximizing your restaurant savings and getting the most value out of your contracts? We could sit here all day and tell you why you should join the industry leading data and technology company for independent operators. We could brag about the billions in purchasing power we have, or the hundreds of manufacturers we’ve […]
How Restaurants Can Navigate Rising Food Cost
Have you noticed your food cost increasing? From the labor shortage to food shortages, restaurant operators have been battling a supply chain crisis since COVID first arrived in the country. With inflation forcing restaurants to raise menu prices, operators struggle to turn a profit. So far in 2021, food-away-from-home prices have increased 3.3% and according […]
3 Challenges the Produce Industry is Currently Navigating
In partnership with Produce Alliance Due to the pandemic, many challenges continue to be identified in all areas of the foodservice industry—with produce being one of them. Even before COVID hit, there were already issues that growers and shippers were presented with such as unexpected weather conditions and low wages. Ever since the peak of […]