Food Cost Management

Keep Food Costs Low, Profits High

In a perfect world, you’d create the most accurately priced dish and get the most bang for your buck when selling it at your restaurant, right?

Although this isn’t a perfect world, you certainly can accurately cost out your dish and make the most profit possible from it!

How so, you ask?

Food Cost Management.

Food cost management is the process of controlling the costs associated with running a restaurant, particularly with regards to food expenses.

Managing food costs is crucial for the success of any restaurant, as food is typically one of the largest expenses a restaurant incurs. Keeping these costs low will help you ensure your profits.

There are several key components to effective restaurant food cost management, let’s take a look at them:

Menu Planning

 

Menu Planning

One of the most important factors in controlling food costs is menu planning.

By designing a menu that balances high-profit items with lower-cost ingredients, restaurant owners can maintain healthy profit margins while still providing customers with delicious and satisfying meals.

Purchasing

Purchasing

Another critical aspect of food cost management is purchasing. Restaurant owners need to source high-quality ingredients at competitive prices, while also minimizing waste and spoilage.

By partnering with Dining Alliance, you can take advantage of thousands of dollars’ worth of savings from over 350 manufacturers!

Inventory Management

Inventory Management

Managing inventory is another essential aspect to controlling food costs.

By keeping track of inventory levels and ordering only what is needed, restaurant owners can minimize waste and reduce the risk of spoilage.

Portion Control

Portion Control

You can’t manage your food costs without implementing some type of portion control.

By following standardized recipes and controlling portion sizes, restaurants can minimize waste and ensure that every ingredient is being used efficiently.

Pricing Strategy

Pricing Strategy

Setting the right prices for menu items is also critical for effective food cost management.

Restaurant operators and chefs need to balance the cost of ingredients with the value customers place on each item. This way they maximize profits without pricing themselves out of the market.

Keep Food Costs Low, Profits High

This all seems like a ton of work, especially when you’re busy managing everything else at your restaurant. So what if we told you it could all be accomplished in one centralized location with the help of technology?

Not only do you have access to savings and discounts in all areas of your operation as a Dining Alliance member, but you also have access to our new Back Office technology to help take care of all your food cost management needs.

From recipe costing to tracking your food spend, it can all be accomplished through the help of Back Office technology.