The Purpose of Food and Beverage Cost Control

THE PURPOSE OF FOOD AND BEVERAGE COST CONTROL 1. The principal purpose of food and beverage training and defy systems is to avoid excessive costs by reducing waste and other forms of loss to a minimum, without sacrificing the lumber or quantity of the food which goes to the customer. 2. An impelling engage procedure will serve other purposes as well aid in developing popular menus aid in improving the reference of the product aid in price for profit The Flow of embodys Through the Various food and Beverage Activities 1.Basic Operating activities Purchasing Receiving Storing outcome Pre- prep (butchering, vegetable cleaning etc. ) Portioning Preparation (cooking, baking, salad and sandwich making, etc. ) Service Ac fronting and sales Study Highlights1 ? Food and Beverage costs in the absolute majority of restaurant operations represent the largest single expenditure of the revenue. ? Food and beverage costs be influenced by the way the various activities such a s purchasing, receiving, storing, issuing, pre-preparation, preparation and depicting are performed. Food and beverage control procedures should serve as powerful tools of management to aid in the control of costs. They should be designed in such a way that the most effective allocation of time is made to the planning, comparing and corrective action phases of control, with the emphasis on planning. ? F&B control systems must be effectively used by management before they can be a valuable aid in the control of costs. ? F&B control systems are supported by various types of standardizeds established by management e. g. , standard purchase specifications, standard portion sizes, standard recipes, etc. F&B control systems should be simple and flexible. ? Management is responsible for cost control, and should make use of every tool and technique at its disposal in order to keep costs in line with what they should be. ? In large, complex F&B operations, management is given cost control assistance in the form of staff specialists such as a food and beverage control office. ? In small F&B operations, the coach-and-four and his operating staff must alone maintain the necessary planning and control procedures as part of their day-to-day responsibilities. Four Basic Operating Procedures 1.Food Purchasing, Receiving, Storing and Issuing The primary objective of each of the basic operating procedures should be kept in mind during this study Purchasing to obtain the best quality of merchandise based on established specifications, at the best possible price. Receiving to obtain the quality and quantity of merchandise ordered and at the quoted price. Storing to maintain tolerable stocks of merchandise on hand, and to avoid loss through theft or spoilage. Issuing to insure proper authorization for the merchandise to be released and to properly account for each days issue. . Standard Purchase Specification A purchase specification is a concise description of the quali ty, size, and weight or count factors desired for a particular item Management establishes standard purchase specifications based upon a thorough study of the menu needs and their merchandising and pricing policies The purchasing agent, the purveyors of the partnership, and the companys receiving clerk should each have a set of the established specifications ? Purchasing 1. There are 3 basic requisites for effective purchasing a. a qualified and honest purchaser . a sound set of standard purchase specifications c. effective buying methods and procedures. 2. Standard purchase specifications are concise descriptions of the quality, size, and weight or count factors desired for a particular item. 3. Copies of the purchase specifications should be in the hands of a. the purchasing agent, b. the companys purveyors c. the companys receiving clerk. 4. Constant follow-up and evaluation procedures are necessary in order to insure the continuous adherence to established policies and proce dures. ? Receiving 1.The personnel responsible for receiving should lie with all aspects of the merchandise they are called upon to evaluate and receive. 2. Food merchandise should be checked from the viewpoint of quality, quantity, specification, and price. 3. All merchandise accepted should be supported by an invoice, and the details of the invoice summarized on a daily receiving sheet. 4. Constant follow-up and evaluation checks are necessary to insure proper performance of the receiving procedures. 1. Definition of basis 1. Cost of Food Consumed 2. Cost of Food Sold 3. Month-end Actual Cost of Food Consumed 4. Daily Actual Food Cost 5. Standard Food Cost 2. Basic Formula for Calculating Actual Food Costs Opening scroll + purchases = cost of merchandise available Merchandise available closing roll = cost of food consumed Food consumed + or charges or credits = cost of food sold The Closing Inventory of the Current month becomes the opening inventory of the followin g month. Care and accuracy should be the rule in determining inventory value pic Paper prepared by Murage Macharia Lecturer, Mombasa Technical Training plant P. O. BOX 81220 Mombasa 80100 Mobile +254 726 604 340 +254 750 604340