Calculation of selling price: Sales Control

Expected Profit + Food Cost (Variable Cost) + Semi Variable Cost + Fixed Cost = Selling Price. Profit must be planned, costs must be identified...

Origin of Modern Cookery

A HISTORY OF MODERN FOOD SERVICE The value of history is that it helps us understand the present and the future. In foodservice, knowledge of...

Sales – ways of expressing selling

Definition It can be defined as Restaurateur’s exchange of product or service for the value. The value may cash or a promise to pay cash...

Standard Portion Cost (Objectives & Cost Cards): Production Control

The menu price of food items is based on the cost of the standard portion of food required to prepare them. A standard portion...

Definition of standards (Quality & Quantity): Production Control

The term ‘standard’ is synonymous with the phrase ‘what it should be’, standards are aids to management for the control of food and beverage...

Purchase Control

PURCHASING Purchasing is an activity concerned with the acquisition of product. It is often described as obtaining the right product, in the right amount, at...

Flow Chart Of Purchasing Procedure

Flow Chart Of Purchasing Procedure Recognition of NeedsDescription of Needed ItemsAuthorization of Purchase RequisitionNegociation with SupplierEvaluation of proposal and Placement of OrderFellow upVerification of Invoice...

Issuing Procedure / Control, Requisition & Transfer note

Issuing Procedure / Control All items are issued against requisitions prepared and signed by an authorized person,The requisitions are pre-numbered and are in triplicate, the...

Selection criteria for various Linen Items & fabrics suitable for this purpose

Selection criteria for fabrics Cost of buying and maintenance Laundering cost comes next to labour cost. Synthetics require lesser temperature and shorter programs for laundering when...

Aperitif

APERITIF INTRODUCTION – The word aperitifs originated from the Latin word “Aperitivers” which means to open up. In our context, it is to open up...