Increasing The Accuracy Of Your Recipe Costing

Mark will take you on a journey of combining his passion for the numbers and data with your passion for aspects of the industry the food, beverage, and superior service.  Learn how to apply his unique methodology to discover what producing the menu items for the guest experience really costs you.  (50 minutes)

Proven Menu Engineering Techniques

Mark will walk you through the steps to re-engineer your menu for success and profitability utilizing his proven methods, with accurate recipe costing as a base.  Review with him the flaws of the traditional dog/star reporting and learn about the proper data to be reviewed.  The proper data combined with your passion for your operation can assist you in a healthier bottom line.  (50 minutes)

Understanding Your Hospitality Operations Financial Statements

As an operator it is important to understand the basic financial statements and methods of analysis.  Learn how to read and interpret the income statement and balance sheet for your operation.  Understand how to enhance the details of these statements and implement other financial tools.  (50 minutes)

Performance Benchmarking for Greater Profitability

Learn how to utilize recipes to evaluate the overall performance of the company in areas inclusive of ingredients, labor and overhead.  Apply various techniques in order to create a process to review efficiencies and to create a means of improving overall results.  (50 minutes)

Applying Forecasting Methods To Your Operation

One of the daunting challenges today in our industry is the ability to develop forecasts.  Ultimately they can affect production schedules, ordering practices, and staffing.  Learn the proven methods to develop an accurate forecast for your operation.  (50 minutes)

Vetting Cost Control Systems for your Operations

Learn about what to look for when evaluating cost control systems.  Understand how they may enhance your ability to grow your operation in today's economy.  Reviewing the relationships of cost control systems with other restaurant and foodservice technology is critical in the decision making process.  (50 minutes)

 Implementing Just-In-Time (JIT) Practices

Recipes are used for many aspects of the typical restaurant operation and their accuracy is paramount to your success!  Recipes can assist in the calculation of your daily production and ordering requirements.  You will see how static and dynamic pars for each item can assist greatly in your overall efficiency.  (50 minutes)

Determine Purchase Specification & Controls

Creating purchasing controls are an essential component of what an efficient operation should have in place.  Determine what information is needed to create proper standards for your vendors, your menu, and your operation.  (50 minutes)

The Art of Recipe Writing

The accuracy of the recipe documentation process is extremely important to every operator.  It affects and touches so many aspects of the operation.  Without a properly documented recipe, you cannot possibly be able to manage the business effectively.  (50 minutes)

Determine Purchase Specification & Controls

Creating purchasing controls are an essential component of what an efficient operation should have in place.  Determine what information is needed to create proper standards for your vendors, your menu, and your operation.

The Art of Recipe Writing

The accuracy of the recipe documentation process is extremely important to every operator.  It affects and touches so many aspects of the operation.  Without a properly documented recipe, you cannot possibly be able to manage the business effectively.