Expenses Of A Foodservice Operation Costing of Sales Food Cost
Expenses Labor Total cost of labor employed in the establishment. Kitchen Waitstaff Busboys Maintenance Hosts Management
Expenses Overhead Controllable Expenses Non Controllable Expenses Food, Labor, Supplies Non Controllable Expenses Rent, Utilities, Advertising, Insurance
Expenses Food Cost To control Food cost, standards must be implemented Quality Quantity Portion size Yield
Food Cost % Expressed as a percentage Cost of food divided by sales price Cost of food = $2.00 Sales Price = $6.00 Food cost = 33%
Information Included in Costing a Recipe Extended cost Q Factor Total recipe cost Portion cost Selling Price Food Cost % Recipe Yield Portions per recipe Portion size Ingredient Ingredient Unit Quantity of Unit Cost per Unit
Formulas to know EP = AP – Waste Yield % = EP/AP AP = EP/Yield % ___________________________ Food Cost % = Portion Cost/Selling Price Selling Price = Portion Cost/Desired Food Cost % Portion Cost = Recipe Cost/# of Portions in Yield Waste % = Waste/Total Starting Weight EP % = EP/Total Starting Weight
AP Product As Purchased The size or portion that the ingredient is purchased Ex- lb, box, bag, case
EP Edible Product amount of the recipe As Purchased minus waste = EP Edible percentage… EP divided by Total starting weight
Waste Percentage Calculated by total waste of product divided by starting or total weight or volume. Conducting a Yield Test will calculate both the waste percentage and the yield percentage for all products
How to Determine Sales Price Direct competition Labor intensity Demand (popularity) Desired food cost %
Determining Food Cost % by Desired Selling Price Recipe Cost/Selling Price Example: Recipe costs $2.49 to make Comparing similar items at direct competitors, desired sales price is $9.95 What is our Food Cost % for this item? 2.49/9.95 = ?
Determining Selling Price by Desired Food Cost % Recipe Cost/Desired Food Cost % Chicken Parmesan costs $2.00 to make. Your desired food cost % is 30%. How much should you sell this for? $2.00 / .30 = ?