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Standardized Recipes can Help Improve your Business!
Each item will have a consistent amount of each ingredient and a consistent portion size for each dish. From this, you can calculate a potential or theoretical food cost and compare that to the actual food cost.
Guests like consistency. If they enjoy a menu item, they'll want the same experience (same taste, same portion size) the next time they come in.
Training new staff members is much easier with standard recipes. Each recipe should be written concisely and accurately. If possible, include a photograph. Each new cook or server can be given a copy of all your recipes to study and to use for easy reference.
Helps defuse conflicts between front of house and back of house staff. If there is some dispute over the preparation of a dish, staff can simply refer to the standard recipe and settle the matter quickly.
If a guest asks for the ingredients of any dish, they can be given a definitive answer.
Purchase Specification Make it Easy For You To:
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Control costs - simply because each purchased item will have consistent cost.
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Achieve consistency in the taste of menu items - this is especially important for your regular customers!
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Place orders quickly and easily. If you and your supplier have agreed on a purchase specification, there is no need to give a detailed description when reordering.
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Avoid conflicts with suppliers and delivery persons since there is an agreed upon spec that can easily be verified.
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Comparison shop with other suppliers. The more detailed the spec, the easier it is to get accurate competitive price quotes. |