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The Purpose of Food and Beverage Cost Control

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THE PURPOSE OF FOOD AND BEVERAGE COST CONTROL 1. The principal purpose of food and beverage planning and control systems is • to avoid excessive costs by reducing waste and other forms of loss to a minimum, without sacrificing the quality or quantity of the food which goes to the customer. 2. An effective control procedure will serve other purposes as well: • aid in developing popular menus • aid in improving the quality of the product • aid in pricing for profit

The Flow of Costs Through the Various Food and Beverage Activities 1. Basic Operating activities • Purchasing • Receiving • Storing • Issuing • Pre-preparation (butchering, …show more content…

❑ 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 manager 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 adequate 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 day’s issue.

2. Standard Purchase Specification • A purchase specification is a concise description of the quality, 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 company, and the company’s receiving clerk should each have a set of the

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