Blogging about a food industry that's in transition.
Downturns and market turbulence are times to act. Dan Ettling walks us through a comprehensive response that starts with cost control and extends throughout the operation.
Determine the cost of each item
Whether you running a restaurant, bakery, or other food factory, you need to know what each retail or wholesale item costs you. Period.
Recipes and bakery formulas need to change with the times. They need to reflect demand, and yield profit.
Supply agreements, properly managed, will minimize daily variances that lead to issues with quality, yield and waste.
An overview of issues for basic recipe costing, by Joe Dunbar.