Food, Labor, and Beverage Cost Control: A Concise Guide, Second Edition

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Thorough coverage of food and beverage cost control strategies that can be taken from the classroom to the workplace! The material presented in this book represents a thorough coverage of the most essential cost-control categories. There are 14 chapters within the six cost-analysis sections of the Operating Cycle of Control. The sections flow in a logical sequence that presents a path for understanding cost control from menu concept to financial reporting. The six cost-analysis sections are self-contained, so that the reader (student) can go to any section for specific cost-control procedures. Therefore, the book can be taken from the classroom to the workplace. New to this edition:

• Clearly defined chapter learning objectives with end-of-chapter discussion questions that can assess readers (students) level of comprehension.

• Project exercises following each chapter that are designed to test applied knowledge.

• Restaurant Reality Stories that reflect upon what often occurs in restaurant businesses are appropriately placed within each of the 6 sections of the Operating Cycle of Control.

• Mobile foodservice (food trucks and trailers) is presented in the Appendix—Restaurant Case and concludes with a project exercise to create a food-truck menu, as well as operational and marketing plans for a mobile foodservice as an additional business revenue source for the existing three-tiered restaurant operation case.

• Key Cost and Analysis Formulas (Quick Reference)

Not-for-sale instructor resource material available to college and university faculty only; contact publisher directly.

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Waveland Press, Inc.
Publication date ‏ : ‎ June 1, 2020
Edition ‏ : ‎ 2nd
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Print length ‏ : ‎ 329 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1478639768
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1478639763
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.8 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8.5 x 0.75 x 10.75 inches
Best Sellers Rank: #1,339,798 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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