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How to Wield Restaurant Food Costs to Your Advantage

MBB Hospitality

Leveraging technology can streamline these processes, reducing waste and ensuring precise portion control. Train your staff to understand these margins as well, so they can effectively upsell higher-margin items. Training for Efficiency Staff training is a critical component in controlling costs.

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Gross Profit Margin: A Guide for Restaurants

Synergy Suite

Efficient portion control and recipe standardization can reduce waste and control expenses. Upselling Train staff to consistently suggest higher-margin items, special dishes, or add-ons to boost revenue. Menu price adjustments that align with changing ingredient costs are essential to safeguarding profitability.

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2023 Outlook: Trends and Challenges Restaurants Will See, Part One

Modern Restaurant Management

Collaborations : Collaborations, such as partnering with a well-known designer on staff uniforms or bringing in guest chefs for special events and pop-ups, will continue to capture consumer attention. To differentiate your concept from another, you have to offer both. ” We’ll see an increased focus on music (e.g.,

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EZ PPP Forgiveness App and Yelp’s New COVID Help

Modern Restaurant Management

launched the Ecolab Science Certified Program, a comprehensive program combining advanced chemistry with new public health training and audit verification to deliver a higher standard of cleanliness for public health and food safety required due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Ecolab Science Certified Program. Ecolab Inc.