Determining Food and Beverage Standards 295 ȱ ȱȱȱǵȱȱȱ ȱȱȱ ¢ȱ ¢ȱ ȱȱȱĴǰȱȱ¡ǰȱȱȱȱȱĴȱȱ¢ȱ ¢ȱęȱȱ ȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱĴȱȱȱȱȱȱDZ ȱȱȱ =ȱ ǞşǯŜśȱǻȱȱȱĴǼȱ =ȱ ǞŖǯŘŞŜȱǻǼ řřǯŞȱǻȱȱȱĴǼ ȱ ȱ ȱ ĴȂȱ ȱȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱȱȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱǯȱȱ ȱȱ ȱȱȱǯ ȱŗǯśȱȱȱ¢ȱ ¢ȱȱȱȱȱĴȱȱǰȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ¢ȱȱ ǞŖǯŚřȱ ǻǞŖǯŘŞŜȱ×ȱ ŗǯśȱ ȱ= $0.429, or $0.43 Ǽǯ ȱȱȱȱ¢ȱ ¢ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ- Ĵȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǯ ȱȱȱȱ¡ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǯȱȱȱȱ- ȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȂȱȱȱȱ ¢ȱ ¢ȱ ŗŖŖǯȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱĴȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¡ȱȱȱȱ ȱǻȱȱȱȱȱǞŚǯŖŖǼDZ Drink Cost Percentage = $0.530 (drink cost) × 100 = 13.3% $4.00 (selling price) Special Standard Cost Tools for Beverage Control ȱęȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȯȱȱęǰȱ standard recipes, standard yields, standard portion sizes, and standard portion costs—are necessary to establish performance standards for both food and beverages. However, two additional standard cost tools are important to the beverage operation: standard glassware and standard ice size. ȱ ǯȱ ȱ¢ȱěȱȱ£ǰȱ¢ǰȱȱ- ȱǯȱȱȱȱȱǰȱȱȱ ȱ¡ȱȱȱǰȱǰȱ or water will be too strong since less mixer can be added to the standard portion of ǯȱ¢ǰȱȱȱȱȱǰȱȱȱ ȱȱ ȱȱȱȱ ȱȱ¡ȱȱ ȱȱȱȱǯȱǰȱ ȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ £ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ when the beverage recipe is standardized. A standard glassware review sheet, ȱȱȱȱ ȱȱ¡ȱŗŗǰȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱǯȱȱȱ ¢ȱȱ£ȱȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱǯȱȱǰȱ ȱǰȱȱĜȱȱȱȱ¢ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱ all times. ȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱ¢ȱȱȱ ȱ- ȱȱȱĚȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǯȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱěȱȱ ǻǼȱǰȱȱȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱěȱ ȱȱ¢ǯȱ ȱ¡ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱ ȱȱȱ ǰȱĞȱǰȱǰȱȱǯȱȱȱȱȱǰȱȱ
296 Chapter 9 with the costs of glassware, storage space behind the bar, and training time for ȱȱȱ¢ȱȱǯ ȱ ȱ £ǯȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ěȱ ȱ ȱ £ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ǯȱ ȱ¢ȱ£ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǰȱȱ- £ȱȱȱȱȱ£ǯȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱ ȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǯȱȱȱȱȱ ęȱ ȱǯȱȱȱȬ¢ȱǰȱȱȱȱǰȱȱȱȱ- ȱȱǰȱȱȱȱȱȱǯȱȱȱ¡ȱǰȱȱȱ ȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱ¡ǯȱȱȱȱǰȱȱȱȱȱȱ ęȱȱ ȱȱȱ¢ȱȱ ȱȱȱǰȱȱȱȱȱ ¢ǯȱǰȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱ Ffi''=ffi<E!=fiflffl=fiffl2Effl 5ffff!ffl
Determining Food and Beverage Standards 297 ǯȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱ£ȱȱȱȱȱȱǯ Computer Applications: Recipe Management Software ȱȱǰȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ- ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǯȱȱȱ ȱȱ ȱȱ¢ȱȱ ȱȱ¢ȱ ȱ¢ȱȱȱ- ȱȱȱ ǯȱȱȱĞ ȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱęȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱȱ¢DZȱȱȱ ęǰȱȱȱȱęǰȱȱȱȱȱęǯȱȱȱȱĞ ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱęȱȱȱȱ reports for management. Ingredient File An ȱęȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǰȱȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȂDZ ȱȱȱȱȱȱǯ ȱȱȱȱȱȱǯ ȱȱȱȱȱȱǯ Exhibit 12ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱęǯȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ¡- ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ǻȱȱǰȱǰȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǼǯȱȱȱ ęȱ¢ȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱǯȱȱ¡ǰȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱDzȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱĜȱ¢ȱ ȱ¢ȱȱǯ ȱȱȱȱȱȱęȱȱȱȱęȱȱ ǻ¢ǰȱ ¢ǰȱ¢ǰȱǯǼȱȱĞȱȱȱȱȱȱǯȱ ǰȱȱęȱȱȱȱęȱĞȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱęǯȱȱȱȱęȱȱȱȱȱȱ- ȱ Ğ ȱȱ ǻ¢ȱ ȱ¢ȱ Ğ Ǽǰȱȱ ȱȱ¢ȱȱȱǻȱȱȬǼȱȱȱȱ Ğ ȱǯ ȱȱȱĞ ȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱ ȱ ęǰȱȱȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱ ęȱ ȱ ǯȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱ¢ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱȱ¢ȱȱ ȱȱ¢ȱ ǯ Standard Recipe File ȱȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱ¢ȱ¢ȱȱȱ- ȱǯȱȱĞ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ x x x
298 Chapter 9 ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǯȱ ¡ȱŘȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱǯ Exhibit 13 displays standard recipe conversion information generated by ȱȱ Ğ ǯȱ ȱ Ğ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ ǯȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱ- ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǻȱ ȱ Ǽȱ ȱ ęȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǻȱ¡ǰȱ ȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱ ȱęȱ work-stations). ȱȱȱĞ ȱȱȱȱ ȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱǻȱȱ ȱȱ¢ȱ- Ǽȱȱȱ¢¢ȱȱȱȱȱǯȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ- ¢ȱ¡ȱȱȱȱȱȱǯȱȱ¡ǰȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱŗŖŖȱȱȱśřŖȱȱȱǰȱ ȱ¢ȱȱȱǻȱȱȱȱȱǼȱȱȱȱ¢ȱ ȱ¢ȱȱȱȱǯȱȱȱȱśřŖȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱ Ȃȱǯ Ffi'(=ffifflfi3flfffifffi +1.fi!Cfl.% ffl0ffl*fi0(ffl*0fflH!+.#%ffl
Determining Food and Beverage Standards 299 ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȬȬȱȱȬ portioned form. Some ingredients are made on the premises. This means that the ingredients within a ȱȱę may be either inventory items or refer- ȱȱȱȱęǯȱ ȱȬȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱǯȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȬ ǯȱȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ Ğ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱǰȱȱȱȱȱȱ Ȭȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǯ Menu Item File ȱȱȱęȱȱȱ ȱȱȱ ȱ ȱȱȱ ȱ ȱȱȱ ȱȱȱǻȱȱǼȱȱȱȱȱ ȱǯȱ- ȱȱȱ¢ȱ ȱęȱ¢ȱȱ ȱȂȱęȱǰȱ ǰȱȱȱǰȱȱǰȱȱȱȱ¢ȱ ǰȱȱȱȱǻ¢ȱǼǯ ȱęȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ǯȱĞȱȱȱǰȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ- ¢ȱȱȱ ȱȱȱęǯȱ ¢ǰȱ ǰȱ ȱȱȱ - matically transferred from an electronic cash register (ECR) or point-of-sale (POS) ¢ȱȱȱȱȱȱȂȱȱ¢ǯȱȱȱȱ be accessed by management or by sophisticated forecasting programs to project ȱȱǰȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǰȱȱ ȱȱǯȱ ȱ ǰȱ Ȭȱ ȱ ¢ȱ - ȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱęȱ ȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱ ȱǯȱȱȱǰȱǰȱȱ¡ȱȱȱȱȱǰȱȱ ȱȱęȱȱǰȱȱȱȱȱǯ Ffi')=fiffl<ffi3flEfflffflflfflfifl +1.fi!C%fi$%#ffl*0ffl0!ffi*%2!./%05%2%/%+*+"+1/%*#ffl* ++ !.2%fi!/ffl/0ffl*/%*#%fi$%#ffl*
300 Chapter 9 Precost and Postcost Analysis ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ - ȱ ȱȱȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱȱ ȱ ǯȱȱȱ ¢ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱěǯȱȱ¡ǰȱȱȱȬ·ȱDZȱȱǰȱǰȱ Ĵǰȱ ȱ ȱ ǯȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ Řśǰȱ śŝǰȱ Ŝřǰȱ ȱ Řřǰȱ ¢ǯȱĞȱȱȱȂȱȱȱǰȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ¡ǯȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ¢- ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱ·ȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱǯ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ Ĝȱ ȱ ǯȱȱȱȱȱǰȱǰȱȱȱ¢ȱǰȱ ¢ȱǻȱǰȱȱȱȱȱǼǯ ȱȱ ȱ¢ȱȱȱ¢ǰȱȱȱ ȱȱȱ ȱ ȱěȱȱǻǼȱǯȱ¢ȱĞȱȱǰȱȱȱ ȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱǻȱȱȱȱȱȱ¢Ǽȱȱ ȱȱȱȱǯȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ǰȱȬȬȱ¢ǰȱȱȱȱǯ ȱȱ¢ȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ǰȱȱȱ ȱȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱǯȱȱȱ¢ȱ¢ȱ- ȱ ȱ ęȱ ǻǰȱ ǰȱ ȱǼȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ǯȱ ȱ £ȱ ȱ ȱ Ȭȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǯ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱǰȱ¢ȱǰȱȱȱ ǰȱȱȱǰȱȱȱǰȱȱȱǯȱ¢ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȬȱȱȱȱȱȱǰȱ- ȱȱǰȱȱȱȬȱǯ Standard Food Costs ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ¢Ȃȱ- ȱȱȱȱȱęȱȱȱȬȱȱȱ- ȱȱȱȱȱ¡ȱȱȱǯȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱ ȱȱǯȱȱȱȱȱȱĞȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ- lier have been developed. When standard food costs are known, management is able to compare the cost ȱȱ ȱȱȱȱǯȱȱȱȱ ¢ȱȱȱȱǯȱ One way expresses costs in terms of total dollars spent on food per day, week, or ¢ǯȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ beverage operations is the ȱȱ. This expresses cost as a percent- ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱ ¢ȱ¢ȱŗŖŖǯȱȱǰȱȬȱǰȱȱȱȱ- ȱĞȱȱȱȱě¢ȱ¢ȱ¡ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱ¡ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǯȱȱ¡ǰȱȱȱ
Determining Food and Beverage Standards 301 operating with a 31-percent food cost spends 31 percent of all of its allocated ȱȱȱȱǯȱȱȱǰȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱ ǯ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱęȱ- ȱȱȱȱDZȱȱȱęǰȱǰȱ¢ǰȱ- tion sizes, and portion costs. With these tools, the standard food cost for each item ȱȱ ȱȱȱȱǯ ȱȱĞ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ information for any time period desired. The total of each item sold can then be ȱ ¢ȱȱȬȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ ǻ- Ǽȱȱ ȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱ ȱȱ¢£ǯȱȱ ȱ- ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǰȱȱ ȱȱȱȱǰȱ ȱȱȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱǯȱȱȱ- cially appropriate when, for example, the ideal cost (expected cost based on the ȱȱȱȱȱȱǼȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ¢ȱǯ Exhibit 14 shows an abbreviated version of a report that determines the ideal ȱȱȱȱȱȱ¡ǯȱȱ ǰȱȱȱȱǰȱȱ Ffi'*3 fiflfl>flfflfiflfl3flfffiff 6B =B AB B>>BB=<B CA 5<<B 'B <B ===;F B 6B AB B> A 6B ?+BB== C< 6B A; B>A B = 6B ? B BA@ ?A A 6B = <B CC =B? A 5<B> B B>A 6B =B AB A=B?A A 6B ? +BB=.A +1.0!/5+"5/0!)/*fi+(1)ff%fflffl.5(ffl*
302 Chapter 9 ȱȱǻȱȱǰȱȱ¢ǰȱȱȱǰȱȱȱȱȱȱ ¢Ǽȱȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱ¢ȱȱǯȱȱȱȱ ȱȱǰȱȱȱȱ ǻȱȱȱ¢ȱ ȱȱ Ǽǰȱȱȱȱǻȱȱȱȱ¢ȱǼǰȱȱȱȱǻȱ ȱȱȱȱǼǯ ȱ¡ȱŗŚǰȱȱȃȱȄȱȱȱȱȱȱ£ȱȱǯȱ ȱȱ ȱ¢ȱȱ¡ȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ǯȱflȱ ȱȱȱȱȱǻǼȱȱȱ¡ȱŗŚȱȱŘŞǯŜŜȱǰȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱDZ ȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǯ Each item was prepared according to the standard recipe. ȱȱȱ ȱ¢ȱȱ ȱȱȱǯ ¢Ȃȱ ¢ȱȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǯȱ¢ȱȱ¢ȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱǻȱȱǼǰȱ ȱ¢ȱȱȱȱ ȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱǯ Calculating Standard Costs per Meal ȱęȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǯȱ- ȱěȱȱȱȱǰȱȱȱȱȱǰȱȱȱ ȱ to develop standard food costs by meal or across all meals. If by-meal food costs ȱǰȱ ȱ ȱȱȱ ȱ ȱ¢ȱȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ- ȱĞ ȱǯȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱǯȱǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ě- ȱ ȱȱȱȱǯȱǰȱȱȱȱȱȱ ę¢ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ¡ȱȱǰȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱęȱȱȱȱǯ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱǯȱȱěȱǰȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱǯȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȬȬȱ ǰȱ ȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱ ȱ ǰȱǰȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȬǯȱȱ¡ǰȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǻȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȂȱȱȱǼǯȱȱȱȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ¢ȱȱȱǰȱȱactualȱȱȱȱȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱǯȱ¢ȱȱȱȱ ǰȱǰȱęȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱ- ȱ ȱ ȱȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱěȱ ǰȱ ǰȱ ǰȱ ȱ ǰȱȱȱȱȱȱǰȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱęȱȱǯ Standard Beverage Costs ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¡¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ food costs. The manager wants to establish a goal—a base of comparison—against x x x
Determining Food and Beverage Standards 303 ȱȱȱȱǯȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǯȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱDZ ȱ ŗǯȱ ȱȱȱȱǯȱȱȱȱȱęcations, recipes, yields, portion sizes, portion costs, glassware, and ice size. 2. Selecting a time period for the analysis. As with standard food costs, more ȱȱěȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱ ȱȱȱǯȱ ǰȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱ ȱ ŗŖŖȬȱ ¢ǯȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱȱǰȱȱȱ ȱ ȱ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ Ğȱ ȱǰȱ ǰȱȱȱǯȱȱȱǰȱȱ ȱȱ ȱ ȱȱȱ ȱȱǯȱȱ ȱȱȱ- ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱĚȱȱȱȱ and a variety of drinks served. Alternatively, a separate sales analysis for each ȱȱȱȱǯ ȱ řǯȱ ȱȱěȱěȱȯǰȱȱȱȱǰȱ ȱȯȱȱ¢ǯȱ¢ȱ ȱ ȱȱ DZ ȱȱȱȱ¢ǯȱǻȱȱȱȱȱȱ¡ȱȱ ǰȱǰȱǰȱȱȱǯǼ ¢ȱȱ¢ȱȱǯȱǻȱȱȱȱ ȱ ȱȱ beverage program is operating.) Ȃȱȱȱȱǯȱǻȱȱȱȱ¢ȱ ȱȱȱěȱ- ȱȱ Ȃȱ¡ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱ ȱ them.) ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ǯȱ ǻȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱDzȱȱȂȱ¢ȱȱ¢ȱȱȱ ȱ ȱǯǼ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ǯȱ ǻȱ ȱ ȱǰȱȱ ¢ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ongoing operations.) ȱ Śǯȱ Ĵȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ǰȱ £ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ¢ȱȱ¢ȱ¢ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱ- rate and reliable information is collected. ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱǯ Portion control tools (shot glasses, jiggers) and standard glassware are to ȱȱȱȱ¢ȱǯ ȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱ ȱ¢ȱ ȱȱ ȱȱȱȱ ȱ¢ǯȱ ȱȱ ȱȱǰȱȱȱ¢ȱȱ- ȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱǯ x x x x x x x x
304 Chapter 9 ȱȱȱȱȱĞǰȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱ- ȱ ȱȱȱȱǯ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǯȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ǯȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱȱǯȱȱȱȱ£ȱȱ- ¢ȱȱȱȃ Ȅȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǯ ȱ śǯȱ ȱȱ¢ȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ¢ȱ ȱ Ŝǯȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ¢ǯ 7. Recording any beverages transferred from the bar and any food transferred to the bar. ȱ Şǯȱ ȱȱȱȱǯȱȱȱȱĜȱ- ȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱ¢ȱȱ¢ȱȱȱ ȱǯȱȱǰȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǰȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ £ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǯ Exhibit 15ȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȯȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ compared. As with the standard food cost percentage, the standard beverage cost per- ȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱ ȱ ǯȱ ȱǰȱȱǰȱ¢ȱȱȱěȱȱǯȱȱ¡ǰȱȱ ¢ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ¢ȱ ¢ȱ ȱǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ǯȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ x x Ffi'+3 fiflfl2Effl3flfffi:fflfi ?N H OflR 6I 6 fl flI 6 H < ?N H Nfl flI 6 N flI < ?N H OflR 6I 6 fl flI H < 86O fl ?N H Hfl 6 N flI < ?N H HH 6 N flI < fl H LflR K!H R" fl 6O fl 9.IC/ .IC<IH0HC=E #"" .IC /
Determining Food and Beverage Standards 305 ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱ¡- ȱ ȱ ȱ ǯȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱ¡ȱȱȱǰȱȱȱ¢ȱ¡ǯ Computerized Standard Beverage Cost Calculations ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ DZȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱ ȱȱĞȬǯȱȱĴȱȱȱȱȱȱǯȱȱ ǰȱȱęȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǯȱȱ- ȱȱȱȱ¢ȱ ¢ȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱǯȱ ǰȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȬȱǰȱǰȱ ȱȱȱ¢ȱ¢ȱǯȱ£ȱȱȱȱ ȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱ¡ȱȱǯȱȬ of-sale technology makes this simple. ȱ¢ȱ¢ǰȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱǻȱ ¢ǰȱ¢ȱȱ ǰȱ£ȱǰȱǯǼȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱ ȱȱȱ ȱȱȱǯȱȱȱȱȱȱĞǰȱȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȦȱ£ȱȱ- ǯȱǰȱȱȱȱȱȱȱĞȱȱȱǰȱȱȱ- dard beverage cost percentage can be assessed. Since the POS system tracks both ȱ ǻȱȱǼȱȱȱ ǻȱ ȱ ȱǼǰȱ ȱȱ ȱȱȱ¢ȱȱ¢ǯ ȱȱȱ ǻǼȱȱǰȱȱǰȱȱ beverage cost percentages can be carried forward for whatever time period the ȱǯȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ¡ȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱ ȱȱȱǻȱȱȱ¢ȱȱ beverage cost). Use of Standard Costs in Multi-Unit Operations ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ £ȱ ¢¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ- ¢ȱ ȱȱȱǯȱȱȱȬȱǰȱȱȱ ¢¢ȱȱȱȱȱDzȱȱȱěȱȱǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǯȱ ȱ ęȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱǰȱȱȱȱěȱȱ ȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǯȱȱȱȱȱ- ¢Ȭ ȱ£ǰȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱǯȱȬȱȱĞȱȱȱȱ ȱ- Ȧȱ ȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱ- ȱǯȱȱȱȱǯǯȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȂȱȱȱȱ- ęȱȱǻȱ ȱȱȱȱȱ ȱ¢ȱǼǰȱ ȱȱ ȱȱȱȱęȱȱ¢ȱȱǯ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱȱȱ¢ȱȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱ ȱȱ ȱȱȱȱ ȱ ȱǯȱ ȱȱ£ǰȱ
306 Chapter 9 ȱȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱ ȱ Ȭȱ ȱȱ ¢ȱ ȱęȬ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǯ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ęȱ ¢ȱ ȱ £ȱ ȱ ȱ ǯȱ ȱ £ȱ ¢ȱ ȱȱ ȱ¢ȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȬȱ£ȱ Ĝȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǯ The food standards points noted also apply to beverage standards. For exam- ǰȱ Ȭȱ £ȱ ¢ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ěǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǻȱĚȱ ȱ ȱ Ǽǰȱ ȱ ȱȱȱęȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱǯ Key Terms ȱ ȯȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ- ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȂȱ yield, determined by dividing the desired yield by the original yield. ȱȯȱȬȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ǯȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȬǯ ȱ ȯȱȱȱ ȱ¢ȱȱȱ ȱȱ ȱ ȃȱȄȱ ǻǼȱȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱęǰȱȱǰȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱǯȱȱ ȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱ ȃȱȄȱǻǼȱȱȱǯ ȱȱȱȯȱȱȱȱȱȱǰȱ ȱ¢ȱȱȱȃȱȄȱǻǼȱȱ¢ȱȱ¢ȱȱȱ a decimal. ȱȱȯIn relation to commercial food and beverage operations, ȱȱȱ¡ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱ ȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱ¢ȱ¢ȱŗŖŖDzȱȱȱȱ- tional food and beverage operations, the food cost percentage expresses cost as a ȱȱ¡ȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱ ¡ȱȱ¢ȱ¢ȱŗŖŖǯ ȱęȯȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱ- ȱǰȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱ ǰȱ ǰȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱȱǰȱȱǰȱȱȱǰȱȱȱȱǯ ȱȱȯȱȱȱ ȱȱȱǰȱȱ ȱȱȱȱǰȱȱȱȱȱȱǰȱȱȱ Ȭȱ ǯȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ time a recipe or beverage is prepared. ȯȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ- dard recipe to arrive at a standard portion cost for one item yielded by the recipe.
Determining Food and Beverage Standards 307 ȱȯȱěȱ ȱȱ ȱȱȃȱȄȱǻǼȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱȃȱȄȱǻǼȱ ǯ ȱęȯȱȱȱȱȱ¢ǰȱ£ǰȱ ǰȱǰȱ ȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱȱǯ ȱȱȱȯThe planned food cost percentage against which ȱȱȱȱǯ ȱȱȯThe cost of preparing and serving one portion of food or one drink item according to the standard recipe. ȱȱ£ȯȱ¢ȱǻȱ¡ǰȱ ǰȱȱȱȱȱ Ǽȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǯ ȱȯȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǯȱȱȱ ȱȱ¢ȱȱǰȱȱȱ¢ȱȱǰȱęȱ- ȱǰȱȱ£ȱ ȱȱǰȱȱǰȱ and any other information necessary to prepare the item. ȱȱęȯȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǯȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱǰȱȱǰȱǰȱ- ȱǰȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ £ǰȱ ȱ ȱǰȱȱ selling price, and food cost percentage. ȱ ¢ȯȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱDzȱ ȱ¡ǰȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ęȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ǰȱǰȱȱǰȱȱȱ¢ȱȱ¢ȱ¡ȱȱ standard yield. Ȭȯȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱ ȱ another recipe. ȯȱȱ ȱȱȱ¢ǯ ¢ȯȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱĞȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱǯ ¢ȱȯSee yield percentage. ¢ȱȯȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱ ǰȱȱ¢ȱ ȱȱȱ ȱ¢ȱȱȱ ȱȱ¢ȱ¢ȱŗŖŖǯ
309 10 Pricing Menu Items From Managing Service in Food and Beverage Operations, Third Edition by Ronald F. Cichy, Ph.D., CHA and Philip A. Hickey, Jr. From Planning and Control for Food and Beverage Operations, Sixth Edition by Jack D. Ninemeier, Ph.D., CHA Types of Menus ȱȱȱęȱȱ¢ȱ ¢ȯ¢ȱ ȱ ¢ȱȱȱȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱǻěȱǰȱȱǰȱȦȱǰȱȱȱǼDzȱ¢ȱȱ ȱ ǻǰȱǰȱǼDzȱ ¢ȱȱ ǻȱǰȱ ȱǼDzȱ ȱȱ¢ȱȱȱǻȂȱǰȱȱ¡Ǽǯ ȱ ¢ȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱ ȱ¢ȱȱę¡ȱȱ¢- cal. A ę¡ȱȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱ¢ǰȱȱȱ¢ȱȱ¢ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱǯȱȱ¢ȱǰȱȱȱȱǰȱȱ ¢ȱȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱǯȱȱ¢ȱȱ ȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱȱǯ ȱȱ ęȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱ ȱǯȱ Many restaurants use an ¥ȱȱȱȱȱěȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱǯȱ ȱ¢ȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱěȱǰȱ·ǰȱ ǰȱǰȱȱȯȱ¢ȱǯȱ ȱǰȱȱȱ Ȃâȱ ǻę¡Ȭȱ ȱ¡Ȭę¡Ǽȱȱ ¢ȱ ȱȱ ȱ ȱ ǯȱ ȱȱ ¢ȱ ěȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱĞȱȱĴȱȱȱȱȱȱǯȱȱȱ ȱȱȬȬȱ£ȱȱȱ¢ȱȱDzȱȱȱ ĞȱȱȱȂâǯ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¥ȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱȱěȱȱȱȂâȱȱȱ ǯȱȱȱȱȱȬę¡Ȭ ȱǰȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱěȱȱȱ ȱȱ¢ǰȱȱȱěȱȱȱȱ¥ȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱǯ Food Categories on Menus ¢ǰȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱDZȱ£ǰȱ ǰȱǰȱ·ǰȱȱǯȱȱ¢ȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱ characteristics.
310 Chapter 10 Appetizers £ȱȱ ȱȱ¡ǯȱ¢ȱ ȱȱȱȱ- £ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ £ȱ ȱȱȱ ȱ ȱ ęȱȱ ȱ ǯȱȱ £ȱ ȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱǰȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱǯȱȱ ȱȱȱ£ȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱ·ǯ ȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱȱ £ȱ ǯȱ ǰȱ ǰȱ ȱȱȱȱȱ¡¢ȱǰȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȬȱĴǯȱȱȱȱȱȱǻȱȱȱ- ȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȬȱǰȱȱǼȱȱȱ ȱǯȱȱȱ£ȱȱȱĞȱ¢ȱȱȱ Ȭȱǯ Soups ȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱȱǯȱȱĞȱȱǰȱȱ ȱȱǰȱ¢ȱȱ¢ȱȱȃȄȱǯȱȱȱ ȱȱǰȱȱǰȱȱȱȱȱǰȱȱȱȱ ȱ ȱǰȱȱ ǰȱȱǯȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȯȱ ¡ǰȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱǯ ȱ¢ǰȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ- ȱȱȱȱǯȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǰȱȬ ȱǯȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ- ȱȱȱȱǯ Salads ȱȱȬȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǰȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱ ȱȱ ȱ ¢ǯȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱǰȱȱȱǰȱǰȱǰȱȱǰȱȱȱȱȱ dinner main courses. ȱȱǰȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱ ǯȱȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ Ȭ¢ȱ ȱȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ - ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ¢ǯȱȱȱ ȱȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱ ȱȱǯȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǰȱ- ¢ȱȱȱȱȱȱǰȱęǰȱȱȱ ȱȱȱ ǯ ¢ȱ Ȭȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ Ğȱ ȱ ȱǯȱǰȱ¢ȱǰȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǰȱȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǯȱȱ ȱ ¢ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱȬȬȱȱȱ ȱȱȱǰȱȱȱ Ȭ ȱȱȱȱȱ ȱÛǰȱȬȱǰȱǰȱȱ- ǯȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȃȱ ǰȄȱȱȱ ȱ¢ȱȱȱ¢ȱȱ¡ȱȱȱȱ¢ȱ
Pricing Menu Items 311 ǯȱȱȱȱȱȱ Ğȱ ȱȱȱȱȱ- ȱȱȱȱǯ Entrées ȱ¢ȂȱȱȱǰȱȱȱȱĴȱȱȱ- ȱȱ ȱȱȱ ȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱ·ǯȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱěȱȱȱȱǯȱȱȱǰȱ ȱěȱȱ- Ȃȱȱȱ·ȱȱȱȱȱȱ·ǯ ȱ·ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱǯȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ¢¢ǯȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ǰȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǻ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ¡ǼǯȱȂȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱ Ȭęȱǯȱ ȬǰȱǰȱǰȱȱȃȬ Ȅȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ ǯȱȱ ȃ- Ȅȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǯȱȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ¡ȱ ȱĚǰȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȬǯȱȱ¢ȱȱ- ȱȱęȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱĚȱȱȱǰȱ ǰȱǰȱȱȱǯ ȱȱ·ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ¢ǯȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǰȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱ- ǰȱȱȱǰȱȱȬ¢ȱ·ȱȱ ȱȱǯȱ¢ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǰȱǰȱȱ ȱ ǯȱ ȱ ·ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱĚȱȱęǯȱȱ·ȱ ěȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǰȱǰȱȱ- ȱ ȱȱ ǯȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱ ¢ȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱǰȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȬȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱ ȱ ǯȱ ǻȱ ȱ £ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱȱ¢ȱǯȱȬȬȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱ ȱȱǰȱȱȱęǯȱȬȱ ȱȱ¢ȱȱȱ ȱȱȱęǯȱȬȱȱ¢ȱǰȱǰȱȱęȱȱ ȱ ȱǯȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǯȱȱ¢ȱ ȱǰȱȱȱȱȱȱǯǼ Desserts ȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱ ȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱ ǰȱ ȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǯȱ Ȭȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ǰȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ¢ǰȱȱ¢ȱȱ ȱȱȱ- mer months. ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ·ǰȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ - ȱȱ ǯȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ¡ȱȱȱȱ ȱ
312 Chapter 10 ȱ ȱ Ȃȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱ Ȭęȱ ǯȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱǰȱȬȬȱȱǰȱ ȱȱ ǻȱȱȱȯȱȱǼǰȱȱȬęȱěǰȱȬȱ ȱȱǰȱǰȱ¢ȱǰȱ¢ȱȱǰȱ ȱȱ ǰȱ¢ȱȱǰȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǯȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǰȱ¢ȱȱȱȱ¢ȱ- ȱȱ ¢ȱȱȱȱȱȱǯ ȬȬ¢ȱȱȱȱǰȱȱȱȱȱȱĜȱȱ ǯȱ¢ȱȱȱǰȱĴǰȱǰȱǰȱȱǰȱ ȱǰȱȱǰȱȱȱǯȱȱȱ ȱ ȱȱȱ ȱ ȱǰȱȱȱěȱ ȱ ȱȱǰȱȱȱȱ ¢ǯȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ¢ȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱȱ ȱȱ ǰȱ¢ǰȱȱǯȱ£ȱ¢ȱȱ ȬǰȱǰȱȱȬȱ £ȱȱȱȱǯ /:;ffi (D?@D?ffi ;:? ffl>>C>ff =D ?< >?D <=DD?@;ffi C>? :ffi :E?=;ffi C@ D? @?:?; *QB ffl <fi<fiCQfi+
Pricing Menu Items 313 The Planning Sequence ȱȱȱǰȱȱ ȱȱ·ǯȱ ȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱ ¢ȱ¢ȱȱěǰȱȱȱ ȱǰȱ ȱȱǰȱǰȱ ȱ ǰȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱǯ flȱ ȱ ěȱ ȱȱ ȱ ȱ ·ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ǯȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ¢ǰȱ ȱȱȱ ȱ ¢ȱ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱȱǯȱȱǰȱ¢ȱ ȱȱȱǰȱǰȱ ǰȱǰȱǰȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǰȱȱ¢ȱ ȱȱ Ĝȱ ȱ ȱ ěȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǯȱ flȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱ¢ȱȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ěȱ ¢ȱ ȱȱ ȱ ȱ ·ǯȱ ȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱ¢ȱȱ ȱȦȱȱȱ ěȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ·ǯȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ¢ȱȱȱȱęȱȱȱȱȱǻȱ ȱȱȱ ǰȱȱ¡ǰȱȱ¢ȱǼǰȱ¢ȱȱ£ȱȱȱȱ ȱǯ Ğȱȱȱ·ǰȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱ ȱęȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǯȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ £ȱ Ȧȱ ȱ ¡ǰȱ ȱ ¢ȱ Ȭȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǻȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ·Ǽǰȱ ȱ ǯȱ ¢ǰȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ·ǰȱǰȱǰȱȱ- ǯȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱ¡ȱȱ ǰȱȱȱȱǯ Calculating Menu Selling Prices ȱȱȱǰȱȱ ȱȱ¢ȱȱǰȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǯȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱȱ¢Ȃȱęȱǰȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱĴȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¡ȱ ǻȱ ǰȱ ǰȱ ȱ Ǽǰȱ ȱȱȱȱȱǯȱȱȱǰȱ ȱ ȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱǰȱDZ ȱȱǯ ȱȱǯ ȱȬȱǻ¢ȱǼȱȱǯ ȱȱȱǯ ȱȱǯ Simple prime costs method. ęȱȱȱǯ Subjective Pricing Methods ȱȱȱȱȱȱ¡ȱ ȱęȱȱȱȱ- ȱȱǰȱ¢ȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱǯȱȱȱ x x x x x x x
314 Chapter 10 ȱǰȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱęȱ ȱ ȱȱ ǯȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǰȱ¢ȱȱȱȱ ȱȃȄȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȂȱ ¢ȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱǯȱȱȱ ȱ- ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȂȱȱ ȱȱȱ ȱȱȱǯ ȱ ȱ ȱǯȱ ȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǯȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȯȱȱȂȱȯ ȱȱȱȱȱǯȱȱȱ ǰȱȱȱǰȱȃȱȱ ȱȱǰȱ ȱȱ ȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱ ȱǵȄȱȱȂȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱ Ȃȱȱǯ ȱȱȱǯȱȱȱǰȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱ¢ǯȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ¡ȱȱȱȱȃȱěȄȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȂȱ estimate. ȱȱȱǯȱȱȱǰȱȱ¢ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ǻȱǼǯȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱĴȱȱȱ¢ȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȬȱǻǼȱȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱ ȱ ¢ȱȱǯȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱęȱǯȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȃ¢ȱ Ȅȱȱȱ£ȱȱȱĴȱęȱȱȱȱǯ ȱȱȱǯȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱǰȱ ȱȱ ȱĴȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱ ȱȱǯȱ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȬȬȱ ȱ ȯȱ ȱ ȱ Ȃȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ǯȱȱȱȱȱěȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱěȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȂȱǯ ȱȱȱȱȱȱǰȱǰȱȱǯȱȱ ȱȱ¢ȱěȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱęȱȱ and the product costs necessary to put the item on the table. ȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱ- ¢ȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱȱǰȱȱȱȱĴȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱęȱȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱǯȱȱ¢Ȃȱ- ǰȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǰȱȱ ȱȱ- ȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱ¢ǰȱȱȱȱ ǯ Objective Pricing Methods ȱȱȱǰȱȱǰȱȱǰȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱǰȱ ȱȱĴȱǵȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱ-
Pricing Menu Items 315 ǯȱȱȱȱȱȱ ǰȱȱȱ¡ȱȱǰȱȱȱȱȱ Ĵȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǯ ȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱȱǰȱ ǰȱ ȱȱȱ procedures must be in place and consistently used. Standard recipesǯȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱ ȱȱ ȱȱȱ ȱǯȱ ȱ¡ǰȱȱ ȱȱȱȱ ȱ ¢ȱ Ĵǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ·ǰȱ ȱ ǰȱȱ ȱȱǰȱȱȱȱǰȱȱǰȱ ȱȱĴǰȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱȱȃ¢ȱĴǯȄ Precosting with current costs. ȱěȱȱȱȱȱ ȱ- ȱȱȱȱ ȱȱ ȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱǯ Standard recipes must be usedǯȱȱ ȱ¢ȱȱǰȱ¢ȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱěȱȱȱ¢ȱ ȱǯȱȱĞǰȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǰȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ǰȱ ¢ǰȱȱȱȱȱǯȱȱȱȱȱǰȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǯ Simple Mark-Up by Multiplier Pricing Methods ȱȱȱȱȱȬȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ǯȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱęǯȱ ȱ ȱȱ¡ȱȱȬȱǰȱȬ- ȱȬȱǰȱȱȬȱ ȱȱȱǯȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǯ ȱȬȱǯThe ȱȬȱȱȱĴȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ DZȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱǯȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱ DZ ȱ ŗǯȱ ȱȱȂȱȱȱȱȱȱǯ ȱ Řǯȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȂȱǯ ȱ řǯȱ ȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱ¢ȱȱȂȱȱ¢ȱȱ- tiplier. A ȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱęȱȱǰȱȱȱ- ȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱ¢ȱȱȱęȱȱǯȱǰȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱ¢ǯȱȱȱȯȱȱ ȱȱȯȱȱȱǯ ȱȱȱȱȱŘȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱȱǻȱ Ǽȱ ȱ ȱ ǻ ȱȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱȬȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱȱǼǯȱȱ¡ǰȱȱ ȱȱ ȱȱ ȱȱŚŖȱǰȱȱȱ ȱȱŘǯśǰȱȱȱ DZ x x x
316 Chapter 10 Multiplier = 1 ȱȱȱ Řǯśȱ = 1 ŖǯŚŖ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ Ĵȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǞśǯřŘȱ ǻȱ ȱ ȬȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǼǯȱȱ ȱŚŖȬȱȱȱȱǰȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱĴȱȱȱȱ DZ ȱȱȱ =ȱ ȱȱȱ× Multiplier ǞŗřǯřŖȱ =ȱ ǞśǯřŘȱ ×ȱ ǯś ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱĴǰȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱǞŗřǯřŖǯ Ȭȱ Ȭȱ ǯ The Ȭȱ Ȭȱ ȱ ȱěȱȱȱȱȬȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱǯȱȱǰȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǯ ȱ ȱȱ¢ȱĴȱ¡ǰȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱ ǞŘǯŜśȱǻȱȱǰȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ¢Ǽǯȱȱȱȱ ȱ śǯŖŘȱȱ ǰȱ ȱ ¢ȱ Ĵȱȱ ȱ ȱ ǞŗřǯřŖǯȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱ ȱ DZ ȱȱȱ =ȱ ȱȂȱȱȱ× Multiplier ǞŗřǯřŖȱ = ǞŘǯŜśȱ × śǯŖŘ ȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱ¡ȱȱȱǞŘǯŝśȱȱȱȱǰȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱȱǞŗřǯŞŗȱǻǞŘǯŝśȱ×ȱśǯŖŘǼǯ ȱ Ȭȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱǯȱȱǰȱ ȱȱȱȂȱ ȱȱŗŖȱǰȱȱȱȂȱȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱ ŗŖȱȱǯ Ȭȱ ȱȱȱǯȱȱȱȬȱ ȱȬ ȱȱȱǰȱȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱ ȱ·ȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȃȄȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ¢ȱ¢ȱȱǯȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȬ·ȱȱȱ¢ȱ¡ȱȱȱǰȱǰȱ ǰȱĴǰȱȱȬȱǯȱȱ¡DZ ·ȱȱ ȱ Ǟȱȱřǯŗś Plate Cost + ǞȱȱŗǯŘś ȱȱȱ ȱ ǞȱȱŚǯŚŖ Multiplier × 3.3 ȱȱȱ ȱ ǞŗŚǯśŘ ȱȱȱȃȄȱǰȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱ·ȱǰȱȱȱȱȱ·ȱȱȱȱȱȱǯ
Pricing Menu Items 317 ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱ ¢ǯȱȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ¡ȱ·ȱȱȱ¢ǯȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱǯ ȱȱ¢ȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱ ¢ȱȱȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱȱȱǯȱ ȱȱȱȱȱǵȱ ȱ Ğȱȱȱǵȱǰȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ- ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ęȱ ǯȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱȬȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱĴȱȱȱȱȱ- ods discussed earlier. ȱ ȱ ǯȱ ȱ Ȭȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱȱǰȱȱȱǰȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱȱ¢ǯȱ ȱ ęȱ ǰȱ ǰȱȱ ȱ ȱǯȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱǵȱȱ¢ȱǰȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ¢ȱȱ¡ȱȱȃȱȱȄȱǻȱȱȱȱŚŖȬȱ ȱǼǯȱȱȱȱȱ¢Ȃȱȱȱȱǵȱȱ ¢ȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱǰȱǰȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱęǵ ȱȱǰȱȱǰȱ ȱȱ ȱȱȱȱ ȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱǯȱǰȱȱȱǰȱȱȱȱȱ ȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱǰȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱĜȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ yield a ȱȱǻȱȱȱȱǼȱĜȱȱȱ ¡ȱȱęȱǯȱȱĴȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱ¢ȱȱěȱȱ ¢ȱȬȱǯȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¡ȱ ȱ ȱ ǯȱ ǰȱ ȱ ¡ǰȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ- ȱ ȱ ȱȱȱǰȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȯȱ ȱȱęȱǯȱǰȱǰȱ ȱȱȱȱȱǻǼȱȱȱȱǻ ȱȱ¢ȱȱ ȱȱȱ¢ȱ¢Ǽȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱǻȱǼȱȱ¡ǯ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱ ǯȱȱ¡ǰȱȱȱȱȱĚȱȱȱ ȱǰȱ¢ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ęȱ ȱ ǯȱ ǰȱ ¢ȱ ȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ěȱ ȱ ȱǯȱ ȱ ȱ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ - ȱ ǰȱȱ¡ǰȱȱȱȱ¡ȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱǯ ȱȬȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱ ǯȱȱǰȱ¢ȱȱȱ¢ȱ ȱ ¡ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱǯȱ ȱ ¡ǰȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱǯȱǰȱ ȱȱĞǰȱǰȱ ǰȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱǵȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȯ
318 Chapter 10 4L/E HE8H C8DfiF 3JBE 8HEFE I K%NL GR NflL L flIO fl G L GR NflLR% Hfl !NflL" GR flI fl H fl& P flI NflLflG% I5 4 4C8DfiF8 44 4C8DfiF8 444 8DfiFJ F8 ff.-($((( !Lfl fl" )*-$((( !Nfl" ;NflL QL2 N2 fl H fl ff )$((($((( fl flX fl ff +-($((( fl ON ff *$(*-$((( ;NflL -&/1 !NflL" ;NflL QL2 N GNfl H fl Lfl ++fiC +&(+ !NflL" ) !6Nfl" 7 fl <fl ) ++ fl 7 >ON fl flX fl flL 2Nfl L% Lfl fl N2 fl H fl ff )$((($((( fl flX fl ff !+-($(((" fl Lfl fl ff .-($((( NG H Nfl )*-$((( ff-&*( < Lfl fl 8fi*).%)/! 9
Pricing Menu Items 319 Ğȱȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱ¡ȱ ȱȱ¢Ȃȱ ȱȱ ȱȱǵȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȃȱ¢Ȅȱȱ ȱȱǰȱȱȬ¢ȬȬȱěȱȱ£ȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱǯ Contribution Margin Pricing Method The term contribution marginȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱĞȱ Ğȱ ȱȱȂȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱǯȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȃȄȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȬȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱęȱǯȱȱȱȱ ȱȱǰȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱ ȱ ȱDZ ȱ ŗǯȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱ Ȭȱȱȱȱęȱ¢ȱȱȱȱ¡ȱǯ ȱ Řǯȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱ- ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȂȱȱȱǯ ȂȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȬȱ ȱȱǞŜşśǰŖŖŖǰȱȱęȱȱȱȱǞŝŚǰŖŖŖǰȱȱŗřśǰŖŖŖȱȱȱ¡ȱ ȱȱǯȱȱȱǰȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱǞŚǯŜŖȱȱ DZ ȱ ǛŗDZȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǯȱ ȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱ ȱDZ Non-Food Costs +ȱȱę = ȱ ȱȱ¡ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱȱ ǞŜşśǰŖŖŖȱ+ȱǞŝŚǰŖŖŖ =ȱ ǞśǯŝŖ ŗřśǰŖŖŖ x ;NflL QL2 6Nfl H fl ++fi2 +&(+ !NflL3 N H flX" ) !6Nfl" 7 fl <fl ) ++ flL 62Nfl flfl L% H fl flX fl ff -&/- Lfl fl ff -&*( fl L ff )(&1- H fl flL 2 Nfl NflL flI H ;flI )
320 Chapter 10 SȱǛŘDZȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǯ This is done by ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȂȱ- ȱȱǯȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱǞŚǯŜŖȱȱȱ ȱȱǞŚǯŜŖȱ+ȱǞśǯŝŖǰȱȱǞŗŖǯřŖǯ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱ ȱ- ¢ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǯȱȱȱȱȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ¡ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ǯȱǰȱ ȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǰȱȱȱ¢ȱěȱȱĚȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǯȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱ¢ȱ ȱȱȱȱ ȱ¢ȂȱȬȱȱȱ ęȱǯ Ratio Pricing Method The ȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱ ȬȱǰȱȱęȱȱǻȱǼǯȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱǯȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ DZ ȱ ŗǯȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȬȱȱȱȱęȱ¢ȱ ȱȱȬȱȱȱęȱ¢ȱȱǯ ȱ Řǯȱ ȱȱȱȱȬȱȱȱęȱȱȱȱȱȱ ¢ȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱ in step 1. ȱ řǯȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱȱŘȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǯ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ¢Ȭ¢ȱȱǻ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ Ǽȱ ȱ ȱ ȱDZȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǞŚřśǰŖŖŖǰȱ ȱ Ȭȱ ȱ ǻȱ ȱ ȱ Ǽȱ ȱ ǞŝşŖǰŖŖŖǰȱ ȱ ȱ ęȱȱǞşśǰŖŖŖǯȱȱȱȱȱǰȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱǞŚǯŝśȱȱ DZ ȱ ǛŗDZȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ęȱ ǯȱȱȱȱ ȱȱ ȱDZ All Non-Food Costs +ȱȱę = Ratio Food Costs ǞŝşŖǰŖŖŖȱ+ȱǞşśǰŖŖŖ =ȱ ŘǯŖř ǞŚřśǰŖŖŖ ȱȱȱȱȱȱǞŗȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǰȱ ǞŘǯŖřȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ Ȭȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ęȱǯ ȱǛŘDZȱȱ ȱȱȱȬȱȱȱęȱȱȱȱ ȱ ǯȱȱȱ ȱ ¢ȱ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ x x x
Pricing Menu Items 321 ȱȱȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱ ŗǯȱ ǰȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǞŚǯŝśǰȱȱȱȱȬȱȱȱęȱ ȱȱǞŚǯŝśȱ×ȱŘǯŖřǰȱȱǞşǯŜŚǯ ȱǛřDZȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱ ǯ This is done ¢ȱȱȱȱȱȱŘȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǯȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱǞŚǯŝśȱȱȱ ȱȱǞŗŚǯřşȱǻǞŚǯŝśȱ+ ǞşǯŜŚǼǯȱǰȱǰȱȱȱȱȱȬȱȱȱȱȱȂȱ ęȱǯ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ- ȱ ȱ ǯȱ ǰȱȱȱȱ ȱǯȱ ȱ ȱ ȱěȱȱȱȱǰȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȬȱ ȱȱęȱȱ ȱȱ ȱȱǯȱǰȱȱȱ ȱǰȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȬȱȱȱęǯȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȬȱȱǯ Simple Prime Costs Method The term ȱȱȱȱȱȱęȱȱȱȱȱȱ- DZȱȱǻȱȱǼȱȱǯȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱǯȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱ DZ ȱ ŗǯȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱ ¡ȱǯ ȱ Řǯȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȂȱȱǯ ȱ řǯȱ ȱȱȱȂȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱȱǻȱȱȱȱȱ ȱǼǯ ȱ ȱ¡ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǯȱ Ȃȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱDZ ȱȱȱȱ Ǟřǯŝś ȱȱ ǞŘŗŖǰŖŖŖ ȱȱ¡ȱ ȱ ŝśǰŖŖŖ ȱȱȱȱ ŜŘƖ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȂȱ ȱǯȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱ ǯȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱȱǰȱȱȱȱȱǯ ȱǛŗDZȱȱȱȱȱȱǯȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ- ȱ¢ȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱ¡ȱDZ x x
322 Chapter 10 ȱȱȱ ȱȱ = Labor Costs ȱȱ¡ȱ ǞŘǯŞŖȱ = ǞŘŗŖǰŖŖŖ ȱ ȱ ŝśǰŖŖŖ ȱǛŘDZȱȱȱȱȱȱǯȱȱȱȱȱȱǻǞŘǯŞŖǼȱ ȱȱȱȱȂȱȱȱǻǞřǯŝśǼȱȱǞŜǯśśǯ ȱǛřDZȱȱȱȱȂȱȱȱǯ This is calculated by ȱȱȱȱȱȱǻȱȱȱȱŘǼȱ¢ȱȱȱȱ ȱDZ ȱȱȱȱ =ȱ ȱȱȱ ȱȱȱ ǞŗŖǯśŜȱ = ǞŜǯśś ȱ ȱ ŖǯŜŘ ȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱǰȱȱȱȱȂȱȱȱȱȱǯȱ- ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱ¢ȱ ȱǯȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ- ȱ ȱȱȱǰȱȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱ ¢ȱ¢ǯȱȱęȱȱȱȱȱĴȱ ȱȱ ȱ problem. Specific Prime Costs Method ȱȱęȱȱȱȱǰȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱǯȱ ȱ ȱ¡ȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȬȱǰȱ¢ǰȱ- ȱǯȱ¢ǰȱȱȱȱ¡ȱȱȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱĚȱȱȱ ȱȬȱȱ ȱȱǯ ȱȱęȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱDZȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱ¡ȱȱǯȱȱęȱȱ¡- ȱȱȱȱĞȱȱȱȱȱǯȱȱ¡ǰȱȱ ȱȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱȬȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȬȬǯȱ¢¢ǰȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱ¡¢ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ Dzȱȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱǯ ¡ǰȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱǯȱȂȱȱȱȱȂȱ¢- ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱDZ ŜŖȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ ¡ȱ ȱȱ ȱ ¡ȱ ȱǻ¢ȱȱǼǯ ŚŖȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ¡ȱȱȱȱĴȱȱ ǻ¢ȱȱǼǯ x x x x
Pricing Menu Items 323 śśȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǻȱ ¢ȱȱȱ¢ȱȱǼǯ Śśȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱǰȱǰȱȱȱȬ ȱǯ Exhibit 1ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱ ȱ ęȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǯ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ŗǯȱȱȱȱȱȱǰȱȱǰȱȱȱǰȱȱęǯȱ- ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱŘǯȱȱęȱ ȱȱȱ ȱǯȱȱ¡ǰȱ ȱȱȱ ęȱȱřśȬȱȱȯřśȱȱȱ¡ȱȱ ȱȱ ȱ ¢ȱȱǯȱȱȱȱȬȱȱȱřȱȱȱȱ ȱȱ¡ȱȱȱǻ¢ȱǼȱȱȱȱŚȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱ¡ȱȱȱǻ¢ȱǼǯ ȱȱȱȂȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱǻ- ȱ¡ȱǼȱȱŜŖȱȱȱ ȱ ȱȱȱ ȱ ȱ ǯȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȬȱȱȱȱŘŗȱ- ȱȱȱȱ¢ȱ¢ȱȱřśȬȱȱȱȱ¢ȱŜŖȱȱ ǻŖǯřśȱ×ȱŖǯŜȱ=ȱŖǯŘŗȱ×ȱŗŖŖȱ=ȱŘŗȱǼǯȱ¢ǰȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȬȬȱȱȱȱŗŚȱȱȱȱ¢ȱ¢ȱȱ řśȬȱȱȱȱ¢ȱŚŖȱȱǻŖǯřśȱ×ȱŖȱǯŚȱ=ȱŖǯŗŚȱ×ȱŗŖŖȱ=ȱŗŚȱǼǯ ȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǻřŖȱȱ ȱ ȱȱȱŘǼȱ ȱȱȱȬȱȱǯȱ ȱȱȱǰȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱĴȱȱȱȱ¡ȱȱȱȱ- x x Exhibit 1 Calculations for Specific Prime Costs Pricing .HC4 :FC .HC C /CL flKIFffi 4 /CL. fl9fiKI Fffi 4 7 fl G fl flI fl <Hfl fl ;NflL fl#ffi fl$ffi fl%ffi fl&ffi +-fi +(fi *(fi )-fi )((fi )((fi +-fi *&1 .(fi H +-fi *)fi --fi H +(fi )/fi .(fi H )+fi 0fi .(fi H *(fi )*fi .(fi H )-fi 1fi ./fi ./fi *)fi +&* ,(fi H +-fi ),fi ,(fi H )+fi -fi ,(fi H *(fi 0fi ,(fi H )-fi .fi ++fi ++fi ),fi *&,
324 Chapter 10 ¢ȱȱȱǯȱȱȱȱȂȱȱ¢ȱ ȱȱśśȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǯȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱǰȱȱȱȱ řŖȱȱǻȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǼȱ¢ȱśśȱȱ ǻȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǼǯȱ¡ȱŗȱ ȱȱ ŗŝȱȱǻŖǯřŖȱ×ȱŖǯśśȱ=ȱŖǯŗŝȱǽǾȱ×ȱŗŖŖȱ=ȱŗŝȱǼȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱ¡ȱǯ ȱȱŗřȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǻřŖȬȱȱȱȱ ȱȱǰȱȱŗŝȬȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǼȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ¢ȱȱ ȱ¢ȱȱȱǰȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ¢ǯȱ ǰȱ ȱ¢ȱȱȱ¢ȱȱ ȱ śŖȦśŖȱ ǯȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱŜŖȦŚŖȱǰȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȬȱǯȱǰȱŞȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱǻŖǯŜŖȱ×ȱŖǯŗřȱ=ȱŖǯŖŞȱǽǾȱ×ȱŗŖŖȱ=ȱŞȱ- ǼǯȱȱȱȱȱęȱȱȱřǯȱȱȱśȱȱȱȬ preparation labor cost (13 percent ïȱŞȱȱ=ȱśȱǼȱȱȱȱ¢ȱ ȱȱǯȱȱȱȱȱęȱȱȱŚǯ ȱȱȱǻŘŖȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱŘǼȱȱ ęȱǻŗśȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱŘǼȱȱȱȱȱ ȱŜŖȦŚŖȱȱ ȱ¢ȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱǯ ȱȱȱȱȱǰȱȱȱȱȱȱǯȱ ȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱȱǻȱǰȱȱǰȱ ȱȱǰȱȱęǼȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱǯ ȱ¡ǰȱȱȱȱȱȱřśȬȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱǻȱŘǼȱȱŘǯşǯȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱŗŖŖȱ- ȱǻȱȱȱȱęȱȱ ȱȱȱĴȱȱȱŘǼȱ¢ȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱřśȱȱǻŗȱ÷ȱŖǯřśȱ=ȱŘǯşȱǽǾǼǯ ȱȱȱȱȱȱ¡ȱȱǻȱřǼȱȱ ȱ¢ȱȱŜŝȱȱ ǻȱ ȱȱȱęȱȱ ȱȱ ȱĴȱȱȱřǼȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱŘŗȱȱȱȱ ¢ȱȱȱȱǻŖǯŜŝȱ÷ȱŖǯŘŗȱ=ȱřǯŘȱǽǾǼǯ ȱȱȱȱȱȱĴȱȱǻȱŚǼȱȱ- ȱ¢ȱȱřřȱȱǻȱȱȱȱęȱȱ ȱȱȱ Ĵȱ ȱ ȱ ŚǼȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ŗŚȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱȱȱȱǻŖǯřřȱ÷ȱŖǯŗŚȱ=ȱŘǯŚȱǽǾǼǯ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¡ȱ ȱ ǻřǯŘǼȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱȱ ȱ Ȭ¡ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ǻŘǯŚǼǯȱȂȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ¡ȱȱȱǞŚǯŝśǯȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱ- ¢ȱǞŚǯŝśȱ¢ȱřǯŘǯȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱǞŗśǯŘŖǯȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱǞŚǯŝśȱȱȱnot ȱ¡ȱȱ ȱȱȱȱ¢ȱ¢ȱŘǯŚǰȱ ȱ ȱ¢ȱȱǞŗŗǯŚŖȱȱȱǯȱ ȱ ȱȱĚȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ the menu item.
Pricing Menu Items 325 ȱȱęȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǰȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱǯȱȱ¢ȱȱȱęȱȱȱȱ¢ȱ ȱȱȱ¡ȬȱȱȬ¡Ȭȱǯȱ ¢ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱǯȱǰȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ- ȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǯȱȱȱȱĞȱȱ- ȱǰȱȱ¢ȱȱǰȱȱȱȱ¢ȱǰȱȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱǯ Important Pricing Considerations ȱȱǰȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ- ȱȱȱȱȱǯȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱ¡ȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱęȱȱȱȱȱȱǯȱǰȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱǯ ȱȱȱȱ ǻȱ ȱ ȱ¢Ǽȱȱ ¢ȱǯȱ ȱ ¢ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǻȱȱǼȱ ȱ¢ȱȱȱ- ǯȱ¢ȱȱǰȱȱȱȱ¢ǰȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱ¡ȱȱǰȱȱȱ¢ǰȱȱȱȱȱȬ price decision. ȱȱ ȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǯȱ- ¢ǰȱ ȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱ ȱȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱ ȱȱȱȱęȱȱ item. ȱȱȱȱȱǯȱȱ ȱȱȱȯȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȯȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǯȱ ȱ ȱȱȱDZȱȱȱ¢ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱǯȱ ȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǯȱ ȱȱȱȱȱěȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǰȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱĴȱȱȱȱȱĚȱȱȱ ȱǯ ȱ¡ǰȱȱȱ ȱȱěȱȱȱȱǯȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱǰȱȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱĚȱ ȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱǯȱȱȱ¢ȱȱ- ǰȱ ȱȱȱěȱȱĴȱǯȱ£ȱȱěȱ ȱȱ¢Ȃȱ ȱǰȱǰȱȱȱȱȱěȱ¢ȱ ȱȱȱȱ ¢ȱȱȱǯ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱĴȱȱȱȱȱ ȱ ȱǯȱȱ¢ȱ ȱȱ ȱȱȱȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ¢ȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ěǯȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ęȱ ěȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱěȱȱ ȱȱȱěǰȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱǯȱ ǰȱȱȱȱ ȬȬȱ ěȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱ ȱ ǻȱ ȱ ǰȱ ǰȱȱǼǰȱȱȱ¢ȱȱ ǯ
326 Chapter 10 ȱȱȱȱȱ ¢ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǯȱ ȱȱǰȱ ȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ęȱǯȱ ǰȱȱȱȱȂȱȱȱ¢ȱȱěȱ ¢ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱěȱȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱ- ǯȱȱǰȱȱȱǰȱȱȱěȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱ ¢ȱȱ ȱ ȱȱȂȱȱǯȱ ȱȱ¢ȱȱ ȱ ȱȱȱǰȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱȱǯ ȱ ȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱ. ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱǯȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱ¢ȱǰȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱ ȱȱȬǯȱ ǰȱȱ ȱȱǰȱ ȱȱȱ ȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǰȱȱȱȱ ǯȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǰȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱȯȱ¡ȱȱ ȱȱȱ ȱȱȱǯ Evaluating the Menu flȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱĚȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǯȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱ ȱȱȱęȱȱȱȱȱǵȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ǯ ȱȱȱȃȄȱȱǵȱȱȱ ȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱ ȱDZȱȱ¢ȱ ȱȱę¢ǯȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ - ¢ȱ¢ȱǯȱȱęȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǯȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱę¢ǯ ¢ǰȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱ¢DZ ȱ ŗǯȱ ȯȱȱȱȱȱę ȱ Řǯȱ ȯȱȱȱȱęȱȱȱ ȱ řǯȱ ££ȯȱȱȱęȱȱȱȱ ȱ Śǯȱ ȯȱȱȱȱęȱȱ ȱ ¢ȱȱȱȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱȱ ȱȱȱȱ ¢ȱȱęȱȱȱȱȱę¢ȱȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱȱǯȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱǯ ǰȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȂȱę¢ȱȱnotȱȱȱȱ ȱȱǰȱȱȱȱǯȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱ ȱȂȱȱȱǰȱȱȱęȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ǯȱȱȱ ǰȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱǰȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ
Pricing Menu Items 327 ȱȱȱ¡ȱȱęǯȱȱȱ¢ȱȱǰȱȱȱȱ¢ȱ ǯȱȱȱ ȱ¡ǯ ȱȱ ȱ Food Cost Price ȱȱƖ ȱȱȱȱ ȱ ǞŘǯŚŞȱ ǞŝǯśŖȱ řřƖȱ ǞśǯŖŘ ȱ ǞŜǯŖŘȱ ǞŗŚǯŖŖȱ ŚřƖȱ ǞŝǯşŞ ȱȱ¡ǰȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱǻřřȱȱ- ȱ ȱ ŚřȬȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ Ǽǯȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǯȱ ǰȱȱ ȱ¢ȱȱȱȱǻȱȱȱȱȱǼǰȱ¢ȱǞśǯŖŘȱ ȱĞȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱ¢ȂȱęȱǯȱȱȱȱȱǰȱǞŝǯşŞȱǯ ȱ¡ȱȱ ȱ ¢ȱȱDZȱ ȱ ȱ ȱěȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȯȱȱȱȱȱȱǯȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ¢- ǰȱȃflȱȂȱȱǷȄ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱ- ȱ¢ȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱęȱȱȱ ǻȱȱ ȱ Ǽǯȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ- ȱȱȱĞȱǰȱȱ¢ǰȱ¢ȱ¢ȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱ¢ǯȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱ¢ȱȱ ȱ¡ȱǯȱ¢ǰȱ ȃȄȱȱȱȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱ¡ȱǰȱ ȱȱęȱ ȱȃȄȱȱ¢ȱ ȱȱȱǯ ȱȱȱȱȱ¢ǰȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱ¢ǯȱȱȂȱȱȱȱȱ¡ȱ- ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȂȱȱȱę¢ȱȱ¢ǰȱȱ ȱȱȱ ȱȱ ȱȱȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱ ȱ ȱȱȱǯȱȱȱȱȃȄȱȱȱę¢ȱȱ- ¢ǵȱȱ¡ǰȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱǯȱȱȱȱȃȄȱȱ¡ǵȱȱȱȱȱęȱ ȱȱȃȄȱȱǵȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱ¡ȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǯȱȱǰȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱěȱǰȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ¢ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ¢ǰȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱ ȱǰȱȱęȱ ȱȱȱ ȱȱȱ¢ǯȱ ǰȱ¢ȱǰȱ ȱȱȂȱȱȱ ȱȱ¢ȱĴȱ ȱ ȱęȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱ ȱȱȱǯ Defining Profitability ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱę¢ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱǯȱȱȃȄȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱǯȱȱȱȱȱȂȱȱȱȱȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȂȱę¢ǰȱȱȱȱ¢ȱ
328 Chapter 10 ȱȱ¢ȱȱǯȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǯ ȱ ȱȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱ ȱ ȱȱȱǰȱ ȱ ȱȱ ǻǼȱȱȱ ȱ ȱȱ- ȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱ¢ȱȱȱęȱȱȱȱ ǯȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱǯ ¢ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ęȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱ ȱǯ ȱȱȱ =ȱ ȱȱ ȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȂȱȱȱ ę¢ǯȱȱęȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱ ȱȱ¡ȱȱȱȱǯȱȱȱȱȱ- ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ¡ȱȱȱȱ¢ȱ presented later in this chapter. Defining Popularity ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ¢ȱ¡ǯȱȱ¡ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȃ¡ȱ¢ǯȄȱȱ ȱȱȱ¢ǰȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱǯȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȃ¡Ȅȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ǯȱǰȱȱ¡ȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱ- ¢ȱȱŗŖŖȱȱǻǯǯǰȱȱȱǼȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǯȱ ȱ¡ǰȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱ¢ȱǰȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱ¡ȱȱȱŘśȱ ȱȱȱȱǯȱȱȱȱǰȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱǰȱ ȱȱ ȱȱ¡ȱȱȱŗŖȱȱȱȱȱǯ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱŝŖȱ ȱȱ ȱȱ¡ǯȱǰȱȱ¢ȱ¡ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱęȱȱŝŖȱȱȱȱ¡ȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱȱǯȱǻȱ ¢ȱ¡ȱȱȱęȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱ ȱȱȱȂȱȱȱȱȱȱęȱǯǼ ȱ¡ǰȱȱȱȱȱȱȬȱȱ ȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱŗŝǯśȱȱȱȱȱȱǻŗŖŖȱȱ÷ȱŚȱȱ= Řśȱȱ×ȱŝŖȱȱ=ȱŗŝǯśȱǼǯȱȱȱȱǰȱȱȱȱȱȱȬ ȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱŝȱȱȱȱ ȱȱǻŗŖŖȱȱ÷ȱŗŖȱȱ=ȱŗŖȱȱ×ȱŝŖȱȱ=ȱŝȱǼǯȱȱȱ ¢ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ¡ǰȱ ȱȱŗŖȱȱȱȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱ ȱ Ȭȱȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȬȱǯȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱ¡ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱǯ
Pricing Menu Items 329 ȱȱȱȱȱǰȱȱȱȱȱę¢ȱ ȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱǰȱ ǰȱ£- £ǰȱȱǯȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǯ Evaluating Menu Items Exhibit 2ȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱěȱ¢ȱȱ ȱǯȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱ ȱȱ ȱ ¡ȱ Řǯȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱ Ȭ ȱǯȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǯȱȱȱ ȱĴȱȱȱȱǻ¡ȱǼȱȱȱȱȱŗǰŖŖŖȱ·ȱ ȱȱȱȱ Ȭ ȱǯ ȱȱ¡ȱ ǻȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱǼȱȱ ȱȱ ȱǯȱ ȱ¡ǰȱ ŚŘȱȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱǻŚŘŖȱȱȱȱ÷ȱŗǰŖŖŖȱȱȱǼǯ ȱȂȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǯȱȱ¡ǰȱȱȱ- ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǞśǯŘŗǯ ȱȂȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǯȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱ ȱȱǯȱflȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǞŝǯşśǯ Column F (Item CMǼȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǯȱȱ- ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǰȱ ȱȱȱȂȱȱ ȱȱȱȂȱȱǯȱȱ¡ǰȱȱȱDZȱǞŝǯşśȱïȱǞśǯŘŗȱ =ȱǞŘǯŝŚǯ ȱȱȱȱǻȱ Ǽȱȱȱ¢ȱ¢ȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱǻȱǼȱ¢ȱȱȂȱȱȱǻȱǼǯȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ DZȱŚŘŖȱȱȱ×ȱǞśǯŘŗȱȱ cost =ȱǞŘǰŗŞŞǯŘŖǯ ȱ ȱ ǻȱ Ǽȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȂȱȱǯȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ǻǞřǰřřşǼȱȱȱ¢ȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱ DZȱŚŘŖȱȱȱ×ȱǞŝǯşśȱ=ȱǞřǰřřşǯ ȱ ȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱȱ ǻȱǼȱȱ ȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǯȱȱ¡ǰȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǻǞŗǰŗśŖǯŞŖǼȱȱȱ¢ȱ- ȱȱȂȱȱȱǻǞŘǰŗŞŞǯŘŖǼȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱǻǞřǰřřşǼȱ in column H. ȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǻȱȱ ȱę¢Ǽȱȱȱ¢ȱ¡ȱǻȱȱȱ¢Ǽǯȱȱ¡ȱ ŘǰȱȱȱȱȱȱǞŝǰŘřŖǯŝŖȱȱȱȱȱĴȱȱȱ ȱǻ¡ȱǼȱ ȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǯȱ ǰȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱǯȱȱȱȱȱǞŗŖǰŜŝśǯśŖȱȱȱȱȱĴȱȱȱ H in box J. ȱ¡ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǻ¡ȱ Ǽȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǻ¡ȱ Ǽǯȱ ȱ ŗǰŖŖŖȱ ȱȱ ȱȱǻ¡ȱǼȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ǞřǰŚŚŚǯŞŖȱǻ¡ȱǼǰȱȱȱȱȱȱǞřǯŚŚȱǻ¡ȱǼDZ
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332 Chapter 10 Increase prices carefully. Perhaps the item is popular because it represents a ȱȱȱǯȱȱȱȱȱǰȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱ ȱȱǰȱ¢ȱȱǰȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱ ǯȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱěȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ¢ȱȱȱȱȱ ǯ Test for demandǯȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǰȱȱ¢ȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱ- ȱ ȱȱȱ ȱȱȱ ȱǯȱȱȱ ȱ¢ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȂȱ¢ȱ ȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǯȱȱȱȱ ȱȱǰȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ at once. ȱȱȱȱȱ ȱęȱȱȱǯȱȱȱȱȱ¢ǰȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱĴȱȱȱǯȱȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǯȱȱȱȱȱǰȱ ȱȱ ȱȱȱǯȱȱ ȱȱ ȱȱȱęȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱęȱȱȱ¢ȱ ȱȱǯ Ğȱȱȱȱȱǯȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȯȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱ- ȱǯȱȱȱȱȱǰȱȱ¡ǰȱ ȱ notȱȱ ǯȱȱȱȱȱȬȬȱȱ ǰȱ ǰȱȱȱȱ££ȱǻȱȱȱȱȱ- ǼDzȱ¢ȱ ȱȱȱ ǯ Combine with lower cost productsǯȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ěȱ ȱ ȱ ·ǯȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱ ȱǰȱȱ¡ȱȱ ȱȱȱȂȱ- ¢ǯȱȱȱȱȱǰȱȱȱȱ ȱǯ Assess the direct labor factorǯȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱęȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ - ȱǯȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱ ȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱęȱȱȱȱȱǻȱȱȱǰȱ ȱ¡Ǽǰȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱ ȱȱ- ȱȱ ȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱǯ Consider portion reductionǯȱȱȱȱ£ȱȱǰȱȱȱȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱǯȱȱȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱǰȱȱǰȱȱȱȂȱȱȱȱ¢ȱ ȱ ȱȱȱ£ȱȱǯ ȱ ££ǯȱ ££ȱ ȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱȱ ȱ ȱȱ¢ȯȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱ¢ȱǯȱȱȱȱȱęȱ ¢ȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱǯȱȱDZ x x x x x x x
Pricing Menu Items 333 Ğȱ ȱ ȱ ȱǯȱȱȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱǰȱȱǰȱȱȱȱ- ǰȱȱȱǰȱȱȱǰȱȱĴȱȱ ȱȱȱǰȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱǰȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȂȱ¢ǯ Reducing the priceǯȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱǯȱȱȱȱȱǰȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǯȱ ȱȱȱȱȱ¢ǰȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱǯ Adding value to the itemǯȱěȱȱȱȱ£ǰȱȱȱ¡- ȱȱȱȱǰȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱ ȱȱȱ ¢ȱȱȱȱȱǯȱȱȱ¢ȱȱ ȱȱ¢ȱȱ ȱȱȱȱ ȱȱ ǰȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱǯ ȱǯȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ¢ǯȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱDZ ȱȱęǯȱȱȱĴȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱ ȱǯ Place the item in a highly visible location on the menu. Stars are items that the ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǯȱ ǰȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱȱ¢ǯ Test for selling price inelasticityǯȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ- ęȱȱȱȱǯȱǰȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ¡ȱ ȱǻȃȄȱ ȱȱǰȱǰȱȱǰȱȱ¡Ǽȱ- ȱȱȱǯȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ¢ǯ Use suggestive selling techniquesǯȱȱȱȱȱȱĞȱȱ ȱ££ȱȱȱȱȱȱǯ ȱ ǯȱ ȱ ǻȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ǼȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǯȱĞȱǰȱ¢ȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱǰȱȱ¢ȱȱȱǯȱ- ¢ǰȱȱȱȱȱȱǰȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱǯȱȱȱȃȄȱȱȱęȱȱȱȱ ǰȱȱȱȱĜȱȱȱĞǰȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱ ǰȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǯ ȱȱǰȱ ȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱęȱ¢ȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱěȱȱȱ ȱȱǯȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ- ȱ ǵȱ flDzȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǯȱ ǰȱȱ¡ǰȱȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱ ȱȱȱȱǯȱ ȱǰȱǰȱ¢ǰȱ ȱȱ¢ȱěȱ ȱȱ ȱ ȱ ǯȱ¢ȱ¢ȱ¢ȱȱȱȂȱȃ Ȅȱȱěȱȱ ȱ x x x x x x x
334 Chapter 10 ȱȱȱȱȱǯȱ ȱ ȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱ ȱ ȱȱǰȱȱȱȱ ȱȱ acceptable. ¢ȱǰȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱǯȱȱ¡ǰȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱǻȱǼȱ ȱȱȱȱǰȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱǯȱȱȱȱȱȱǰȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ¢ȱǯȱǰȱȱ¡ǰȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ- ȱȱȱǞŘǯśŖȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱǞŘǯŝśȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱǰȱȱ ȱȱȱ ĴDZȱȱȱȱȱŘśȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱ ȱȱȱ ȱȱǯ Menu Planning in Multi-Unit Organizations ȱ ȱ Ȧȱ ȱȬȱ ȱ ȱ £ȱ ȱ ¢ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱęȱȱȱ¢ȱ ȱȱ ȱǯȱȱ ȱȂȱǰȱ¢ȱȱ ȱȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ¢ȱȱȱȱȱ ¢ȱǯȱ Ȧȱȱȱȱȱęǰȱȱ ǰȱȱȱȱ ǰȱ¢ȱȱǰȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱęȱǯȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ £ȱȱĴǰȱȱ¢ǰȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱȱ- ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱȱǯȱǻȱȱ ȱȱȱȱǰȱǯȱȱȦȱ- £ȱ¢ȱěȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǰȱȱǰȱěȱȱ ȱȱȱ¢Ȭȱǯȱȱ¡ǰȱȂȱȱȱ ȱěȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱǰȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱ- ȱǯǼ ¢ȱȬȱ£ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱ ¡ȱȱȱ¢ȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱǯȱ¢ȱȱ ȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱ ȱ ȱȱȱ ȱȱȱǯȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȃȄȱ ȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǯȱȱȱȱ ȱ ȱȱǰȱȬȱ£ȱȱȱȱȱ ȱ¢ȱȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǯ ȱȱȱȱǰȱȱȱȱȱĴȱȱȱ ȱĚȱȱȱǰȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ¡ȱǯ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱ Ȭȱ £ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ- ȱȱ ȱȱȱ ȱȱ¢ȱȱȱǯ ȱ ȱȱ¢ȱěȱȱěȱȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱȱǯȱȱ¡ǰȱȱȱȱ¢¢ȱȱȱȱ- ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱǯȱ¡ȱȱ¢ȱȱ
Pricing Menu Items 335 ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ¡ȱȱ ȱȱęȱȱȱ ȱȱǯȱȱǰȱ ǰȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱ ǰȱ ȱ¡ǰȱȱȱȱȱę¡ȱȱȱ¢ȱȱ ȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱǯ ¢ȱȬȱȱȱ£ȱȱȱȱȱ- ȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱǯȱǰȱȱ¡ǰȱȱ ȱ ȱ £ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȃȬ¢ȬȬȄȱȱ ȱ ȱǯȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱ¢ȱȱ ǯȱȱȱȱȱ ȱǰȱȱȱ- ȱȱȱǰȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǯȱǰȱ ȬȱȬȬȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǯȱ ȱ ¢ȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¡ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱȱȱȱ ǻǼȱ ȱǰȱ - ¢ǰȱ ȱȱęȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱ ǰȱ ǰȱ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱȱǯȱ - ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱ- ȱȱȱ ȱǯȱ ȱ¢ȱȱǰȱ ǰȱȱȱ ȱȱ ęȱȱǰȱȱǰȱ¢ȱȱěȱȱȱȱěȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱ£Ȃȱǯ ȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱ ȱȱ ȱȱ ȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱȱ¢ȱȱ¢ǰȱȱ ȱǰȱȱȱǰȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱ¡ȱęȱȱȱǯ Menus and Technology ¢ȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱǰȱȱ ǰȱȱȱǯȱȱȱǰȱ ȱ¡ȱȱǯ Menu Planning and Technology ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱȱǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¡ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ǯȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱȱ¢ȱȱǯȱȱDZ ȱ ȱȱȱěǯȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱ- ȱȱ ȱȱǰȱȃȱȱȱȱȱȱǵȄȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǯȱĞ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ¢ǯȱ- ¢ǰȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǯȱ ¡ȱȱ ȱ ¢¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȂȱȱȱ ȱ ǻȱ ȱȱ ȱǼȱ¢ȱȱȱǯȱȱȱȱȱǰȱȱ- ȱȱȱęȱȱȱǰȱȱǰȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȬȱǯ x
336 Chapter 10 Selecting menu items. £ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱ¡ȱȱǻȱȱȱȱ- Ǽȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱǯȱȱ ȱȱȱ ęǰȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȦȱ ȱ ǯȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱ¢ȱ ȱǯ ȱ ȱȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱȱ Ğ ȱ ȱȱ ȃȱ ǰȄȱ ȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱĞ ȱȱǰȱ- ¢ǰȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱǰȱ ¢ǰȱȱȱȱǻȱȱǼǯ Menu Design and Technology ȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȃȱ¢ǰȄȱȱȱ¢¢ȱ ȱȱȱȱ ȱ ȱěȬȱȱȱǯȱȱȂȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱ ȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱĞȱȱȱȱȱǯȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ¢ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ Ğ ȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ¢ǰȱȱȱ- ȱȬȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȬȱǯ ȱȱĞ ȱ¢¢ȱȱ DZ Layoutȯȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱȱ¢ȱȱ¢ȱȱ ȱȱĞ ǯ Type style—ȱȱȱ¢ȱ¢ȱȱ£ȱǻǼȱȱǯ Sizeȯȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱȱ ȱ ȱ¢ȱȱ ȱ¢ȱȱĞ ǯ x x x x /FH/E04EE 7O K H flI fl fl flIR L flI N& Lflfl N flI %K LflI Hfl OG H LNflSRfl& ;N LPfl fl HH flflIfl Nfl K& LNflSIflR Hfl OG H ON fl HflP LOflIHfl& ; flIfl flI flN flI N G HH PflILH H flfl& IR ILGR Lfl L$ LNfl I fl flGNfl H fl Lfl WH L K%NL KPWNflR Nfl flI% LflR& R HO Lfl$ Nflfl LL & NNHflP LLfl OG flIfl Nfl flI Nflfl flfl H LL N P N LflI HQGflR fl K N%fl L% fl%S JNflflR fl fl flI N Nflfl & LflN R N flI LO N NflL Nflfl fl flININfl NOflR LN$ H QL$ LLfl flIL$ HQGflR$ NR H LNflS N LRfl&
Pricing Menu Items 337 Colorȯ¢ȂȱȱȱĞ ȱȱȱ¢ǰȱǰȱȱ ȱȱ¢ȱǯ Photos and illustrationsȯȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱǰȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱ ȱę¢ȱȱȱǯ Menu copyȯȬȱĞ ȱ ȱȱ ȱȱȱ¢ȱ ȱȱǰȱ¢ǰȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȬȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱěȬȱǯȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱ¡¢ȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱǻȱ¢Ǽȱ ȱ- ęȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱǯ Menu Engineering and Technology ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱ ȱ - ȱDZ ȱȱȱȱęȱȱȱȱȱȱǵ ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱ¡ȱȱȱȱȱȱ¡£ȱȱ ęǵ ȱȱȱȱȱǰȱǰȱǰȱȱ- ȱȱȱǵ ȱȱ¢ȱȱȱ ȱȱȱǵ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǵ ȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱȱȂȱȱ¢ǰȱ- ¢ȱ ǻȱ ȱȱ ȱȱ ȱǼǰȱ ȱ ¢ȱǻȱȱ¡ȱȦȱ¢ȱǼǯȱȱȬȱ- ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȂȱȱ ǰȱȱǰȱȱȱ¢ǯȱȱȱȱȱĜȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱ¢ǯȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȬ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱęǰȱȱȱ rely on user input. ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱǰȱȱȱ- ȱ ȱ ȱȱ ǯȱȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ǰȱ ȱȱȂȱ - ȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱ£ȱȱ¢ȱȱȱ ǯȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ¢ǯȱ¢ǰȱȱȱ ȱȱȱęȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱǯȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱęȱDZ Menu item analysis Menu mix analysis ȱȱ¢ Four-box analysis ȱȱ x x x x x x x x x x x x x
338 Chapter 10 Menu Item Analysis Exhibit 3ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱ ¢ǯȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȬ¢Ȭȱȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱǰȱȱ ǰȱ ȱ ǰȱȱȱȱǻȱǼǯȱȱ¢ȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱ ȱȱȱ¢ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ¢£ǯȱȱȱ¢ȱȱ ȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱ ǯ Menu Mix Analysis ¡ȱŚȱȱȱȱ¡ȱ¢ȱǯȱȱȱȱȱȂȱ- ȱȱȱȱȂȱǯȱȱȱȱȱ¡ȱ(%MM Share)ȱȱȱȱȱȂȱǰȱȱ¢ȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱǯȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ǰȱȱȱȱȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱ¡ȱĜ¢ǯȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȂȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ %CM ShareǯȱȱȂȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱ ȱ ȱȱȂȱ ȱȱȱȱǻǼǯȱȱȱ ęȱȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱǯ Menu Engineering Summary ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¡ȱ śǯȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱȱ¢ȱ ȱȱȱǰȱ ȱ¢ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ǯȱȱ ȱȱPriceȱ ȱȱȱǰȱȱȱȱ ǰȱ ȱȱǰȱȱȱȱǯȱȱFood Costȱ ȱȱ Exhibit 3 Menu Item Analysis 4EL fl <fl fl& fl fl < fl ; Nfl 7 IL /&1- ,&0- +&)( *)( 7 IK ,&1- *&*) *&/, ,*( ILL ,&-( )&1- *&-- 1( < >G /&1- ,&1- +&(( .(( : < >G 1&1- -&.- ,&+( .( B flL flK 0&-( ,&-( ,&(( +.( L /&1- ,&+( +&.- -)( > LL .&1- +&1- +&(( *,( Gfl 1&-( ,&1- ,&-- )-( L .&,- ,&(( *&,- +.( +1.fi!C ffl,0! ".+)%fi$ffl!(Jffl/ffl2ffl*fflffl* +*ffl( )%0$!)/)#%)!!,%)#='!)+/ %fi$C+/,%0ffl(%05L1ff(%fiffl0%+*/ >,
Pricing Menu Items 339 ȱȱǰȱȱȱȱǰȱ ȱȱǰȱȱȱȱǯȱ The Contribution Marginȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ ǰȱ ȱȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱǰȱȱȱȱǯȱȱDemand Factorȱ ȱȱȱȱȱ- ȱǻǼǰȱȱȱȱǰȱ ȱȱǰȱȱȱȱǯȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱ ȱȱ¢ǯȱȱ¡ǰȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱ ǯȱȱȱȱȱȱȂȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ items sold. Exhibit 4 Menu Mix Analysis 8H8KEL 7 )/* 7 )(.9 )/* (/ . 'ffi' )/(. #ffi ffi(% #ffi ffi"$( ffi(% &ffi-- $ fi#$'* <;: A9:: @9A= =9;: M M $ fi#$ff% ( ><: ;>9:: ;;9BC <9A> M M #)** fi$&)$( C: =9:: M <9=A <9?? M FFGG $' $ffl @:: <:9:: ;B9@: =9:: M M J$("$' $ffl @: <9:: M <9@A >9=: HLOO H fl.$*. ffi% =@: ;<9:: ;>9BB >9:: )*$&)$( ?;: ;A9:: ;C9<> =9@? fi(ffi** <>: B9:: A9>> =9:: M M )ffl-. ffi$& ;?: ?9:: M A9:? >9?? HLOO H (fi &)$($*- =@: ;<9:: C9;< <9>? M M +1.fi!C ffl,0! ".+)%fi$ffl!(Jffl/ffl2ffl*fflffl* +*ffl( )%0$!)/)#%)!!,%)#='!)+/%fi$C +/,%0ffl(%05L1ff(%fiffl0%+*/ >, Exhibit 5 Menu Engineering Summary +1.fi!C ffl,0! ".+)%fi$ffl!(Jffl/ffl2ffl*fflffl* +*ffl( )%0$!)/)#%)!!,%)#='!)+/%fi$C +/,%0ffl(%05L1ff(%fiffl0%+*/ >, 8HCCHL fl O P I < & & & & & & & & & & & & & & & **(-(&(( /&+- ,&-( 1&1- 7 fl & & & & & & & & & & & )*+/,&/( ,&)* )&1- -&.- flGNfl ; 1./-&+( +&*+ & & & *&,- ,&-- 7fl & & & & & & +((( +(( .( .(( 7 fl <fl -.&)*fi NG H fl & & & & & )(
340 Chapter 10 Four-Box Analysis ¡ȱŜȱȱȱȬ¡ȱ¢ȱȱ¡ȱȱȱęȱ- ȱȱ ȱȱ¡ȱ¢ȱǯȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱ ȱȱȱęȱȱȱȱęǰȱȱȱȱȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ¢ǯȱȱ¡ǰȱ ¡ȱŜȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱęȱ ǰȱ ȱǰȱ ȱ££ǰȱ ȱȱǯȱȱęȱ ȱȱ¢ǵȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȬ¡ȱ¡ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǯ Menu Engineering Graph ȱȱȱǰȱȱ ȱȱ¡ȱŝǰȱȱȱȱȱ ȱ- ȱȱǯȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȂȱȱ ȱȱȱǰȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱ- ȱ¢ȱȱȱȱǯȱȱȱ¡ȱȱȱȱȱ ȱ¡ȱȱȱ£ȱ¡ȱȱȱǯȱȱȱȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱȱ ȱȱǯȱ ȱȱ¢ȱȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱęȱȱȱǯȱ ȱ ǰȱ ǰȱȱȱ ȱ ȱěȱȱȱ ¢ȱ ¢ȱȱ ȱ ȱȱȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ¢ȱǯȱȱ ǰȱȱ¡ǰȱȱȱ¢ȱěȱęȱȱȱǯȱȱȱ ȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱȱǯȱflȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǯȱǰȱȱ ȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱǯ Exhibit 6 Four-Box Analysis +1.fi!C ffl,0! ".+)%fi$ffl!(Jffl/ffl2ffl*fflffl* +*ffl( )%0$!)/)#%)!!,J %)#='!)+/%fi$C+/,%0ffl(%05L1ff(%fiffl0%+*/ >, < @> 7 IL 7 IK < >G > LL L > B flL L 8 ILL <CC : < >G Gfl
Pricing Menu Items 341 Key Terms ȯȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǯ ȱȱȯȱȱȱȱȯȱ¢ȱȱęȱȱ ǯȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ¢ǯ ȱȯȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱǯȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ Exhibit 7 Menu Engineering Graph +1.fi!C ffl,0! ".+)%fi$ffl!(Jffl/ffl2ffl*fflffl* +*ffl( )%0$!)/)#%)!!,%)#='!7 )+/%fi$C+/,%0ffl(%05L1ff(%fiffl0%+*/ >, ? ; NG fl ) 7 IL * 7 IK + ILL , < >G - : < >G . B flL flK / L 0 > LL 1 Gfl )( L .*( 2 .)( 2 .(( 2 -1( 2 -0( 2 -/( 2 -.( 2 --( 2 -,( 2 -+( 2 -*( 2 -)( 2 -(( 2 ,1( 2 ,0( 2 ,/( 2 ,.( 2 ,-( 2 ,,( 2 ,+( 2 ,*( 2 ,)( 2 ,(( 2 +1( 2 +0( 2 +/( 2 +.( 2 +-( 2 +,( 2 ++( 2 +*( 2 +)( 2 +(( 2 *1( 2 *0( 2 */( 2 *.( 2 *-( 2 *,( 2 *+( 2 **( 2 *)( 2 *(( 2 )1( 2 )0( 2 )/( 2 ).( 2 )-( 2 ),( 2 )+( 2 )*( 2 ))( 2 )(( 2 1( 2 0( 2 /( 2 .( 2 -( 2 ,( 2 +( 2 *( 2 )( 2 ( 2 /(fi ;; )&(( *&(( +&(( ,&(( - - + 1 ) )( . 0 * / ,
342 Chapter 10 ȱȱȱȱȱȱę¡ȱȱȱęǯȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȂȱȱȱȱȱ ȱǯ ȱȱȱȯȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȂȱȱȱǯ ȱȯȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȯ ȱȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȬǯ ¢ȱ ȱ ȯȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ ǯȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ - ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱǰȱȱȱȱ ǰȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȬǯȱǰȱȱȱȱǰȱȱ ȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ price, the demand is inelastic. ȱȬȱȱȯȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱ ȱǯȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱ¢ȱ ȱȂȱ costs by a multiplier. Ȭȱ ȱȱȱȱȯȱȱȱȱ ȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ ¢ȱȱȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱȱ·ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȃȄȱȱȱȱ ȱȱ¢ȱ¢ȱȱǯ ȱ ȯȱ ȱ ȱ £ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ę¢ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ menu items. ȱȯȱȱęȱȱȱȱȱȱDZȱȱȱ ǻȱȱǼȱȱȱǯ ȬȱȬȱ ȱȯȱȱ ȱȱȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱ·ǰȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǰȱȱȱ¢ȱ ȱȬȱȱǻǼǯ ȱȱȯȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȬȱȱȱęȱȱǻȱ Ǽȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǯ ȯȱȱȱȱǰȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ- ȱȱȱȱěȱȱǯ ȯȱȱȱȱǰȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ- ȱȱȱȱěȱȱȱǯ ȱȱȱȱȯȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȂȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱ ȱȱǯ ęȱȱȱȱȯȱȱȱȱȱ ȱ- ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ¢ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǯ
343 11 Dining Service: Styles and Procedures From Managing Service in Food and Beverage Operations, Third Edition by Ronald F. Cichy, Ph.D., CHA and Philip A. Hickey, Jr. Service Styles There are many variations in the procedures and techniques food service operations use to serve food to guests, but most can be categorized under one of four ȱ¢ȱȱDZȱȱǰȱȱǰȱĴȱǰȱȱ¢Ȭ¢ȱ ǯȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ Ȭȱ ¢ǰȱ ěȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱȱȱǰȱĞȱȱȱ ȱȱȬȱ¢ǯȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱěȱȱȱȱ from a menu. Plate Service Plate service (also called American service) is the most common style of table ȱȱȱȱǯȱȱȱ ȱȱȱDZ 1. Servers take guests’ orders in the dining area, then enter the orders into the POS system. ȱ Řǯȱ ȱěȱȱȱȱǰȱȱǰȱȱȱȱȱ plates in the kitchen. 3. Servers deliver the prepared plates to the guests. 4. Buspersons assist servers and clear tables. Standards for a table’s “guest ready” appearance vary from restaurant to res- ǯȱ ȱ ¡ǰȱ ěȱȱȱ ȱ Ȧȱ ȱ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ·ǰȱȱȱȱȱĴȱǰȱ ȱȱ ȱǰȱȱȱĚ ǰȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱ ȱ ȱȱȱęȱǯȱȱǰȱ¢ȱȬȬȱ ȱȱǰȱȱȱȱ ȱȱshow plate or base plate. In restaurants using plate service, servers generally serve several tables simul- ¢ǯȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱ¡ȱ ȱȱǰȱ the distance from his or her sidestation to the food pickup area, the menu itself, the number of servers on duty, and the number of guests that can be seated at each of the tables in the server’s assigned section.
344 Chapter 11 Ȭǰȱ Ȭȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ǯȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱěȱȱȱȱ access to the sidestations. At the same time, these stations should not be a cause of disturbance to guests seated near them—there should be no excessive noise or Ĝȱȱȱ¢ȱȱěǰȱȱ¡ǰȱȱĴȱ ȱȱȱ supplies and equipment. Plate service requires that servers clear each course’s emptied plates and used Ě ȱȱȱȱ¡ȱȱǻȱȱȱȱ Ǽǯȱ With the plate-service system, food quality is solely controlled by the chef and ȱȱěǯȱȱ¢ȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱ during its production in the kitchen. Plate service easily accommodates this policy, ȱȱěȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȂȱ direction. Although the chef has the ultimate responsibility for food quality, it is still the responsibility of each server to visually check the food quality and presentation of each order before delivering it to guests. Cart Service Cart service (also called French service) is popular internationally, but used less ¢ȱȱȱȱǯȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱ ȱ menu items are prepared on a cart or guéridon beside guest tables by specially ȱěȱDzȱȱȱȱȯȱĚ·ȯȱȱȱ the guests via the cart’s portable heating unit (réchaud). In the United States, the limited number of restaurants that use cart service are generally gourmet, upscale, ȬȬȱǯȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱ this high-priced and labor-intensive service style should undertake detailed fea- ¢ȱ ȱ ȱęȱ ȱ¡ȱȱ ȱȱȱ ȱȱ ȱ ȱǰȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱ¡ȱȱȱȱȱěȱ members can deliver it. ȱȱȱ ȱ ȱěȱȱ ǰȱ ȱÉȱȂ ȱ ȱ ȱ intricacies of cart service is required to seat guests, supervise the dining room, ȱ ȱ ȱ ǯȱȱ ȱ ¢¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱǯȱȱȱ ȱȱȱěȱȱȱȱȱȱ- ing area station for cart service: the chef du rang and the commis du rang. The chef du rang is generally responsible for taking orders, serving drinks, preparing food at the table, and collecting guest payments. He or she must be very experienced ȱǯȱ¢ǰȱȱěȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱȱ kitchen, then the chef du rangȱęȱȱȱǯȱȱcommis du rang assists the chef du rang. He or she is responsible for taking food orders to the kitchen, placing the orders, picking up food in the kitchen, and bringing it to the tableside carts, Ğȱȱȱ¢ǯȱȱȱchef du rangȱȱ¢ȱ ȱȱǰȱȱ commis du rang also delivers drink orders and serves food to the guests. Platter Service ĴȱȱǻȱȱȱǼȱȱȱȱȱĴȱȱ ¢ȱȱȱȱȱȱǰȱȱȱĴȱȱȱȱǰȱ