Kitchen semester 1 lecture 9

What is the methodlogy and thesis of cost control ?

Purchasing
The purchase department must insure the compitative of right quality and raw material
should be purchased to control the.

Receiving and storing of raw material

The raw material received by stores must be inspected for the quality and the desire and
incase found not upto requirement should be returned to suppliers for replacement all
stores received must be stored at a proper place it is saying that in stores there should a
place for everything and everything is placed the store keeper must insure that no food item
should get spoiled and if happen then it is charged to store keeper.

Issuing
All goods should be issued after a proper recogization the store keeper must follow the rule
of first in first out which means the goods received first are issued first.

Wastege
The wastege at all levels for example portioning cooking storing should be as minimum as
possible the wastege of food should be avoided all trimmings pf vagetables bones and other
raw material waste should be used to cook stock soups gravies and souces etc.

Proper storing of cooked food

Incase the cooked food is left at the end of the day then it must be stored at a proper
temprature so that it can be used on the following day if so required.

Spoilage
The cook must inssure that there should be as far as possible no spoilage of food in the
kitchen.

Insure no food is served without bill

Incase food is allowed to be picked up without proper bill then this will increase the food
cost.

Portion control
The chef must insure that dish is as per the standard portion as both the larger portion and
smaller portion is harmfull to the hotel or restaurant a large portion will increase the food
cost and the small portion will dissatisfied the guest.

Standard recepie
The chef must insure that always standard recepie should be followed or otherwise the
guest may not always find similler standard of the dish and this will dissatisfied him.

What is the purposes of food cost accounting ?

To know cost
It is through the mechanism of cost accounting that cost of product or services or
ascertained any of the method may be use to know the cost what it should be near to the
actuall cost.

To fix the selling price

Only if one knows the total cost than one can fix the selling price of the dish the selling price
is fixed in restaurant keeping in view the food cost.

Cost controlling
The chef, restaurant manager, cost accountent while fixing the selling price of a dish must
know its exact receipe he must also keep in mind the labour cost the overheads while fixing
the food cost.

Prepration of account and control of food cost

He will regullerly review the production, sales and operating results stocks of raw material
and finish food and other items are valued at cost price or markeet price whichever is lower
the stock inventory is taken by physically verifying each item after ascertaining the stocks
and taking the note on cost and sales he is able to control the food cost.

Operating policies
The food cost accounting helps management in formulating operating policies like what
should be the food cost weheather to bake bakery products in house or outsource even
desert can be bought from outside if the sale of the same is not sufficant to keep a desert
chef.

How to control the cost of food ?

 Proper purchasing / follow standard receipe / control in purchasing / follow purchasing
process / maintain food production / follow standard portion size.