Objectives of Control Systems

• Control of all items issued to established

departments
• Control of waste, pilferage and theft
• Control of cost by providing adequate,
accurate and accessible information on daily,
monthly and yearly basis.
• Control of cash flows by providing accurate
cash receipts
Duplicate checking Method

• Control system likely to be found in

smaller hotels and restaurants
• There are two copies of each these food
checks, each set being serial numbered.
The top copy of food check is usually
carbon backed.
• Top copy of the set of food and drink
checks is made up of perforated slips
usually 4-5 in number. The top copy has
cash column for entering the price or a
meal or the dishes ordered
Advantages of Electronic Point
of sale control (EPOS)

• Few errors in entering sales information,

automatic price look-up or preset key avoids
the possibility of error.
• Transactions are processed faster,
• Reduced training time
• Instant credit checking
• More detailed information provided to the
management
Advantages of Electronic Point
of sale control (EPOS)

• Additional security features, locks which

permit ECR to be operated only by authorized
personnel and totals to be altered and reset
only by supervisors and managers
• Advanced calculating facitity
• Improved print out and improved appearance
 Different types of Food
checks/Kots
• Suivant: This Kot is made where it is necessary to
write out more than one food check for a meal, at
the head of the check should be written the word
suivant.
• Supplement: This KOT is made when an extra
portion of food is required, it should be written out
headed supplement
• When a wrong dish has been ordered and has to be
sent back to the kitchen and replaced, a special
check has to be made out. Two main headings used
on the check are ‘Retour’ or Return and ‘Enplace’
or in place.
Different types of Food
checks/Kots

• Accident Kot: It occasionally happens that the

waiter or waitress may have accident in the
room and perhaps some vegetables are
dropped. These must be replaced without any
extra charge to the guest. Check must be
completed headed Accident.
• No-charge Kot: This is made to give
complementary meals for executives.