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From BOOK NEWS, Inc. May 2006
This practical guide for owners and managers of food service operations describes a wide variety of simple cost-cutting methods. Brown helps readers to investigate every aspect of their businesses to find out exactly where the money goes. A sampling of topics includes pricing menu items, trimming operational costs, scheduling staff, storing inventory, and preventing beverage theft. The CD-ROM contains all forms from the book in both PDF and MS Word format.
Where a professional kitchen succeesds or fails...
Remove the mystery from restaurant operations and understand how a professional kitchen succeeds and where it fails with THE FOOD SERVICE MANAGER'S GUIDE TO CREATIVE COST CUTTING, a guide to simple ways to save a food service operation from bleeding money. Thousands of practical insider techniques and tips come from successful professional operations around the world and cover all the basics. It's a tiny percentage which makes the difference between a profitable establishment and one out of business: it's good to have a practical step-by-step guide to reducing costs in food, beverage, operations and labor alike. A 'must' for any serious professional restaurant or cookbook collection.
Big Book with a ton of tips...
I am not an accountant. Just thinking about the bookkeeping associated with profit planning and cost cutting intimidates me. The Food Service Manager's Guide To Cost directed me to accounting software and tools such as Tasty Profits and the National Restaurant Association's Chart of Accounts to keep my books in order. I thought Point of Sale systems were items of convenience and style. The book showed me that POS systems monitor inventory, staff performance and schedules, and even reports possible theft. Tricks of the Trade, testimonials from established restaurateurs, give a wealth of insight. The book reveals thousands of cost cutting secrets such as using a celebrated chef to design your menu, but not actually cook it. There are also must-see tips for decreasing profit-loss of theft and an inefficient staff. The book is humongous and every page of it is filled with applicable tips to improve your bottom line without sacrificing quality. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Budgeting    2. Business & Economics    3. Business / Economics / Finance    4. Business/Economics    5. Cost control    6. Economics - General    7. Food service    8. Food service management    9. Industries - Hospitality, Travel & Tourism   

Subjects:  1. Etiquette    2. Manners And Customs    3. Reference    4. Reference - Guides (General)    5. Travel    6. Travel - Foreign    7. Cultural studies    8. Etiquette & entertaining    9. Living & working abroad    10. Nepal    11. Places & peoples: general interest    12. Travel & holiday guides   

Subjects:  1. Asia - Japan    2. Etiquette    3. Manners And Customs    4. Reference    5. Reference - Guides (General)    6. Travel    7. Travel - Foreign   

Subjects:  1. Acupressure & Acupuncture    2. Devotional    3. Health & Fitness    4. Health/Fitness    5. Massage & Reflexotherapy    6. Reflexology (Therapy)    7. Reflexotherapy    8. Religion - Inspirational/Spirituality    9. Health & Fitness / Massage & Reflexotherapy   

Subjects:  1. Body, Mind & Spirit    2. Crystals    3. New Age    4. New Age / Body, Mind & Spirit    5. New Age / Parapsychology    6. Spiritual Healing    7. Body, Mind & Spirit / Crystals    8. Mind, Body, Spirit    9. STUDY NOTES - SparkNotes   

Subjects:  1. Europe - Italy    2. Manners And Customs    3. Travel    4. Travel - Foreign    5. Travel Guides    6. Customs    7. Italy    8. Travel & holiday guides   

Subjects:  1. Customs & Traditions    2. Europe - Eastern    3. Manners And Customs    4. Russia    5. Travel    6. Travel - Foreign    7. Travel Guides    8. Travel & holiday guides   

Subjects:  1. Asia - Japan    2. Etiquette    3. Reference    4. Reference - Guides (General)    5. Travel    6. Travel - Foreign   

Subjects:  1. Asia - General    2. Asia - India    3. Etiquette    4. General    5. History - General History    6. Travel    7. Customs    8. India    9. Travel & holiday guides   

Subjects:  1. Etiquette    2. Europe - Benelux Countries (BelgiumNetherlandsLuxembourg    3. Europe - Benelux Countries (BelgiumNetherlandsLuxembourg)    4. Travel    5. Travel - Foreign    6. Travel Guides    7. Customs    8. Netherlands    9. Travel & holiday guides   

Subjects:  1. Diet / Health / Fitness    2. General    3. Psychology    4. Self-Help    5. Stress Management    6. Coping with stress    7. Health & Fitness / General    8. U.S. Travel - ROAD ATLASES   

Subjects:  1. Asia - Korea    2. Asia - Southeast    3. Etiquette    4. Reference - Tips    5. Travel    6. Travel - Foreign   

Subjects:  1. Etiquette    2. Middle East - General    3. Middle East - Turkey    4. Travel    5. Travel - Foreign    6. Etiquette & entertaining    7. Places & peoples: general interest    8. Turkey   

Subjects:  1. Etiquette    2. Europe - France    3. Europe - General    4. General    5. History - General History    6. Travel    7. Travel Guides    8. Customs    9. France    10. Travel & holiday guides   

Subjects:  1. Asia - General    2. Asia - Southeast    3. Travel    4. Travel - Foreign    5. Cultural studies    6. Etiquette & entertaining    7. Living & working abroad    8. Malaysia    9. Places & peoples: general interest    10. Travel & holiday guides   

Subjects:  1. Etiquette    2. Europe - Eastern    3. Reference    4. Travel    5. Travel - Foreign    6. Cultural studies    7. Czech Republic    8. Etiquette & entertaining    9. Living & working abroad    10. Places & peoples: general interest    11. Travel & holiday guides   

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Customs & Etiquette of China
Great little book. Just what I was looking for to take along with me on a trip to China. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Asia - China    2. Etiquette    3. General    4. History - General History    5. Manners And Customs    6. Travel    7. Travel Guides    8. China    9. Customs    10. Travel & holiday guides   

Subjects:  1. Australia & Oceania - General    2. Etiquette    3. Reference - Tips    4. Travel    5. Travel - Foreign    6. Australasia, Oceania & Other Land Areas    7. Cultural studies    8. Etiquette & entertaining    9. Living & working abroad    10. Places & peoples: general interest    11. Travel & holiday guides   

Subjects:  1. Etiquette    2. Europe - Great Britain - General    3. Travel    4. Travel - Foreign    5. Travel Guides    6. Customs    7. England    8. Travel & holiday guides   

Subjects:  1. Etiquette    2. Middle East - General    3. Travel    4. Travel - Foreign    5. Travel Guides    6. Arabian peninsula    7. Travel & holiday guides