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Cost Control for Food and Beverage Managers (TUCO)

arena4finance is proud to be able to offer this two day skills development event in Association with TUCO to all those involved with the management of food and beverage operations, from head chefs to food and beverage controllers.‘Cost Control for Food & Beverage Managers’ has the purpose of assisting all those involved with catering operations in the effective management and control of food costs, which will have a direct impact on profitability.

The course is designed to help delegates understand pricing methods and the control of gross profit, as well as assisting them with the effective execution of daily financial tasks such as ordering, purchasing and gross profit calculation. Since staffing costs tend to be a significant expense alongside food costs in food and beverage establishments, the course will also cover wage and salary controls.

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Course Details

During the event, you will…

  • Understand best practice for ordering, purchasing and calculation of gross profit
  • Learn how to forecast wage and salary cost

The Outcome

Following the event, you will…

  • Be able to manage the cost of sales with better forecasting, correct pricing and less wastage
  • Be able to manage gross profit margin of promotional activity, such as meal-deals and vouchers
  • Understand the basics of what the figures mean

Course Delivery

Your Course Tutor is Debra Adams, ACMA.

Debra has been involved with the hospitality industry for almost 30 years and has delivered courses and training to numerous organisations in the hotel and restaurant sector including leading hotel schools such as Ecole Hoteliere Lausanne and Glion Institute in the UK and Switzerland. She is the author of the highly acclaimed textbook 'Strategic Management Accounting for the Hospitality, Tourism and Leisure Industries' now available here in 2nd edition. The third edition is to be published by Goodfellow Publishing in 2024.

She has recently been appointed as Trustee and Member of the Supervisory Board at the Institute of Hospitality.

Other Information

This course is ideal for all those wishing to refresh their skills in this area or staff being trained for promotion. Newly promoted staff with responsibility for managing profit.

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