If food costing is controlled accurately the food cost of particular items on the menu and the total expenditure on food over a given period are worked out. Finding the food costs helps to control costs, prices and profits. An efficient food cost system will disclose bad buying and inefficient storing and should tend to prevent waste and pilfering. This can help the caterer to run an efficient business and enable him to give the customer adequate value for money. The caterer who gives the customer value for money together with the desired type of food is well on the way to being successful.
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