9. Case Cost vs Food Cost
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Case Cost
Portion
Cost
Plate Cost
Case utilization
Yield of product
Plate waste
Case Cost
– Case Utilization
= Final Case Cost
Cooked Weight
/ Number of Portions
= Portion Price
# Plates
% Wasted
/Portion Price
= True Portion Price
10. Menu Pricing
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PIZZA DOUGH SHEETED 10IN 50 10Z $46.37 UNITS 50 $0.93 1 $0.93
SAUCE BBQ SAUCY BOSS THICK & SWT 2 3.78L $28.04 FL OZ 96 $0.29 2 $0.58
PEPPERONI 44MM THK SLCD DRY FZN 2 3.4KG $51.71 UNITS 3360 $0.02 10 $0.15
CHEESE MOZZ SHRED 20PCT 2 2.5KG $65.22 OZ 175 $0.37 2 $0.75
Food Cost $2.41
Waste factor % 10.00% $0.24
Total food cost with waste $2.65
Menu Item Cost $10.99
Food Cost Percentage 24%
Profit $8.34
Menu Item
Item Description Pack Size
BBQ Pepperoni Pizza
Unit of
Messure
Portions per
Case
Price per
Portion
Quantity of
Portions Portion CostCase Price
11. Increasing Case Cost
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PIZZA DOUGH SHEETED 10IN 50 10Z $55.64 UNITS 50 $1.11 1 $1.11
SAUCE BBQ SAUCY BOSS THICK & SWT 2 3.78L $28.04 FL OZ 96 $0.29 2 $0.58
PEPPERONI 44MM THK SLCD DRY FZN 2 3.4KG $51.71 UNITS 3360 $0.02 10 $0.15
CHEESE MOZZ SHRED 20PCT 2 2.5KG $65.22 OZ 175 $0.37 2 $0.75
Food Cost $2.60
Waste factor % 10.00% $0.26
Total food cost with waste $2.86
Menu Item Cost $10.99
Food Cost Percentage 26%
Profit $8.13 ↑ 2%
Menu Item
Item Description Pack Size Case Price
BBQ Pepperoni Pizza
Portions per
Case
Price per
Portion
Quantity of
Portions Portion Cost
Unit of
Messure
12. Product Loss
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PIZZA DOUGH SHEETED 10IN 50 10Z $56.37 UNITS 47 $1.20 1 $1.20
SAUCE BBQ SAUCY BOSS THICK & SWT 2 3.78L $28.04 FL OZ 96 $0.29 2 $0.58
PEPPERONI 44MM THK SLCD DRY FZN 2 3.4KG $51.71 UNITS 3360 $0.02 10 $0.15
CHEESE MOZZ SHRED 20PCT 2 2.5KG $65.22 OZ 175 $0.37 2 $0.75
Food Cost $2.68
Waste factor % 10.00% $0.27
Total food cost with waste $2.95
Menu Item Cost $10.99
Food Cost Percentage 27%
Profit $8.04 ↑ 4%
Menu Item
Item Description Pack Size Case Price
Unit of
Messure
Portions per
Case
Price per
Portion
Quantity of
Portions Portion Cost
BBQ Pepperoni Pizza
13. Increase Waste 5%
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PIZZA DOUGH SHEETED 10IN 50 10Z $56.37 UNITS 50 $1.13 1 $1.13
SAUCE BBQ SAUCY BOSS THICK & SWT 2 3.78L $28.04 FL OZ 96 $0.29 2 $0.58
PEPPERONI 44MM THK SLCD DRY FZN 2 3.4KG $51.71 UNITS 3360 $0.02 10 $0.15
CHEESE MOZZ SHRED 20PCT 2 2.5KG $65.22 OZ 175 $0.37 2 $0.75
Food Cost $2.61
Waste factor % 15.00% $0.39 0.07
Total food cost with waste $3.00
Menu Item Cost $10.99
Food Cost Percentage 27%
Profit $7.99 ↑ 4%
Menu Item
Item Description Pack Size Case Price
Unit of
Messure
BBQ Pepperoni Pizza
Price per
Portion
Quantity of
Portions Portion Cost
Portions per
Case
14. Challenges for Buyers
• Very little time to look for new suppliers
• Very little space to bring in new products
• Deal with too many suppliers
• Complicated ordering process
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15. Tips for Success
• Know what to expect
• Provide them with a solution
• Make it easy to do business
• Be their one stop shop/ or connect to their one stop shop
• Have customers that want the product
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What is not here is the AREA MANAGER.
They are usually the link between BPS institution and the staff level of the contract caterer.
This manager is key to helping negotiate and communicate wishes of the institution back to the contract caterer.
In essence, they are the gatekeeper of communication.
Some places have independents, and the basics of this is
The owner usually makes all the calls. They sometimes rely on one or two other people, but usually, they are very hands on and flexible with whom they do business.
Even though price isn’t the biggest barrier, it is one of the ones we hear the most. The truth is, price is an objection to ANYTHING new.
Price is an issue, mostly when there is no trust, or knowledge about what they are buying.
Usually when people talk about price differences they compare what they find at a farmers market vs what they find at the grocery store. A complete unfair match as they are not comparing apples to apples.
There are a number of ways to get away from this… here is one..
Case cost is only one piece of total Food Costs. Food Costs can be managed many different ways.
If you started with 10 plates that cost $5 to make, price per plate is .50
But if you have 40% wasted (didn’t sell, got thrown out)
True cost per plate is .83
Increase about $10 or 22% resulted in net increase of 20 c per plate WITH FOOD WASTE INCLUDED..
If you LOST 3 portions due to theft, misplacement, overcooked.
This would have a increase of 30 cents on food cost
If we increase waste by 5% on the food costs.
There is an increase of 35 cents a plate