I led the content strategy and development for account-based marketing including this infographic, which was created as part of a campaign to sell back-of-house software into the Wendy's account.

1. QUALITY CONTROL
• Hold your employees accountable for
checking inventory before signing for it.
• Check for all aspects of food and
beverage orders that are important
to you.
10 WAYS SUCCESSFUL
RESTAURANTS OPTIMIZE
OPERATIONS TO SAVE MONEY
5 REPORTS YOU SHOULD GET IN YOUR INBOX
FROM YOUR BACK-OFFICE SYSTEM
CATEGORIZE AND ORGANIZE
• Label your shelves to identify what’s stored where.
• Draw a map of the stockroom.
• Sequence your inventory count sheets to match your shelves
to improve inventory accuracy and time.
FIRST IN, FIRST OUT
• Always use the products that arrived first.
• Take some extra time to organize inventory as it arrives.
• Scoot old inventory up on the shelves and place the new
stock behind the old.
MAINTAIN AN ACCURATE LEVEL
OF INVENTORY.
• Reduce your upfront inventory investment.
• Prevent spoilage and waste associated with
over ordering.
• Avoid store-to-store transfers.
EMPHASIZE DAILY ITEMS
• Closely monitor the 18-22 items that make
up 66% of your food cost
• Emphasize Daily Variance on days when
deliveries are received
• Do morning checks of last night's count
FOOD COST VARIANCE TREND
(DAILY/WEEKLY/PERIOD)
• Avoid surprises and see trends in
food waste by item.
• Especially valuable for high-cost
ingredients like proteins.
CORE ITEM VARIANCE
• Focus in on food costs for your core menu items for
one or several stores.
• Quickly assess and correct any issues causing
excessive costs.
DAILY LABOR VARIANCE REPORT
• Keep tabs on actual vs. scheduled labor
hours and cost, summary and by daypart.
OPERATIONS SUMMARY
• See current sales compared with historical sales (last
week, last month, last year).
• If your back office system allows, customize this report
with other operational metrics you wish to see
alongside sales numbers.
DAILY SALES
• Keep your finger on the pulse of your store(s).
• At a glance: see totals, sales by transaction type, voids,
refunds, and deposits.
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5 TIPS FOR SUCCESSFUL INVENTORY MANAGEMENT
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