Pizza Today - July 2021 - 34

OPERATIONS
Portion Control:
An Alternative View
By Rick Drur y
I
read Dan Collier's story
about food cost in the
March issue of Pizza
Today and enjoyed the
article, but I do have a different
perspective on food
cost. I have met Dan a few
times when we were both
speakers at Pizza Expo, and
really enjoyed listening to
him and love his passion for
the pizza business. With that
being said, I have a diff erent
experience with food cost.
When I was a Domino's
supervisor in the early
1990s, our priority and focus
was always on food cost.
Th e reason is simple: Nearly
every other cost is fi xed
and cannot be controlled,
so I understood the focus
on food cost. I did " Food
Cost & Profi tability " training
classes that taught the
importance of watching
every food item so carefully
to the point that it became
an obsession for many of the
managers, many of whom
would eventually become
franchise owners. During
one of these classes, a student
asked me what would
happen if his food cost went
from the 24 percent that
Domino's said was the goal,
to 34 percent or even higher.
I then asked the class,
" Would you rather run 25
percent food cost at $5,000
AWUS (Average Weekly
Unit Sales), or run 50
percent food cost at $10,000
AWUS? "
The class went silent as
if I were a preacher who
just used the Lord's name in
vain in church. Most of the
class then spoke up, saying it
was impossible to run
50 percent food cost without
going out of business. Th e
remaining students then
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Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Pizza Today - July 2021

Commentary
Digital
Conversation
Mikes Monthly Tip
Man on the Street
Building Blocks
Tony's Trending Recipe
Knead to Know
Destinatitons
3rd Party Delivery or DIY
Hiring, Training Managers
A Food Cost Perspective
Sandwich-Inspired Pizzas
Fine Dining Pastas
Preferred Supplier
Product Showcase
Pizza Today Yellow Pages
The Marketplace
Expo Spotlight
Pizza Today - July 2021 - CT1
Pizza Today - July 2021 - CT2
Pizza Today - July 2021 - Cover1
Pizza Today - July 2021 - Cover2
Pizza Today - July 2021 - Commentary
Pizza Today - July 2021 - 4
Pizza Today - July 2021 - 5
Pizza Today - July 2021 - 6
Pizza Today - July 2021 - 7
Pizza Today - July 2021 - Digital
Pizza Today - July 2021 - 9
Pizza Today - July 2021 - Conversation
Pizza Today - July 2021 - 11
Pizza Today - July 2021 - Mikes Monthly Tip
Pizza Today - July 2021 - 13
Pizza Today - July 2021 - Man on the Street
Pizza Today - July 2021 - 15
Pizza Today - July 2021 - Building Blocks
Pizza Today - July 2021 - 17
Pizza Today - July 2021 - Tony's Trending Recipe
Pizza Today - July 2021 - 19
Pizza Today - July 2021 - Knead to Know
Pizza Today - July 2021 - 21
Pizza Today - July 2021 - 22
Pizza Today - July 2021 - 23
Pizza Today - July 2021 - Destinatitons
Pizza Today - July 2021 - 25
Pizza Today - July 2021 - 3rd Party Delivery or DIY
Pizza Today - July 2021 - 27
Pizza Today - July 2021 - 28
Pizza Today - July 2021 - 29
Pizza Today - July 2021 - Hiring, Training Managers
Pizza Today - July 2021 - 31
Pizza Today - July 2021 - 32
Pizza Today - July 2021 - 33
Pizza Today - July 2021 - A Food Cost Perspective
Pizza Today - July 2021 - 34A
Pizza Today - July 2021 - 34B
Pizza Today - July 2021 - 34C
Pizza Today - July 2021 - 34D
Pizza Today - July 2021 - 34E
Pizza Today - July 2021 - 34F
Pizza Today - July 2021 - 34G
Pizza Today - July 2021 - 34H
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Pizza Today - July 2021 - Sandwich-Inspired Pizzas
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Pizza Today - July 2021 - 43
Pizza Today - July 2021 - Fine Dining Pastas
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Pizza Today - July 2021 - Preferred Supplier
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Pizza Today - July 2021 - Pizza Today Yellow Pages
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