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trends to see average spend versus an
average sales week to see an anomaly at
play. This process is less tedious but still
requires oversight. It's not specific, but
it does provide a gauge, and sometimes
that's all you can afford to do from a
time perspective.
If all your menu items have an average
25-percent food cost, but your food
cost is coming in at 30 percent, you
have a five-percent variance. But if you
have a five-percent variance, you could
drive down and say, " Now, why is there
a percent variance in the food cost? "
Is it because we're not considering our
pizza boxes, ad liners and comps in the
price? Or is it because we genuinely
have that much waste? Then it becomes
an ROI exercise. Can you pay for
someone to fix this cheaper than the
problem itself?
Other Controls
Par lists can help a lot. If you and
your staff understand how much you
should have on-site versus how much
you need to get by without over or
under ordering, you can ride the line
to proper on-site inventory. But when
someone over orders, it's usually
because they're not following a proper
par. A food waste log is also very proactive.
With a food waste log, anything
that gets tossed gets notated, whether
it's on a simple piece of paper, a Google
Sheet or a whiteboard. Nothing ever
gets tossed without a notation. I've also
seen the food waste trash can where all
viable wasted food gets tossed in the
can. Then it's weighed at the end of the
shift to gauge how much was lost for
the day. Obviously, cheese is worth a lot
more than flour, but this is a good idea
in concept.
Bar Inventory
The bar industry is way more ahead
of the game on inventory than the food
industry. Bar waste can be hundreds in
a few ounces depending on the product.
Tap controls, digital inventory apps,
even AI visualizers are all on tablets
and getting better every year. Follow
those like a hawk and find an app that
works for you and your store's setup.
In Summary
Go after big heavy ticket expensive
items first. Also, do inventory on simple
to track items like cans of beer first. See
your pitfalls adjust to what works with
the protocol you and your team can
work through. Remember that if you
find 300 dollars in waste and it takes
you over 16 person-hours to figure it
out, it will be a net loss. If you hire a
company to do it for you, it will cost
double what it would take your team
to do it. Proper pars, portioning, video
cameras, spot checks and actual evaluated
profit vs. loss food cost all need to
play a role first.
MIKE BAUSCH is the owner of Andolini's
Pizzeria in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Instagram: @mikeybausch
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Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Pizza Today - May 2022

Commentary
Digital
Conversation
Mike's Monthly Tip
Man on the Street
Building Blocks
Tony's Trending Recipe
Knead to Know
Destinations
Kitchen Equipment
A Delivery Kitchen
Inventory Management
Kitchen Tech
Kitchen Tech
Garlic Love
Trending Avocado
Pizza Expo Wrap Up
On the Road: Slim & Husky's
Product Showcase
Pizza Today Yellow Pages
The Marketplace
Expo Spotlight
Mike's Monthly Tip
Pizza Today - May 2022 - CT1
Pizza Today - May 2022 - CT2
Pizza Today - May 2022 - Cover1
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Pizza Today - May 2022 - Commentary
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Pizza Today - May 2022 - Digital
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Pizza Today - May 2022 - Conversation
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Pizza Today - May 2022 - Mike's Monthly Tip
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Pizza Today - May 2022 - Man on the Street
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Pizza Today - May 2022 - Building Blocks
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Pizza Today - May 2022 - Tony's Trending Recipe
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Pizza Today - May 2022 - Knead to Know
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Pizza Today - May 2022 - Kitchen Equipment
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