Buffets/Salad Bars

Questions From Readers

Subject: Food costing a salad bar

Question: Jeffrey, my question is two fold. One, is there a standard food cost formulation for an extensive salad bar (one with more than 50 items)? Two, what is a good food cost (avg.) for this same type of salad buffet?

Answer: 1.Yes. But the number of items has nothing to do with the calculation except that obviously, the more you offer on your salad bar the most expensive it can become – relative to your pricing model and volume.

2.There is no standard because no two bars are alike. The ratio for measurement comes from comparing your actual cost to your margin. Actual in this case is – for all practical purposes – your ideal since we assume waste is at a minimum and the products can be rotated through without any spoilage.

I have a Buffet Menu Pricing Spreadsheet available for free on my website. The link is given to you here. You will need to copy and paste it into your browser.

Buffet_Menu_Pricing_Worksheet.xls

Yes, I could recommend one, but I would need to see a lot more information to do a more complete analysis.

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Jeffrey Summers
www.RestaurantCoachingSolutions.com

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