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Kitchen Management 101
6 Essential Kitchen
Management Systems
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Omar Pereney
Chef Omar Pereney is the Principal and founder at
Culinary Matters Consulting Agency in Houston, Texas,
Omar provides concept development & design,
culinary direction and kitchen management consulting
for new and established operations.
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Kitchen Management
Chef (Creative) Kitchen Manager (Technician)
• Formal culinary training • Food purchasing
• Creates menus and recipes • Food production
• Restaurant’s identity • Food and labor cost
• Kitchen management • Clean/safe kitchen
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Kitchen Management
Download Job Description Templates
Kitchen Manager
Accountable for:
• Cost control –profitability
• Guest experience - consistency, quality and
timeliness
• Safe and sanitary kitchen
• Consistency and predictability
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Kitchen Management
Accountability
Guest Experience
Profitability
Health & Safety
Consistency and predictability can only be achieved by implementing
repeatable and trainable systems
Menu
Production
Recipe
Daily Prep
Management
Guest Experience
Profitability
Health & Safety
Purchasing Inventory
and Receiving Control
Checklists
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Kitchen Systems
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Purchasing & Receiving System
• Keeping enough product in stock
• Tracking price changes
• Preventing shortages and theft
• Setting pars
Purchasing
• Reduce waste and spoilage
and Receiving
• Reduce excess inventory
• Product rotation
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Purchasing & Receiving
Tools/Forms
• Order Guide
• Purchase Orders
• Product Specifications
• Prime Vendor Agreement
• Receiving Policy
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Purchase and
Receiving System
Resources
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Daily Prep System
• Having enough product for each shift
• Portion control = cost control
• Shelf life - date labeling
• Waste control
• Recipe consistency
Daily Prep
• Food cost consistency
• Sharing of prep duties
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Daily Prep
Tools/Forms
• Prep Count Template
• Production Logs
• Prep Labor Cost Calculator
• Date Labeling - Shelf Life Tracking
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Daily Prep System
Resources
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Menu Production System
• Kitchen line properly stocked
• Cook stations setup for success
• Food temperature monitoring
• Portion control system Menu
• Recipe references (build charts) Production
• Proper service ware (plates, bowls, etc.)
• Ticket timing guidelines
• Hot food hot, cold food cold
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Menu Production
Tools/Forms
• Line Check Template
• Station Diagrams
• Build Charts
• Portion Control Specs
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Menu Production
System Resources
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Recipe Management System
• Made the same way every time
• Better portion control Recipe
• More consistent guest experience Management
• Predictable profit
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Recipe Management
Tools/Forms
• Recipe Manual Template
• Recipe Build Chart
• Menu and Recipe Costing Template
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Recipe Management
System Resources
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Inventory Control System
• Theft prevention
• Reduce cash tied up in inventory
• Weekly COGS valuation
• Food cost consistency
Inventory
• Key item tracking Control
• Waste reduction
• Tracking ideal cost
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Inventory Control
Tools/Forms
• Inventory Count Sheet
• Key Item Inventory Worksheet
• Waste Sheet
• Order Guide
• Prep Count
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Inventory Control
System Resources
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Checklist System
• Opening and closing duties
• Line checks
• Cleaning duties
• Equipment maintenance
• Quality control
Checklists
• Health and sanitation
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Checklists
Tools/Forms
• Opening and Closing Checklist
• Pre-shift Line Check
• Cleaning Checklist
• Checklist Generator
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Checklist System
Resources
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Menu
Production
Recipe
Daily Prep
Management
Guest Experience
You can implement and train your staff how to use these
Profitability
systems beginning today!
Health & Safety
Purchasing Inventory
and Receiving Control
Checklists
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Systems
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