9/22/2021

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
6 Essential
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
6 Essential
Systems
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