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Food Business Review | Tuesday, March 01, 2022
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Food waste can take the form of spoiled inventory, non-adherence to recipes, and overproductions, leaving the world worried about the food ravage in the recent past due to global sustainability concerns.
The key to preventing food waste is to determine areas where waste can be reduced, which requires to be performed via tracking every food product and fixing it. In addition, the use of technology can help eliminate food waste, as dishes that have not been ordered can't be wasted in the first place.
There are many paths through which industries can make intelligent decisions that can support the operators avoid wastage of food:
Monitoring Inventory:
Inventory control is the main way to avoid food waste, as knowing the stock's status can help eliminate spoilage. Keeping track of the inventory contains monitoring multiple locations to understand the real-time usage of materials and track the remaining stock for further use.
Smart Ordering:
By accessing the sales history, companies can determine the number of materials needed for a shift. Using smart software solutions can give beneficial insights into any particular event's ingredient necessities. In addition, smart software solutions can provide an account of the weather forecasts so that the company locates an order by looking at the possible hindrances on the way.
Stop the Over-Prepping:
Generally, over-prepping becomes unavoidable since many companies prefer having too much rather than not enough. So it is critical to have prep production software that helps restaurants prepare everything based on shelf-life and save time.
Keep in Mind the Proportions:
Monitoring portions can decrease the leftovers on customers' plates and keep an eye on the recipe software, which uses menu engineering to guarantee consistent quality and complete cost management. In addition, making sure that the employees trail the prep sheets in the kitchen and use a scale all-time they portion can be useful.
Always Track the Waste:
Waste should be correctly tracked with a manager log and preferably with software that incorporates a waste transaction screen to enable users to register the litter of inventory and recipe items.
Investing in a technology that decreases waste might be on the bottom of a priority list, but managing food waste has an immense potential to cut down the hefty expenses of a restaurant.
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