Menu cost analysis for buffet menus

A buffet menu differs to an à la carte menu in that it is a single course menu that often contains all meal parts (starters, main courses and desserts).  Diners pay a single price for the entire meal and make their selection from the dishes offered.

 

Once you have selected your menu items you will enter the following pieces of information:

 

Selling Price - this is the price that each diner will pay for the entire menu

Sales Mix - this is the actual or forecasted amount of each menu item (dish) selected from the buffet

Quantity (Qty) and Unit - this is the amount of each menu item (dish) made available on the buffet

Sales - this is the actual or forecasted number of diners paying for the buffet

Waste% - this is the actual or forecasted wastage percentage for each menu item (dish)

 

Click on the hotspots on the image below for a description of each column or hotspot area.