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Why are Recipes so Important?

Jenny Vaughn
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Let us give you a few reasons why... then we will teach you how! 

Why? 

How? 

 

Plate and Pour costs give you real time profitability details. 

Real-time cost information allows you to set menu prices to achieve your food and bar cost goals. 

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Portion and prep consistently. 

Visually train new staff with line-friendly reference photos and videos of prep techniques (in English, French or Spanish). Our mobile & tablet-friendly Recipe Viewer allows staff to access recipe instructions and scale recipes as needed. Prices and costs are removed. 

Trim the waste, then the fat. 

Easily record waste from your phone for both products and recipes to save money, manage shrinkage and identify areas for improvement. 

 

The Puzzle of the Star Plow Horse. 

This Menu Analysis visual takes your sales data and plots your dishes across a chart that lets you visualize which plates should shine like stars and which should be in the dog house. 

Uncovering your profitable dishes that also sell - game changer. 

Actuals vs. Theoreticals - But what should I have? 

With your recipes completed and PMIX mapping done, Actual vs. Theoretical reporting can flag waste, theft or even inefficiencies in prep, letting your team make adjustments in the moment, not after too much fat on a tenderloin is trimmed. 

 

These are a few of the reasons why recipes are so powerful in MarginEdge - they are fundamental to controlling your costs. 

 

How do I actually enter my Recipes?

Here's two options for those of you with a well-loved, greasy recipe binder:

  • Our AI tool supports a quick copy + paste of your ingredients into MarginEdge - keep reading
  • Hire us to build the recipes for you - more information

If you're in the camp of incomplete recipes, no problem!

You can still get a lot of value from [me] Recipes with just a few quick recipes to get you going:

  • Create basic recipes with your most expensive ingredients to start. For example, just add the meat (ground beef + weight) and the most expensive toppings (avocado, bacon, etc) to a burger recipe for now. This will give you a good sense of the plate cost. 
  • Or create recipes for your 10 most popular menu items to start. Add others down the line as you have time.

Ready to build your own? Let's get started! 

Start here: why recipes matter

New to recipes? Start here to understand how everything connects.

  • Why are recipes so Important?
    Hint: consistency, real-time food costs and theoretical usage
    Read article →  Watch video →
     
  • Making the most of your [me] recipes
    Best practices to keep in mind as you move forward
    Read article →

 

How to add recipes

Here’s how to get recipes into MarginEdge with guided tools, videos and even AI to speed things up.