Menu System: Cost Report

A cost report is critical to meet the food budget. If you do not know what the meals cost, you cannot make informed decisions on how to stay within budget.

The most accurate menu system is one that will update the cost every time the menu is changed and every time new food prices are downloaded. Check with your supplier on what menu systems will obtain your prices and update the cost of your menu whenever you request it.

Another important feature of a menu system is one that will calculate the cost of not just your regular menu, but all your therapeutic and texture modified menus and then calculate a total menu cost based upon your diet census.

This total menu cost will always be higher than just the cost of your regular diet. If you try to operate your department using just the cost of the regular diet, you will be operating with inaccurate information.