Optimum Control has a powerful Buffet Wizard that will calculate the cost per customer for every buffet, beverage cart, Food truck. There are so many ways you can use this window effectively
To Create a new Buffet
1. Click
Buffet from the
Main Menu Toolbar
2. The Buffet Calendar/Pick window appears allowing you to open any saved Buffet by double clicking
3. To create a new buffet, Click New
Core Information
Field |
Details |
Date |
Enter the date for the buffet |
Name/Description |
Enter a Name/Description for the buffet. For example, Sunday Brunch, Patio Beverage Cart |
Sales Group |
Choose a sales group for the event, for example Buffet Sales |
Guests |
Indicate the guests and number of guests at the event |
The buffet window is about how much you prepped or added to the buffet to begin with, how much you perhaps added to the buffet and what you ended with and whether it was wasted or returned to inventory.
4. Choose the Items, preps or products that you want to add to the buffet.
5. Indicate the amount you started with to begin the buffet
TIP: you can enter the amount totally prepped for the buffet rather than worrying about what you added to the buffet.
6. Choose the units of measure
7. Add any stock you added to the Buffet
8. Enter the ending amounts
9. Decide whether the stock left will be wasted, add the wasted stock to the waste column
Buffet Calculations
Calculation |
Details |
Total Cost |
The total Cost of the buffet |
Total Guests Served |
The number of guests served |
Cost per Guest |
The Total Cost divided by the number of guests |
Total Price |
Total Amount charged for the buffet |
Average Guest price |
Total price divided by the number of guests |
Cost Percentage |
Cost percentage of the event |