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Restaurant Operations Management: Principles and Practices » (1st Edition)

Book cover image of Restaurant Operations Management: Principles and Practices by Jack D. Ninemeier

Authors: Jack D. Ninemeier, David K. Hayes
ISBN-13: 9780131100909, ISBN-10: 0131100904
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Prentice Hall
Date Published: April 2005
Edition: 1st Edition

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Author Biography: Jack D. Ninemeier

Book Synopsis

Designed to be the ‘best’ book for restaurant management, Restaurant Operations Management addresses content areas that are integral to a restaurant manager’s job, providing current and practical information. It breaks down the busy and complex world of restaurant management into what the manager must know, from the restaurant’s inception to its actual operation. It focuses on financial, labor, and product resources, within the context of pleasing the guests.

Topics cover: industry basics, sanitation, safety, nutrition, marketing, menu planning/design/pricing, human resources, accounting/financial management, standard recipes, product purchasing/receiving/storing/issuing, and restaurant analysis/improvement.

Current, practical, and accurate, Restaurant Operations Management is an easy and interesting read for practicing industry professionals, such as restaurant managers, restaurant training managers, restaurant owners, and others wanting to learn effective restaurant management.

Table of Contents

1Introduction to restaurants and the restaurant industry1
2The restaurant manager and sanitation35
3The restaurant manager and safety73
4Nutrition basics107
5Marketing137
6Menu planning, design, pricing, and evaluation : where it all starts!172
7Managing the restaurant's human resources213
8Accounting and financial management250
9Standard recipes implement quality food production284
10Purchasing, receiving, storing, and issuing : getting ready for production310
11Managing food production341
12Managing beverage production and service388
13Food and beverage service427
14Labor cost control standards457
15Revenue collection and control systems489
16Restaurant analysis and improvement procedures521
17Legal aspects of restaurant management551
18Restaurant layout and equipment582
19Restaurants and the banquet business625
20Engineering and facility maintenance658

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