Course Details

Cooking the Books

Chefs who want to be ahead of the pack will learn how to run the perfect food operation making great money and making profit.

Cooking the Books (CTB) is a one-day food costing workshop focuses on your food operation about increasing revenue and profit margin. Facilitated by Andrew Briese, a well-known hospitality consultant and author of Cooking the Books, the workshop is ideal for food and beverages managers, chefs, restaurant managers and related staff.

We all know success in the hospitality industry depends on many factors. Even with the countries best chefs, a business can fail without a close check on the financial factors.

Chefs who want to be ahead of the pack will learn how to run the perfect food operation making great money and making profit.

Course Content:

  • Food and Recipe Costs
  • Portion and Waste Control
  • Purchasing and Stock Management
  • Labour Costs
  • Yield Testing

 About the Facilitator:

Andrew Briese trained as a chef and completed a Bachelor of Business in Catering and Hotel Management.  He has worked in the hospitality industry for 20 years and has developed a world-class hospitality platform.

Cost: Standard price - $445.00 and QHA Member price - $395.00

Duration and Delivery Method:

The Cooking the Books workshop is a full day, 7 hour workshop conducted at our QHA Brisbane training centre on Edward Street.

Who needs to do the training:

This workshop is ideal for chefs, catering managers, cafe/restaurants owners, food and beverage supervisors or anyone with responsibility for the financial outcomes of a food operation.

What you will take away:

Participants will receive a Statement of Attendance as well as course workbook and handouts

Booking is simple, visit www.qha.org.au and follow the links to book Cooking the Books training If you would like to register several staff or have any questions about CTB training, please contact the QHA Training Centre on 07 3221 6999 or training@qha.org.au

Queensland Hotels Association National Provider Number: 30826

 

Upcoming Workshops

Name Date Time Location Available Spaces Cost Select an Option to Enrol
Cooking the Books 17 April 2024 09:00 am - 05:00 pm Brisbane Training Centre 19 $445.00
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