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Join Total Food Service and L. Sashin & Associates on August 24th at 9:00am ET for Virtual Breakfast Session #45: “Food Inflation and Your Restaurant”
Like any other business, inflation hits a restaurant in many ways. There’s rising labor costs, there’s the ever-inflating egos of some diners who have taken McDonalds old motto, “Have it your way” to a level of “Have it MY way or the BYE way”.
Smart restaurateurs have adapted to labor by closely watching hours and cross training staff to help others in the team and turning to AI. They’re dealing with ever demanding diners by placing “No Substitutions” on their menus, charging for changes or just gritting their teeth, smiling and baring it. Then there’s the third kind of inflation. Food Inflation.
Food inflation is counter to everything that we hear on the news. “Inflation has slowed”. “Material prices are down”. Then why is my restaurant bill still so high? Why is the Skirt Steak that was $5.99 per lb. 5 years ago now $30 per lb? Why is a plain, uncut bagel almost $2 each? How can the restauranteur who is just getting by charge more when his patrons just getting by themselves. What can they do?
Join us on August 24th at 9:00 am Eastern at the VBS when our panel gives you the lowdown on dealing with higher prices when your source of income has definite limitations. BTW, if you have a question, here’s your chance to ask. Pertinent questions asked through the chat feature on Zoom will be answered or addressed in “Realtime”.
We look forward to your participation. Register now. Tickets are free for this podcast, but availability is limited. Your cost is an hour, what you get for it can be immeasurable.
Our Panel for the August 24th Virtual Breakfast Session:
- Brandon Komm – VP Operations, Chef’s Warehouse
- Shelby Poole – Owner, Jackson’s Restaurant and BOD Member, NYS Restaurant Association
- Brandon Close – Founder of Chipper Dog BBQ and Chipper’s best friend.
- Larry Sashin – Founder and Sr. Partner of L. Sashin & Associates, and Creator of the Virtual Breakfast Sessions
- Fred Klashman – Editor & Publisher of Total Food Service
The Virtual Breakfast Sessions (VBS) are produced by Total Food Service and L. Sashin & Associates. They are part of a series of Zoom, interactive roundtable discussions based on Hospitality, Foodservice and the chain of businesses that service the industry. Using Zoom’s Chat feature the audience has direct contact with a designated panel member who will direct all pertinent questions or statements to the panel for consideration and response. We look forward to your participation.
