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It's Time To Micro-manage Your Costs.

Return On Ingredients® provides a proven system and methodology to increase efficiency and your bottom line.

A do-it-yourself costing calculator and an antiquated spreadsheet file are not enough to manage your business.  In this economic climate every penny lost per plate counts. The manufacturing industry has developed proven profit loss mitigation systems. These systems work for the restaurant industry. Why aren't you using them?

The foundation of Return On Ingredients®' methodology is:

 Accuracy of Recipe Costing
 Menu Engineering
 Just-In-Time Practices
 Theoretical Costs



And the result? Your ROI. Return On Investment.



The ROI Methodology Pyramid





Articles to Improve Your ROI

Improve Your Menu Engineering

Combine the passion for your food with accurate number to make proper decisions on your menu to drive the bottom line.

Line Checks That Create Efficiency

Have your line check look for more than just quality. Have it assist in creating a more efficiently ran shift by reducing pan sizes and placing the proper utensils in place.

Obtaining Accurate Recipe Costs

Recipe costing can be a science. Manufacturing concepts can take your recipe costing to a whole new level accounting for known waste and proper weights and measures.

Robust Supply Chain Management

Accounting for your product from the day it arrives to your back door to the time the sale is made on a menu item can bring about some benefits to your whole supply chain.

The Advantages of JIT

Just-In-Time practices are not new, however, when applied to the restaurant industry, they can increase efficiency and profits.

The Case For Theoretical Costs

Utilizing theoretical costs as a benchmark, you can now determine with accuracy where you need to place your focus on. Theoretical costs can be an invaluable tool.