Chapter 4, managing inventory and production. This chapter presents the following content: Product storage, inventory control, product issuing and restocking, managing food production, managing beverage production, technology tools. | Chapter 4 Managing the Cost of Beverages Main Ideas Serving Alcoholic Beverages Forecasting Beverage Sales Standardized Drink Recipes and Portions Purchasing Beverage Products Receiving Beverage Products Storing Beverage Products Bar Transfers Computing Cost of Beverages Special Features of Liquor Inventory Sales Mix Technology Tools Serving Alcoholic Beverages Alcoholic beverages – a significant amount of ethyl alcohol content is present. Alcoholic beverages are generally classified as beer, wine or spirits. Serving Alcoholic Beverages Beer is a fermented beverage made from grain and flavored with hops. Wine is a fermented beverage made from grapes, fruits, or berries. Spirits are fermented beverages that are distilled to increase the alcohol content of the product. Serving Alcoholic Beverages These products will be specified, ordered, received, and stored much like food products. However, there are control issues that are much more difficult to handle. Such controls must be modified to meet the characteristic and inherent increased responsibility created by the sale of alcoholic beverages. Serving Alcoholic Beverages Dramshop laws, passed in many states, shift the liability for acts committed by an individual under the influence of alcohol from that individual to the server or operation that supplied the intoxicating beverage. License states versus control states Forecasting Beverage Sales BEER Forecasting beer sales is basically the same as forecasting any regular menu item - use sales histories. Keg beer is also known as draft beer, or beer in a form of packaging in which the beer is shipped to you in multi-gallon units for bulk sale. Forecasting Beverage Sales WINE Forecasting wine sales is divided into two parts: bottled-wine sales wine-by-the-glass sales. When forecasting sales by the bottle or glass - use sales histories. House Wines – wine served to a guest who does not stipulate a specific brand when ordering. . | Chapter 4 Managing the Cost of Beverages Main Ideas Serving Alcoholic Beverages Forecasting Beverage Sales Standardized Drink Recipes and Portions Purchasing Beverage Products Receiving Beverage Products Storing Beverage Products Bar Transfers Computing Cost of Beverages Special Features of Liquor Inventory Sales Mix Technology Tools Serving Alcoholic Beverages Alcoholic beverages – a significant amount of ethyl alcohol content is present. Alcoholic beverages are generally classified as beer, wine or spirits. Serving Alcoholic Beverages Beer is a fermented beverage made from grain and flavored with hops. Wine is a fermented beverage made from grapes, fruits, or berries. Spirits are fermented beverages that are distilled to increase the alcohol content of the product. Serving Alcoholic Beverages These products will be specified, ordered, received, and stored much like food products. However, there are control issues that are much more difficult to handle. Such controls
