In the frenzied world of foodservice, setting up a computer system or enhancing the one you have can be a nightmare! With this book you can relax and breathe a sigh of relief! Thank goodness computers have simplified record keeping! Now, author Mike Pappas non-technical anecdotal style makes choosing computer tools for your foodservice establishment an intelligent decision rather than a pressure cooker ready to explode. Eat Food, Not Profits! is a combination computer Yellow Pages and Consumer Reports for the foodservice industry. Its a clear description of how hardware and software are used in the industry and just which applications will meet your specific needs. Anywhere food is purchased, received, stored, prepared, and servedcosts must be controlled. Pappas explains how computers can make this ongoing and often tedious job easierless time-consuming and less paperwork generated! Youll control expenses, develop forecasting abilities, and ultimately gain a competitive edge while enhancing profits. Every category served on the foodservice buffet is discussed, including inventory and recipe costing, front and back office, catering, scheduling and nutritional, accounting, and Point-of-Sale (POS) systems, just to name a few. Each chapter answers questions like these:
- What hardware and software manage this specific foodservice issue?
- How should this computer product function?
- Who supplies these computer products and how do I find them?
- What real life stories help illustrate this foodservice dilemma?