I’m preparing to put a bonus system in for our shift managers. We use portion cups / scales on everything we do, and we have very good systems in place for food cost control. I would like to tie a part of their bonus to food cost percentage just to be sure they are using the portion cups and cutting waste like they are supposed to be. There will be other things tied to the bonus (labor costs, cash control, etc.) but I am a little confused on food costs. I have always felt like once the system is in place, and used properly, the biggest mover of food costs is the price I’m paying from my vendors. Is there much else to be done that will affect food costs that drastically? I don’t want to penalize my managers for rising costs. I can’t raise my prices every week, so food costs % are going to creep until we raise prices again. How do you tie food costs into your manager’s bonus? Do you base it off of the variance from actual to ideal food costs, or do you strictly base it off of a certain percentage?
Thanks in advance.
Also, are there any other areas that should be tied into the bonus? Remember, this is for shift managers, and not a store manager. They are paid hourly, but this bonus will allow them to make a little less, or a little more than what they are currently making by how well they do.
Thanks in advance.
Also, are there any other areas that should be tied into the bonus? Remember, this is for shift managers, and not a store manager. They are paid hourly, but this bonus will allow them to make a little less, or a little more than what they are currently making by how well they do.
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