{"id":3270,"date":"2026-01-23T05:20:05","date_gmt":"2026-01-23T05:20:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vigorhotelsolutions.com\/?p=3270"},"modified":"2026-01-23T05:20:51","modified_gmt":"2026-01-23T05:20:51","slug":"ep-7-identifying-cost-leakage-points","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vigorhotelsolutions.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/23\/ep-7-identifying-cost-leakage-points\/","title":{"rendered":"EP 7 \u2014 Identifying Cost Leakage Points"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"3270\" class=\"elementor elementor-3270\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e81e187 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3e81e187\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-552ce776 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"552ce776\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By Charles Tan<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-547c525 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"547c525\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cc2304d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cc2304d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Most food cost problems are not caused by one big mistake.<br \/>They are caused by many small leaks.<\/p>\n<p>Common leakage points include:<br \/>\u2022 Over-ordering<br \/>\u2022 Poor storage rotation<br \/>\u2022 Unrecorded staff meals<br \/>\u2022 Inaccurate receiving procedures<br \/>\u2022 Uncontrolled complimentary dishes<\/p>\n<p>By mapping the kitchen flow from:<br \/>Receiving \u2192 Storage \u2192 Preparation \u2192 Cooking \u2192 Service<\/p>\n<p>management can identify exactly where profit escapes.<\/p>\n<p>Once leakage is visible \u2014 correction becomes simple.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Charles Tan Most food cost problems are not caused by one big mistake.They are caused by many small leaks. 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