Glossary

Restaurant glossary

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TRIPLE-NET LEASE
A lease in which the leasee pays expenses such as property taxes, insurance, and maintenance.
Utensil
tableware and kitchenware used in the storage, preparation, conveying or serving of food.
VAIABLE COSTS
Costs that do vary in response to sales - as sales go up, so do your costs.
VIP PARTY
A private party often held the night before a restaurant opening. You invite community leaders, business associates, neighborhood business employees, family (yours and the employees), friends (yours and the employees), the mayor, and the local media to your…
WASTE FACTOR
A percentage added to food cost percentages to account for small amount's of necessary waste. Some products exceed hold time need to be thrown away, and a small amount of spoilage and mistakes always occur.
Yield
To yield means to surrender, or give up, or to relinquish. Alternatively, in business matters, an increase in the value of an investment is said to be its yield.
YIELD
The amount of usable product a given item delivers. For example, a 16-ounce cut of meat may produce only 13 ounces of usable product after the fat has been trimmed.