<div dir="ltr">Some responses are still coming in but I though I would share what I have so far.<div><br></div><div>Most responses are general comments to look hard at items like: hours, wages, benefits, menus, and supply costs.</div><div><br></div><div>There were 2 specific metrics that were suggested from a few sources:</div><div><br></div><div>First, Wages&Benefits as a percentage of Revenue and Supplies as a percentage of revenue. Both should be 40%</div><div><br></div><div>Second is a productivity measure: Labor hours per meals served. The formula is total daily meals served / daily labor hour. The suggested metric should be between 18 and 30 meals per hour.</div><div><br></div><div>Other suggestions include:</div><div>Building menu around commodity foods</div><div>monitor participation and develop a strategy to increase participation</div><div>pricing of ala cart items</div><div><br></div><div>Special thanks to Shelby, Piqua, and Franklin City. </div><div><br></div><div>Hope you find this useful.</div><div><div><br></div>-- <br><div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr">John M. Kahmann<div>Treasurer/CFO</div><div>Gibsonburg EVS</div><div>Office: 419-637-2479</div><div>Fax: 419-637-3029</div><div>Cell: 419-290-4985</div><div><br></div></div></div></div></div>
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