"For foodservice managers to control costs effectively, they must have a firm grasp of accounting, marketing, and legal issues, as well as food and beverage sanitation, production, and service methods. This fully updated fourth edition of Food and Beverage Cost Control provides students and managers with a wealth of comprehensive resources and the specific tools they need to keep costs low and profit margins high."--BOOK JACKET.

"Offering a solid introduction to food, beverage, and labor cost controls, this updated edition thoroughly addresses how to apply a four-step control process for foodservice and beverage operations, and also provides a complete analysis of the most important facets of labor cost control."--BOOK JACKET.