Feeling frustrated that staff don’t appreciate the value of cost control and sales promotion? Maybe they think you’re just rolling in money – all those sales go straight to profit! Only when you’ve coached them about the real cost of running a business will they realise the importance of controlling expenses, suggestive selling and turning every customer into a repeat.

In this podcast Ken Burgin shows you simple ways to build the number skills of your managers, chefs, production and service staff. We use examples of labour costs, recipe costing and utilities, bringing them back to costs per hour or per customer to make the biggest impact. If you want staff to help you create an efficient and profitable business, start working on their understanding of cost and profit drivers – it pays off!