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Inventory & Purchasing
Chapter 1 Key Terms
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Culinary Art
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01/07/2011

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Competitive Advantage
Definition

favorable relationship or position relative to one or more characteriscs of a competior

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Cash Position

Definition

amount of cash available to an operation

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AP-As purchased price
Definition
cost of an item before all trimming, fabrication, and cooking
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AS- As served price
Definition
cost of an item as it is served to the costomer
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Cooperative or Co-op buying
Definition
process of joining with others to collectively purchase products
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Covers
Definition

number of customers served;

one customer = one cover

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Customer count history
Definition
number of customers and times at which an operation has served those customers in the past
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Economies of scale
Definition
savings that a multi-unit business generates for itself by sharing the cost of purchasing goods and services
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EP-Edible portion price
Definition
cost of an item after all trimmings and fabrication (but before cooking)
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Franchise
Definition
business system that an independent owner buys from a company, along with the right to use the company's name, logo, and products.
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Popularity index
Definition
measure of popularity of a specific menu item in relation to other items in its category and the popularity of one menu category relative to other categories.
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Procurement
Definition
entire process by which products and services are selected
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Product selection
Definition
process by which products and services are chosen based upon quality and cost
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Profit
Definition
money remaining after all operating expenses have been paid
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Purchasing
Definition
obtaining products of a desired quality at a desired price
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Vendor
Definition
company that sells a product or service
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